NC RADAR OPERATOR COURSE | 200 QUESTIONS | WITH COMPLETED ANSWERS.

NC RADAR OPERATOR COURSE | 200 QUESTIONS | WITH COMPLETED ANSWERS. What is the minimum ratio of instructors to students? 1 Instructor to every 6 students When can a Trainee be certified for RADAR? When he/she completes BLET and is out of their probationary period or general law enforcement certification has been granted. What is the percentage of attendance required? 100% What requirements must you meet before being awarded the RADAR certificate? 1. Achieve Performance objectives 2.Satisfactory completion of all course requirements 3. Trainee must meet 100% competence on the set up, test for accuracy and operation of Radar instrument in which the trainee seeks certification. 4. Demonstrate the ability to estimate vehicular speed 5. Complete 16 hours of supervised field practice within 90 days after completing a commision accredited RADAR operator training course. 6. Attend 100% of the class 7.Score a minimum on 70% on State Exam How long is the certification valid for? 3 years What is the total time alloted completion time? No more than 2 hours. When can an officer begin using the RADAR? When he/she has receipt of the operator certificate from the Commission. What happens if failure occurs on the RADAR Recert exam? Individual must complete Basic RADAR course in its entirety. _________________is essential in the reduction of speed and can reduce the number of lives lost in motor vehicle crashes, Effective Speed Enforcement As Average Speed increases so does______ Traffic crashes and fatalities. What puts a strain on human capabilities and also increases energy in a crash? High Speed What are the 3 modes of RADAR? 1. Stationary 2. Moving opposite Direction 3. Moving same direction Define Stationary Patrol car is stationary Define Moving opposite direction Patrol Car is moving and cars in the opposite direction Define Moving Same Direction Patrol Car is moving and cars are directly in the front or the rear How many clocks on the motor vehicle test? 12 Clocks with total error not exceeding 42 or 12 per clock How long does RADAR class have to be? Minimum 30 hours not to exceed 4 weeks How long does Recert have to be? Minimum 6 hours and not no exceed one week Who can be a RADAR operator? Any Local, State or Federal Officer What must Trainee provide? RADAR What is the Police Work Goal? Protect Lives and Property of the Public What are the three elements of driving? 1. Operator 2. Road Surface 3. vehicle In order to be effective in speed enforcement______ it is important that we go beyond the mere technicalities of speed enforcement What has effective speed enforcement done? Curtail motor vehicle crashes and their consequences What affects the three elements of driving? Increased Speed Define the element of the operator Reaction Time and amplifying any existing physical deficiencies such as vision Define the element of the vehicle vehicle malfunction/problems Define the element of road surface Pot Holes,, construction, etc any specifc hazards. The breaking distance at____ is not twice the distance required at _____, but ____ times. 40 20 4 Breaking distance at __ would NOT be 4 times the distance required at 20 mph but more than _____ times 80mph 16 Where did the first automobile speed regulation take place? Hartford, CT follow up: Where did the first automobile speed regulation take place--What year was it enacted? 1901 What were the original mph in the country and in city limits? Country was 12mph City was 8mph Define Basic Speed Law the assumption that No person should drive a vehicle at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under existing conditions. Under the basic speed law, it must be shown that the violators speed was______ too fast for conditions and was it reasonable, prudent and under existing condtions? What is Prima Facie? At first glance/sight Are there any prima facie laws in NC? No What is Absolute Speed Law? Posted Speed Limit A very substatial number _____of fatal crashes in NC occur in local jurisdictions. 25% How many fatalities in 2001? 1530 What percentage of the 1530 were speed related? 36.1% (574) According to NHTSA there were a total of ____ killed in NC roadways in 2009 1314 What percentage of the 1314 were speed related? 39% (517) Radar is a ___ tool Learning how to operate radar is important but it is not our basic goal. We are concerned primarily with? Speed Enforcement Which court used the phrase "with a reckless disregard of the right of others? Brazier v. City of Philadelphia What is the average reaction time? 3/4 of a second What speed law states reasonable and prudent under the existing conditions? Basic Speed Law With the oil embargo of 1973, congress imposed a nationwide __ MPH max speed in 1974? 55 MPH At the end of 1974 an additional effect of the reduced speed limit was noticed: traffic fatalities had been reduced by? 8,856 or 16.8% What must officers collect to establish the presence of various elements which make up a good speed offense? Evidence 55mph was chosen because it is the __________ median energy efficiency speed The speed was determined how? by studying wind resistance factors and engine efficiency factors What percentage of spinal cord injuries caused by auto crashes drop to? 60-70% The probability of a fataility in a crash roughly doubles as traveling speed increases from _______, and doubles again as speeds go to _____ 45-60mph 70mph What percentage was determined when raising the speed limit to 60mph? It would have a relatively small effect on the number of crashes and injuries (approximately 1% and 2%) What percentage of fatalities were expected? 9% With a 5 MPH increase in the national speed limit, what % in the number of fatalities were expected? 9% The word "RADAR" is an acronym, an abbreviation of the phrase RAdio Detection And __? Ranging The police radar provides us with the speed reading on a detected target but not the ___ to the target? Range When was it known that radio waves could be reflected from solid objects? 1886 What did it take in order to bring about serious research and development? The imminent threat of war in Europe In what year was the imminent threat of war in Europe? Late 1930's How may the range information be provided? May be expressed in yards or feet How is radio frequency energy generated? by a transmitter The energy will travel indefinately unless absorbed, reflected or refracted Outside of the ___________, reflective capability and position again become significant factors 6-12mph Same Direction RADAR units will not process target speeds closer than ______ 3-6mph What happens when the energy strikes an objects? a small amount is reflected back to the antenna where is the energy sent once it hits the antenna? the receiver How fast does radio energy travel? 186,000 miles per second The speed of radio energy is therefore a_______ in all of the computation that are performed in any RADAR device Constant