NC Radar Operator
What state agency is charged with the responsibility of developing and implementing
mandatory criminal justice training courses, including the speed measuring instrument
operator training courses? - answer Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards
Commission
Minimum hours required for RADAR operator course? Shall not exceed? - answer30
hours; shall not exceed 4 consecutive weeks
Minimum ratio of instructors per students? - answer1 instructor per 6 students
The trainee must demonstrate ___ percent competence in the setup, test for accuracy
and operation of the RADAR. - answer100%
Maximum sign off time? - answer2 hours
Required amount of supervised field practice time? - answer12 hours within 90 days
RADAR operator re-certification training shall consist of a minimum of ___ and shall not
exceed ___. - answer6 hours; 1 week
Minimum score for state test? - answer70%
Minimum score for recertification state test? - answer75%
To successfully complete the radar operator training the trainee must score? -
answer100% on motor skills and 70% on a written examination
After successful completion of the radar training course the trainee must present or
perform? - answerEvidence showing prior certification or 16 hours of supervised field
practice.
An officer may begin to use Radar for enforcement? - answerOnly upon receipt of
operator certification
The Radar Operators certification is valid for? - answer3 years
RADAR is only a? - answerTool
We are primarily concerned with? - answerSpeed enforcement
, According to NHTSA, the percentage of fatal crashes that occur in a speed zone of ___
or less is about 15%, while 65% occur in a ___ speed zone. - answer40 mph; 55 mph
What do we expect to accomplish? - answerImprove effectiveness of speed
enforcement through the proper and efficient use of speed measuring instruments.
The basic goal of all police work is? - answerProtect the lives and property of the public
One of the best known challenges to RADAR occurred where and when? Which
resulted in the rejection of RADAR evidence in 80 speed cases. - answerDade County,
Florida in 1979
IACP - answerInternational Association of Chiefs of Police
In order for a RADAR speed-measuring device to be approved for use in North
Carolina, the instrument must be on the IACP ___? - answerConsumer Products List
What has been the target in almost all successful challenges to RADAR? -
answerHuman error
How good is RADAR? - answerOnly as good as you, the operator
Excessive speeds increases the ___ of accidents that do occur? - answerSeverity
Research has shown that ___is a major contributing factor in motor vehicle accidents? -
answerExcessive speed
Which court used the phrase "with a reckless disregard of the right of others? -
answerBrazier v. City of Philadelphia
Increased speeds affect the three elements of driving? - answerOperator, vehicle, road
surface
Average reaction time? - answer3/4 of a second
The braking distance at 40 MPH is not twice the distance required at 20 MPH but ___ ,
and the braking distance at 80 MPH is not ___ the distance required at 20 MPH but
more than ___? - answer4 times, 4 times, and 16 times
The braking distance at 40 mph is not twice the distance required at 20 mph, but? -
answer4 times
According to Joseph Nathan's Famous Firsts, the very first traffic law in America was
passed on June 12, 1652 in? - answerNew Amsterdam (now New York)
What state agency is charged with the responsibility of developing and implementing
mandatory criminal justice training courses, including the speed measuring instrument
operator training courses? - answer Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards
Commission
Minimum hours required for RADAR operator course? Shall not exceed? - answer30
hours; shall not exceed 4 consecutive weeks
Minimum ratio of instructors per students? - answer1 instructor per 6 students
The trainee must demonstrate ___ percent competence in the setup, test for accuracy
and operation of the RADAR. - answer100%
Maximum sign off time? - answer2 hours
Required amount of supervised field practice time? - answer12 hours within 90 days
RADAR operator re-certification training shall consist of a minimum of ___ and shall not
exceed ___. - answer6 hours; 1 week
Minimum score for state test? - answer70%
Minimum score for recertification state test? - answer75%
To successfully complete the radar operator training the trainee must score? -
answer100% on motor skills and 70% on a written examination
After successful completion of the radar training course the trainee must present or
perform? - answerEvidence showing prior certification or 16 hours of supervised field
practice.
An officer may begin to use Radar for enforcement? - answerOnly upon receipt of
operator certification
The Radar Operators certification is valid for? - answer3 years
RADAR is only a? - answerTool
We are primarily concerned with? - answerSpeed enforcement
, According to NHTSA, the percentage of fatal crashes that occur in a speed zone of ___
or less is about 15%, while 65% occur in a ___ speed zone. - answer40 mph; 55 mph
What do we expect to accomplish? - answerImprove effectiveness of speed
enforcement through the proper and efficient use of speed measuring instruments.
The basic goal of all police work is? - answerProtect the lives and property of the public
One of the best known challenges to RADAR occurred where and when? Which
resulted in the rejection of RADAR evidence in 80 speed cases. - answerDade County,
Florida in 1979
IACP - answerInternational Association of Chiefs of Police
In order for a RADAR speed-measuring device to be approved for use in North
Carolina, the instrument must be on the IACP ___? - answerConsumer Products List
What has been the target in almost all successful challenges to RADAR? -
answerHuman error
How good is RADAR? - answerOnly as good as you, the operator
Excessive speeds increases the ___ of accidents that do occur? - answerSeverity
Research has shown that ___is a major contributing factor in motor vehicle accidents? -
answerExcessive speed
Which court used the phrase "with a reckless disregard of the right of others? -
answerBrazier v. City of Philadelphia
Increased speeds affect the three elements of driving? - answerOperator, vehicle, road
surface
Average reaction time? - answer3/4 of a second
The braking distance at 40 MPH is not twice the distance required at 20 MPH but ___ ,
and the braking distance at 80 MPH is not ___ the distance required at 20 MPH but
more than ___? - answer4 times, 4 times, and 16 times
The braking distance at 40 mph is not twice the distance required at 20 mph, but? -
answer4 times
According to Joseph Nathan's Famous Firsts, the very first traffic law in America was
passed on June 12, 1652 in? - answerNew Amsterdam (now New York)
