MPTC EVOC || 100% Correct Answers.
How to inspect a vehicle correct answers 1. Maintenance
2. Exterior (leaks, loose parts, lights, snow, dirt)
3. Engine compartment (fluids, wires, hoses)
4. Tires (cuts, bubbles, depth, pressure)
5. Brakes
6. Interior (driver controls, passenger area)
7. Trunk (wrench, spare tire, first aid, flares)
8. Performance and response (braking, steering, handling)
What to do if there is a decrease is in patrol car performance or handling correct answers
Immediately cease driving
T.O.P.S correct answers Traffic Occupant Protection Systems
help prevent crashes and keep drivers safe during a crash
Who should wear a seatbelt? correct answers All front and rear passengers, including prisoners
How quickly does an airbag inflate? How fast (MPH)? correct answers Half a second
up to 200 MPH
How fast does a vehicle need to hit something for the airbags to deploy? correct answers Vehicle
needs to travel greater than 10 MPH for airbags to deploy
To accelerate and brake, what foot should you use correct answers Right, never use your left foot
driving
, threshold braking correct answers Used to reduce speed or stop a moving vehicle as quickly as
possible, with minor steering adjustments
How to apply threshold braking correct answers Apply/maintain max amount of pedal pressure
WITHOUT ENGAGING ANTI-BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS), LOCKING UP WHEELS, OR
SKIDDING
Trail braking correct answers Braking and turning at the same time.
Used before entering and making a turn
Stopping distance correct answers Total number of feet a moving vehicle needs to
COMPLETELY STOP
Stopping distance - 3 events correct answers 1) driver identifies hazard that causes him to stop
2) driver must take action to stop by braking
3) vehicle must come to a complete stop
How is stopping distance measured correct answers Combining driver decision and vehicle
braking distance
Driver decision distance correct answers Time between when the driver identifies the hazards
and first presses the brake
Vehicle braking distance correct answers Distance traveled between location where brake pedal
is first pressed by driver and vehicle comes to a complete stop
Apex of a turn correct answers Lowest or closest point a motor vehicle reaches while inside a
turn
How to inspect a vehicle correct answers 1. Maintenance
2. Exterior (leaks, loose parts, lights, snow, dirt)
3. Engine compartment (fluids, wires, hoses)
4. Tires (cuts, bubbles, depth, pressure)
5. Brakes
6. Interior (driver controls, passenger area)
7. Trunk (wrench, spare tire, first aid, flares)
8. Performance and response (braking, steering, handling)
What to do if there is a decrease is in patrol car performance or handling correct answers
Immediately cease driving
T.O.P.S correct answers Traffic Occupant Protection Systems
help prevent crashes and keep drivers safe during a crash
Who should wear a seatbelt? correct answers All front and rear passengers, including prisoners
How quickly does an airbag inflate? How fast (MPH)? correct answers Half a second
up to 200 MPH
How fast does a vehicle need to hit something for the airbags to deploy? correct answers Vehicle
needs to travel greater than 10 MPH for airbags to deploy
To accelerate and brake, what foot should you use correct answers Right, never use your left foot
driving
, threshold braking correct answers Used to reduce speed or stop a moving vehicle as quickly as
possible, with minor steering adjustments
How to apply threshold braking correct answers Apply/maintain max amount of pedal pressure
WITHOUT ENGAGING ANTI-BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS), LOCKING UP WHEELS, OR
SKIDDING
Trail braking correct answers Braking and turning at the same time.
Used before entering and making a turn
Stopping distance correct answers Total number of feet a moving vehicle needs to
COMPLETELY STOP
Stopping distance - 3 events correct answers 1) driver identifies hazard that causes him to stop
2) driver must take action to stop by braking
3) vehicle must come to a complete stop
How is stopping distance measured correct answers Combining driver decision and vehicle
braking distance
Driver decision distance correct answers Time between when the driver identifies the hazards
and first presses the brake
Vehicle braking distance correct answers Distance traveled between location where brake pedal
is first pressed by driver and vehicle comes to a complete stop
Apex of a turn correct answers Lowest or closest point a motor vehicle reaches while inside a
turn
