BLEA 855 TRAFFIC FINAL EXAM WITH
CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+ 2025 – 2026
#1 - List 3 vehicle positions, pros & cons + draw pics -
ANSWERS-Offset (to the side of vehicle, closer to roadway
than violator)
Pros: light curtain can still be effective (helpful at night), can
provide traffic buffer or adequate cover in firefight
Cons: consumes a lot of space
Angle (most popular for traffic stops, 45')
Pros: provides great cover for firefight, doesn't take up as
much space, doesn't have to be exact 45' angle
Cons: at night the light curtain goes onto roadway not
violator's vehicle, if you have a partner they don't have
cover
, Inline (parked directly aligned with other vehicle)
Pros: least amount of space, direct light curtain
Cons: lack of cover compared to offset or inline
#2 - There is a certain point between the officer's vehicle
and the violator's vehicle where it can be a better tactical
decision to move forward than to move back. What is that
point called? - ANSWERS-Point of no return
#3 - The RCW for "following too closely" applied by
determining the violator was..
- within 15' of the vehicle in front of it
- 20' of the vehicle
- within a safe stopping distance
- not within reasonable + prudent distance given traffic
conditions - ANSWERS-not within reasonable + prudent
distance given traffic conditions
# - While investigating a traffic collision the at-fault driver
comes back with a warrant for his arrest. You will only make
the arrest after interviewing all parties, true or false? -
ANSWERS-False.
CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+ 2025 – 2026
#1 - List 3 vehicle positions, pros & cons + draw pics -
ANSWERS-Offset (to the side of vehicle, closer to roadway
than violator)
Pros: light curtain can still be effective (helpful at night), can
provide traffic buffer or adequate cover in firefight
Cons: consumes a lot of space
Angle (most popular for traffic stops, 45')
Pros: provides great cover for firefight, doesn't take up as
much space, doesn't have to be exact 45' angle
Cons: at night the light curtain goes onto roadway not
violator's vehicle, if you have a partner they don't have
cover
, Inline (parked directly aligned with other vehicle)
Pros: least amount of space, direct light curtain
Cons: lack of cover compared to offset or inline
#2 - There is a certain point between the officer's vehicle
and the violator's vehicle where it can be a better tactical
decision to move forward than to move back. What is that
point called? - ANSWERS-Point of no return
#3 - The RCW for "following too closely" applied by
determining the violator was..
- within 15' of the vehicle in front of it
- 20' of the vehicle
- within a safe stopping distance
- not within reasonable + prudent distance given traffic
conditions - ANSWERS-not within reasonable + prudent
distance given traffic conditions
# - While investigating a traffic collision the at-fault driver
comes back with a warrant for his arrest. You will only make
the arrest after interviewing all parties, true or false? -
ANSWERS-False.
