Week 3 & 4 GPSTC Exam Review Questions And Answers 2024-2025
Accident - ANS-✔✔an un-stabilized situation which includes at least one harmful event
Traffic Accident - ANS-✔✔a road vehicle accident in which
(1) the un-stabilized situation originates on a trafficway or
(2) a harmful event occurs on a trafficway
Motor Vehicle Crash (MVC) - ANS-✔✔crash involving a motor vehicle in transport, does not involve an
aircraft or watercraft, and does not include any harmful event involving a railway train in transport prior
to involvement of a motor vehicle in transport
($500 or more in damage!)
Examples of MVC's - ANS-✔✔• Collision with another motor vehicle (in transport or parked)
• Collision with a Pedestrian
• Collision with another road vehicle
• Collision with an animal
Deliberate Intent - ANS-✔✔the classification given to the cause of an event which occurs when a
person acts deliberately to cause the event or deliberately refrains from prudent acts which would
prevent occurrence of the event
Highway (Street) - ANS-✔✔the entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly
maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for the purpose of vehicular travel
In-Transport - ANS-✔✔the state or condition of a vehicle which is in motion or within the portion of a
transport way ordinarily used by similar transport vehicles
,Road - ANS-✔✔that part of a trafficway which includes both the roadway and any shoulder alongside
the roadway
Roadway - ANS-✔✔that part of a trafficway designed, improved, and ordinarily used for motor vehicle
travel or, where various classes of motor vehicles are segregated, that part of a trafficway used by a
particular class
Shoulder - ANS-✔✔that portion of a trafficway contiguous with the roadway for emergency use, for
accommodation of stopped vehicles, and for lateral support of the roadway structure
Trafficway - ANS-✔✔any land way open to the public as a matter of right or custom for moving persons
or property from one place to another
2 types of MVC's - ANS-✔✔collision and non collision
2 types of severity in MCA's - ANS-✔✔injury and damage
Injury severity - ANS-✔✔fatal
possible injury
no injury
Damage severity - ANS-✔✔disabling
no damage
functional
Point of Possible Perception - ANS-✔✔the time and place at which the hazardous situation could have
been perceived by a normal person
, Point of Actual Perception of Hazard - ANS-✔✔the point at which an individual sees, feels, hears, or
otherwise perceives an indication that an accident is about to occur
Point of No Escape - ANS-✔✔refers to the place and time after which a given individual cannot avoid or
prevent an impending accident
Key Event/Key Point - ANS-✔✔determines the time, place, and type of accident that will occur
Point of Initial Engagement (Point of Impact) - ANS-✔✔the point where contact is first made during a
collision
Point of Maximum Engagement - ANS-✔✔where the greatest collapse of material or overlap of objects
occurs
Point of Disengagement - ANS-✔✔refers to the point at which the objects or units involved in the
collision start to separate from one another, and the initial force exerted between them ceases
Final Position (Point of Rest) - ANS-✔✔the time and place that the objects that have collided come to
rest, without the use of any power
Frequently identified causes of accidents - ANS-✔✔speed
failure of the driver to cope w/ traffic situation
specific traffic law violations
What should you do when en route to a MVC? - ANS-✔✔learn and obtain info about crash
develop "game plan"
Accident - ANS-✔✔an un-stabilized situation which includes at least one harmful event
Traffic Accident - ANS-✔✔a road vehicle accident in which
(1) the un-stabilized situation originates on a trafficway or
(2) a harmful event occurs on a trafficway
Motor Vehicle Crash (MVC) - ANS-✔✔crash involving a motor vehicle in transport, does not involve an
aircraft or watercraft, and does not include any harmful event involving a railway train in transport prior
to involvement of a motor vehicle in transport
($500 or more in damage!)
Examples of MVC's - ANS-✔✔• Collision with another motor vehicle (in transport or parked)
• Collision with a Pedestrian
• Collision with another road vehicle
• Collision with an animal
Deliberate Intent - ANS-✔✔the classification given to the cause of an event which occurs when a
person acts deliberately to cause the event or deliberately refrains from prudent acts which would
prevent occurrence of the event
Highway (Street) - ANS-✔✔the entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly
maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for the purpose of vehicular travel
In-Transport - ANS-✔✔the state or condition of a vehicle which is in motion or within the portion of a
transport way ordinarily used by similar transport vehicles
,Road - ANS-✔✔that part of a trafficway which includes both the roadway and any shoulder alongside
the roadway
Roadway - ANS-✔✔that part of a trafficway designed, improved, and ordinarily used for motor vehicle
travel or, where various classes of motor vehicles are segregated, that part of a trafficway used by a
particular class
Shoulder - ANS-✔✔that portion of a trafficway contiguous with the roadway for emergency use, for
accommodation of stopped vehicles, and for lateral support of the roadway structure
Trafficway - ANS-✔✔any land way open to the public as a matter of right or custom for moving persons
or property from one place to another
2 types of MVC's - ANS-✔✔collision and non collision
2 types of severity in MCA's - ANS-✔✔injury and damage
Injury severity - ANS-✔✔fatal
possible injury
no injury
Damage severity - ANS-✔✔disabling
no damage
functional
Point of Possible Perception - ANS-✔✔the time and place at which the hazardous situation could have
been perceived by a normal person
, Point of Actual Perception of Hazard - ANS-✔✔the point at which an individual sees, feels, hears, or
otherwise perceives an indication that an accident is about to occur
Point of No Escape - ANS-✔✔refers to the place and time after which a given individual cannot avoid or
prevent an impending accident
Key Event/Key Point - ANS-✔✔determines the time, place, and type of accident that will occur
Point of Initial Engagement (Point of Impact) - ANS-✔✔the point where contact is first made during a
collision
Point of Maximum Engagement - ANS-✔✔where the greatest collapse of material or overlap of objects
occurs
Point of Disengagement - ANS-✔✔refers to the point at which the objects or units involved in the
collision start to separate from one another, and the initial force exerted between them ceases
Final Position (Point of Rest) - ANS-✔✔the time and place that the objects that have collided come to
rest, without the use of any power
Frequently identified causes of accidents - ANS-✔✔speed
failure of the driver to cope w/ traffic situation
specific traffic law violations
What should you do when en route to a MVC? - ANS-✔✔learn and obtain info about crash
develop "game plan"
