Week 3 & 4 GPSTC UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Accident - CORRECT ANSWER - an un-stabilized situation which includes at least one
harmful event
Traffic Accident - CORRECT ANSWER - 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) - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - • Collision with another motor vehicle (in
transport or parked)
• Collision with a Pedestrian
• Collision with another road vehicle
• Collision with an animal
Deliberate Intent - CORRECT ANSWER - 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) - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - that part of a trafficway which includes both the roadway
and any shoulder alongside the roadway
Roadway - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - collision and non collision
2 types of severity in MCA's - CORRECT ANSWER - injury and damage
Injury severity - CORRECT ANSWER - fatal
possible injury
no injury
Damage severity - CORRECT ANSWER - disabling
no damage
functional
Point of Possible Perception - CORRECT ANSWER - the time and place at which the
hazardous situation could have been perceived by a normal person
, Point of Actual Perception of Hazard - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - refers to the place and time after which a
given individual cannot avoid or prevent an impending accident
Key Event/Key Point - CORRECT ANSWER - determines the time, place, and type of
accident that will occur
Point of Initial Engagement (Point of Impact) - CORRECT ANSWER - the point where
contact is first made during a collision
Point of Maximum Engagement - CORRECT ANSWER - where the greatest collapse of
material or overlap of objects occurs
Point of Disengagement - CORRECT ANSWER - 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) - CORRECT ANSWER - the time and place that the objects
that have collided come to rest, without the use of any power
Frequently identified causes of accidents - CORRECT ANSWER - speed
failure of the driver to cope w/ traffic situation
specific traffic law violations
What should you do when en route to a MVC? - CORRECT ANSWER - learn and obtain
info about crash
develop "game plan"
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Accident - CORRECT ANSWER - an un-stabilized situation which includes at least one
harmful event
Traffic Accident - CORRECT ANSWER - 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) - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - • Collision with another motor vehicle (in
transport or parked)
• Collision with a Pedestrian
• Collision with another road vehicle
• Collision with an animal
Deliberate Intent - CORRECT ANSWER - 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) - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - that part of a trafficway which includes both the roadway
and any shoulder alongside the roadway
Roadway - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - collision and non collision
2 types of severity in MCA's - CORRECT ANSWER - injury and damage
Injury severity - CORRECT ANSWER - fatal
possible injury
no injury
Damage severity - CORRECT ANSWER - disabling
no damage
functional
Point of Possible Perception - CORRECT ANSWER - the time and place at which the
hazardous situation could have been perceived by a normal person
, Point of Actual Perception of Hazard - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - refers to the place and time after which a
given individual cannot avoid or prevent an impending accident
Key Event/Key Point - CORRECT ANSWER - determines the time, place, and type of
accident that will occur
Point of Initial Engagement (Point of Impact) - CORRECT ANSWER - the point where
contact is first made during a collision
Point of Maximum Engagement - CORRECT ANSWER - where the greatest collapse of
material or overlap of objects occurs
Point of Disengagement - CORRECT ANSWER - 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) - CORRECT ANSWER - the time and place that the objects
that have collided come to rest, without the use of any power
Frequently identified causes of accidents - CORRECT ANSWER - speed
failure of the driver to cope w/ traffic situation
specific traffic law violations
What should you do when en route to a MVC? - CORRECT ANSWER - learn and obtain
info about crash
develop "game plan"
