GPSTC Accident Reporting UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
1. "an un-stabilized situation which includes at least one Accident
harmful event."
2. a road vehicle accident in which (1) the un-stabilized Traflc accident
situation originates on a trafficway or (2) a harmful
event occurs on a trafficway.
3. one that contributes to the accident such as excessive Contributory traflc viola-
speed, failure to yield the right-of-way, following too tion
closely, etc. This form of violation is often the opera-
tional factor that contributed to an accident, especially
if the violation is a moving violation.
4. one that did not contribute to the accident, such as Non-contributory traflc vi-
driving without a license or registration olation
5. non-accident related violation, such as the transporta- Non-traflc violation
tion of stolen merchandise, stolen car, etc.
6. refers to "a motor vehicle accident that occurs on a Motor Vehicle Traflc Acci-
trafficway or that occurs after the motor vehicle runs dent
off roadway but before events are stabilized."3 The
term is sometimes abbreviated as "MVA"
7. Who's responsibility is it to control and normalize a Police
motor vehicle crash scene, determine the contributing
factors or related causes, and to identify, document
and report the facts surrounding the crash?
8. "a crash involving a motor vehicle in transport, does Motor Vehicle Crash
not involve an aircraft or watercraft, and does not in-
clude any harmful event involving a railway train in
, transport prior to involvement of a motor vehicle in
transport.
9. "the entire width between the boundary lines of every Highway (street)
way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open
to the use of the public for the purpose of vehicular
travel."
10. that part of a trafficway which includes both the road- Road
way and any shoulder alongside the roadway
11. That part of a trafficway designed, improved, and ordi- Roadway
narily used for motor vehicle travel or, where various
classes of motor vehicles are segregated, that part of
a trafficway used by a particular class
12. that portion of a trafficway contiguous with the Shoulder
roadway for emergency use, for accommodation of
stopped vehicles, and for lateral support of the road-
way structure
13. any land way open to the public as a matter of right Traflcway
or custom for moving persons or property from one
place to another
14. the time and place at which the hazardous situation Point of possible percep-
could have been perceived by a normal person. This tion
point always precedes the point of actual perception
15. Is the time between point of possible perception and Perception time
point of actual perception
16. Point of actual perception
of hazard
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and CORRECT Answers
1. "an un-stabilized situation which includes at least one Accident
harmful event."
2. a road vehicle accident in which (1) the un-stabilized Traflc accident
situation originates on a trafficway or (2) a harmful
event occurs on a trafficway.
3. one that contributes to the accident such as excessive Contributory traflc viola-
speed, failure to yield the right-of-way, following too tion
closely, etc. This form of violation is often the opera-
tional factor that contributed to an accident, especially
if the violation is a moving violation.
4. one that did not contribute to the accident, such as Non-contributory traflc vi-
driving without a license or registration olation
5. non-accident related violation, such as the transporta- Non-traflc violation
tion of stolen merchandise, stolen car, etc.
6. refers to "a motor vehicle accident that occurs on a Motor Vehicle Traflc Acci-
trafficway or that occurs after the motor vehicle runs dent
off roadway but before events are stabilized."3 The
term is sometimes abbreviated as "MVA"
7. Who's responsibility is it to control and normalize a Police
motor vehicle crash scene, determine the contributing
factors or related causes, and to identify, document
and report the facts surrounding the crash?
8. "a crash involving a motor vehicle in transport, does Motor Vehicle Crash
not involve an aircraft or watercraft, and does not in-
clude any harmful event involving a railway train in
, transport prior to involvement of a motor vehicle in
transport.
9. "the entire width between the boundary lines of every Highway (street)
way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open
to the use of the public for the purpose of vehicular
travel."
10. that part of a trafficway which includes both the road- Road
way and any shoulder alongside the roadway
11. That part of a trafficway designed, improved, and ordi- Roadway
narily used for motor vehicle travel or, where various
classes of motor vehicles are segregated, that part of
a trafficway used by a particular class
12. that portion of a trafficway contiguous with the Shoulder
roadway for emergency use, for accommodation of
stopped vehicles, and for lateral support of the road-
way structure
13. any land way open to the public as a matter of right Traflcway
or custom for moving persons or property from one
place to another
14. the time and place at which the hazardous situation Point of possible percep-
could have been perceived by a normal person. This tion
point always precedes the point of actual perception
15. Is the time between point of possible perception and Perception time
point of actual perception
16. Point of actual perception
of hazard
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