NC BLET LAW ENFORCEMENT DRIVER
TRAINING TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
There is no other item of equipment that receives as much use by law enforcement
officers as the? - Answer-Patrol Vehicle
Collisions contributed to mechanical failure are relatively rare, approximately? - Answer-
Five percent (5%).
Before beginning a tour of duty, the officer should complete a _______________
_____________ on his assigned vehicle to include the mechanical subsystems and
their components. - Answer-Preoperational Inspection
The ________ must be inspected before each tour of duty to ensure that there are no
weapons or contraband hidden or tucked deep inside. The back seat should be
removed if possible. - Answer-Seats
If any mechanical defects or mechanical failure are detected during the pre-operational
inspection or the operation of the vehicle, the vehicle should be..? - Answer-removed
from service until the proper repairs have been made or the deficiency has been
corrected.
According to a January 2011 report by the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, "Of the law enforcement officers killed in passenger vehicle crashes,..? -
Answer-28 percent used restraint systems in the 1980s.
The restraint system use in patrol vehicles increased 56 percent in the 1990s, which is a
28-percentage-point increase. But recent data shows that the restraint system use
decreased..? - Answer-to 50 percent.
A two-year study of 20 law enforcement agencies found that over __________ patrol
vehicles were involved in collisions. Nearly one (1) out of five (5) crashes resulted in
personal injury or death to the officers. An average of 23 working days is lost per injury-
producing collision. - Answer-25,000
Officers are exposed to a great amount of danger while operating the patrol vehicle.
One (1) of the easiest ways to minimize that risk is to..? - Answer-take advantage of the
protective equipment in the vehicle.
Automatic safety belts are similar to manual safety belts except that..? - Answer-the
belts themselves do the work. There is no need for you to buckle or unbuckle the belt
, In _________ of a second, an air bag is inflated and creates a protective cushion
between the occupant and the steering wheel, dashboard, and windshield. It begins to
deflate about __________ of a second after impact, as soon as the vehicle stops and
regardless of whether the occupant hits the bag. - Answer-1/25, 1/10
Driving is the balance of a system which is made up of three components, what are
they..? - Answer-The environment, the vehicle, and the driver.
When a collision occurs, it is caused by a failure of the driving system contributed by
_____ _____ __________ of the system's components - Answer-one (1) or more
Environmental factors contribute to approximately five percent ______ of all vehicular
collisions. Officers have little, if any, input in the design or control of the environment
and are much more at the mercy of the environment than the driving public. - Answer-
5%
The environment is..? - Answer-the sum of the external factors that exist which affect,
modify, or restrict an officer's ability to maintain control of the vehicle. The environment
provides the officer with a seemingly endless stream of information that must be
recognized, analyzed, and integrated into the ongoing driving task
Never travel at a speed faster than your ability to stop in the..? - Answer-distance you
can see. At night, never outrun your headlights.
If objects such as animals, tree limbs, or miscellaneous objects suddenly appear in your
travel lane, do not create a greater danger by swerving into another lane or oncoming
traffic. If it is a small object..? - Answer-hit it head on. If it is a large object or animal, hit
it with a glancing blow, steering to the right, maintaining control of the vehicle.
Contrary to popular belief, low light..? - Answer-does not impair the eye's ability to
transmit visual data. The eye isn't more or less adept at gathering light; it's just that we
don't see the physical world around us. What we see is light reflecting off the world
around us. Light entering the eye is the source of the visual data we need, and when an
insufficient amount of light enters the eye, the quality of the data transmitted to the brain
suffers
The eye detects and processes light in much the same way as a..? - Answer-Camera
The retina consists of two (2) basic types of light-sensitive cells known as..? - Answer-
rods and cones.
Rods are sensitive to ________-level amounts of light energy, and cones are sensitive
to ________-level amounts of light energy - Answer-low, high
TRAINING TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
There is no other item of equipment that receives as much use by law enforcement
officers as the? - Answer-Patrol Vehicle
Collisions contributed to mechanical failure are relatively rare, approximately? - Answer-
Five percent (5%).
Before beginning a tour of duty, the officer should complete a _______________
_____________ on his assigned vehicle to include the mechanical subsystems and
their components. - Answer-Preoperational Inspection
The ________ must be inspected before each tour of duty to ensure that there are no
weapons or contraband hidden or tucked deep inside. The back seat should be
removed if possible. - Answer-Seats
If any mechanical defects or mechanical failure are detected during the pre-operational
inspection or the operation of the vehicle, the vehicle should be..? - Answer-removed
from service until the proper repairs have been made or the deficiency has been
corrected.
According to a January 2011 report by the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, "Of the law enforcement officers killed in passenger vehicle crashes,..? -
Answer-28 percent used restraint systems in the 1980s.
The restraint system use in patrol vehicles increased 56 percent in the 1990s, which is a
28-percentage-point increase. But recent data shows that the restraint system use
decreased..? - Answer-to 50 percent.
A two-year study of 20 law enforcement agencies found that over __________ patrol
vehicles were involved in collisions. Nearly one (1) out of five (5) crashes resulted in
personal injury or death to the officers. An average of 23 working days is lost per injury-
producing collision. - Answer-25,000
Officers are exposed to a great amount of danger while operating the patrol vehicle.
One (1) of the easiest ways to minimize that risk is to..? - Answer-take advantage of the
protective equipment in the vehicle.
Automatic safety belts are similar to manual safety belts except that..? - Answer-the
belts themselves do the work. There is no need for you to buckle or unbuckle the belt
, In _________ of a second, an air bag is inflated and creates a protective cushion
between the occupant and the steering wheel, dashboard, and windshield. It begins to
deflate about __________ of a second after impact, as soon as the vehicle stops and
regardless of whether the occupant hits the bag. - Answer-1/25, 1/10
Driving is the balance of a system which is made up of three components, what are
they..? - Answer-The environment, the vehicle, and the driver.
When a collision occurs, it is caused by a failure of the driving system contributed by
_____ _____ __________ of the system's components - Answer-one (1) or more
Environmental factors contribute to approximately five percent ______ of all vehicular
collisions. Officers have little, if any, input in the design or control of the environment
and are much more at the mercy of the environment than the driving public. - Answer-
5%
The environment is..? - Answer-the sum of the external factors that exist which affect,
modify, or restrict an officer's ability to maintain control of the vehicle. The environment
provides the officer with a seemingly endless stream of information that must be
recognized, analyzed, and integrated into the ongoing driving task
Never travel at a speed faster than your ability to stop in the..? - Answer-distance you
can see. At night, never outrun your headlights.
If objects such as animals, tree limbs, or miscellaneous objects suddenly appear in your
travel lane, do not create a greater danger by swerving into another lane or oncoming
traffic. If it is a small object..? - Answer-hit it head on. If it is a large object or animal, hit
it with a glancing blow, steering to the right, maintaining control of the vehicle.
Contrary to popular belief, low light..? - Answer-does not impair the eye's ability to
transmit visual data. The eye isn't more or less adept at gathering light; it's just that we
don't see the physical world around us. What we see is light reflecting off the world
around us. Light entering the eye is the source of the visual data we need, and when an
insufficient amount of light enters the eye, the quality of the data transmitted to the brain
suffers
The eye detects and processes light in much the same way as a..? - Answer-Camera
The retina consists of two (2) basic types of light-sensitive cells known as..? - Answer-
rods and cones.
Rods are sensitive to ________-level amounts of light energy, and cones are sensitive
to ________-level amounts of light energy - Answer-low, high
