Motor Vehicle Investigation (MPTC) – Traffic and Accident Analysis 2026 –
Training and Study Guide
Windshield Size Up - correct answer ✔✔ While in the vehicle identify damage and condition of
vehicles, potential injuries, need for additional resources, and identify hazards
Final Resting position - correct answer ✔✔ Where the vehicle comes to a complete stop after
area of impact
RESPECT model - correct answer ✔✔ the model used in crash investigations
Patrol Car Postioning - correct answer ✔✔ position the patrol car to protect scene, passing
motorists, and first responders, use emergency lights to warn approaching drivers
Person in charge while on scene during emergency care for a crash - correct answer ✔✔ highest
ranking FIREFIGHTER
Chapter 85 - correct answer ✔✔ Regulations for ways
Chapter 89 - correct answer ✔✔ Laws of the road: turning, passing, lane usage, right of way,
failure to stop
Chapter 90 - correct answer ✔✔ Motor Vehicles, includes leaving the scene of a crash, OUI
Two Types of Motor Vehicle violations - correct answer ✔✔ 1. CMVI: minor infractions, with no
provision for arrest of imprisonment. 2. Criminal Violation: more serious, arrest or
imprisonment
, USASIR model for warrantless arrest in presence - correct answer ✔✔ (U)nlicensed operation,
operating (S)uspended license, use without (A)uthority, leaving the (S)cene, operating under
(I)nfluence, (R)efusal to submit.
Three key elements for MV law - correct answer ✔✔ motor vehicle, operation, public way,
public access, or in rare occasion private way
Motor Vehicle definition - correct answer ✔✔ all vehicles constructed for propulsion, by power
rather than muscular power eg. cars, trucks, motorcycles, atvs, snowmobiles
operation - correct answer ✔✔ a person is operating whenever they are inside the vehicle and
intentionally manipulate some mechanical or electrical part of the vehicle, which alone or in
sequence will set the vehicle in motion
Public Way - correct answer ✔✔ any street or highway open to the public and maintained by
some sort of government including mass highways, municipal streets and roads
Public access - correct answer ✔✔ all non ways in which the public has access and regularly
drives motor vehicles upon or public access by request eg parking lots, public parks
Statute of limitations for most MV violations - correct answer ✔✔ 6 years
Delivering Citation - correct answer ✔✔ officers should deliver citation immediately at the time
of offense impossible, ways to deliver include 1. in hand 2. Mail to violater
license types - correct answer ✔✔ A, B, C, D, M *D most common
Jr operator restrictions - correct answer ✔✔ Cannot operate with any passenger under 18
unless, they are family member, passenger has valid license, is 21 and has 1 year driving
experience, operator is emancipated and living alone.
Training and Study Guide
Windshield Size Up - correct answer ✔✔ While in the vehicle identify damage and condition of
vehicles, potential injuries, need for additional resources, and identify hazards
Final Resting position - correct answer ✔✔ Where the vehicle comes to a complete stop after
area of impact
RESPECT model - correct answer ✔✔ the model used in crash investigations
Patrol Car Postioning - correct answer ✔✔ position the patrol car to protect scene, passing
motorists, and first responders, use emergency lights to warn approaching drivers
Person in charge while on scene during emergency care for a crash - correct answer ✔✔ highest
ranking FIREFIGHTER
Chapter 85 - correct answer ✔✔ Regulations for ways
Chapter 89 - correct answer ✔✔ Laws of the road: turning, passing, lane usage, right of way,
failure to stop
Chapter 90 - correct answer ✔✔ Motor Vehicles, includes leaving the scene of a crash, OUI
Two Types of Motor Vehicle violations - correct answer ✔✔ 1. CMVI: minor infractions, with no
provision for arrest of imprisonment. 2. Criminal Violation: more serious, arrest or
imprisonment
, USASIR model for warrantless arrest in presence - correct answer ✔✔ (U)nlicensed operation,
operating (S)uspended license, use without (A)uthority, leaving the (S)cene, operating under
(I)nfluence, (R)efusal to submit.
Three key elements for MV law - correct answer ✔✔ motor vehicle, operation, public way,
public access, or in rare occasion private way
Motor Vehicle definition - correct answer ✔✔ all vehicles constructed for propulsion, by power
rather than muscular power eg. cars, trucks, motorcycles, atvs, snowmobiles
operation - correct answer ✔✔ a person is operating whenever they are inside the vehicle and
intentionally manipulate some mechanical or electrical part of the vehicle, which alone or in
sequence will set the vehicle in motion
Public Way - correct answer ✔✔ any street or highway open to the public and maintained by
some sort of government including mass highways, municipal streets and roads
Public access - correct answer ✔✔ all non ways in which the public has access and regularly
drives motor vehicles upon or public access by request eg parking lots, public parks
Statute of limitations for most MV violations - correct answer ✔✔ 6 years
Delivering Citation - correct answer ✔✔ officers should deliver citation immediately at the time
of offense impossible, ways to deliver include 1. in hand 2. Mail to violater
license types - correct answer ✔✔ A, B, C, D, M *D most common
Jr operator restrictions - correct answer ✔✔ Cannot operate with any passenger under 18
unless, they are family member, passenger has valid license, is 21 and has 1 year driving
experience, operator is emancipated and living alone.
