Evoc 2 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
What are the 4 types of emergency vehicles? - ✔✔ 1) police vehicles
2) ambulance
3) fire dept
4) volunteer fire dept
What must you have activated on your vehicle when running traffic? - ✔✔Audible and
visual signals
What is Due Regard? - ✔✔How a reasonable, careful person, performing similar actions,
would respond.
What does Haynes V. Hamilton address? - ✔✔Officer decision to initiate or continue
pursuit
What did Vanessa K. Free Emergency Services Training Act of 2005 do? - ✔✔Requires
officers to complete 2 hours of training annually and a comprehensive examination
What is significant in Scott V. Harris? - ✔✔First time in history courts used in car video
in a case. "Video evidence was the deciding factor in courts favorable ruling"
What are the 3 benefits of safe driving? - ✔✔1) you
2) public
3) the department
When is the main thing officers are doing during most vehicle crashes? - ✔✔General or
routing non emergency patrolling. About 50% occur while backing
, What percentage of officers killed in crashes over the past 30 years were not wearing seat
belts? - ✔✔Over 40%
What are the 3 types of driving? - ✔✔1) non emergency
2) emergency
3) pursuit
What are the 3 sets of rules officers must abide by when driving? - ✔✔1) state law/ statute
2) local/city ordinances
3) department policy (general orders)
What are the 3 elements at play when driving? - ✔✔1) vehicle
2) human
3) environment
What is performance pressure? - ✔✔Slightly more than the vehicle manufacturers
recommended air pressure
What are the potential effects of an under inflated tire? - ✔✔1) does not get good traction
2) flex excessively under load
3) generate excessive heat
What is the proper hand position on the steering wheel? - ✔✔8 and 4
What is considered a safe speed? - ✔✔Highest speed you should travel based upon
existing environmental and traffic conditions
What does S.I.P.D.E stand for? - ✔✔Searching
ANSWERS
What are the 4 types of emergency vehicles? - ✔✔ 1) police vehicles
2) ambulance
3) fire dept
4) volunteer fire dept
What must you have activated on your vehicle when running traffic? - ✔✔Audible and
visual signals
What is Due Regard? - ✔✔How a reasonable, careful person, performing similar actions,
would respond.
What does Haynes V. Hamilton address? - ✔✔Officer decision to initiate or continue
pursuit
What did Vanessa K. Free Emergency Services Training Act of 2005 do? - ✔✔Requires
officers to complete 2 hours of training annually and a comprehensive examination
What is significant in Scott V. Harris? - ✔✔First time in history courts used in car video
in a case. "Video evidence was the deciding factor in courts favorable ruling"
What are the 3 benefits of safe driving? - ✔✔1) you
2) public
3) the department
When is the main thing officers are doing during most vehicle crashes? - ✔✔General or
routing non emergency patrolling. About 50% occur while backing
, What percentage of officers killed in crashes over the past 30 years were not wearing seat
belts? - ✔✔Over 40%
What are the 3 types of driving? - ✔✔1) non emergency
2) emergency
3) pursuit
What are the 3 sets of rules officers must abide by when driving? - ✔✔1) state law/ statute
2) local/city ordinances
3) department policy (general orders)
What are the 3 elements at play when driving? - ✔✔1) vehicle
2) human
3) environment
What is performance pressure? - ✔✔Slightly more than the vehicle manufacturers
recommended air pressure
What are the potential effects of an under inflated tire? - ✔✔1) does not get good traction
2) flex excessively under load
3) generate excessive heat
What is the proper hand position on the steering wheel? - ✔✔8 and 4
What is considered a safe speed? - ✔✔Highest speed you should travel based upon
existing environmental and traffic conditions
What does S.I.P.D.E stand for? - ✔✔Searching
