EVOC Study set UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
Contact patch between tire and road. Force that allows a
Rolling Friction
vehicle to effectively slow, accelerate and turn.
Appropriate level of inflation for tires Manufacturer's recommendation plus or minus 1 or 2 PSI
Every body at rest or in uniform motion in a straight line
will continue until acted on by forces impressed upon it.
Acceleration of a body is proportional to the net force
3 Laws of motion acting on the body and inversely proportional to the mass
of a body.
To every action force there is an opposite reaction force,
real or perceived
Aim high in steering
Get the big picture
5 Parts of professional driving Keep your eyes moving
Leave yourself an out
Make sure they can see you
When the brake pad reaches same temperature as rotor
Brake Fade
discs. Brakes stop working.
centripetal force Center seeking force, tires turned to the center
centrifugal force Center fleeing force, rear tires go further from center.
Rear end out under power, takes a wider path than you
Over steer want to go
Front end of vehicle out under power, front continues
Under steer
going forward instead of turning
19-21°, difference between where tires are pointed and
slip angle
the vehicle goes
Course Apex Closest inside usable portion of the roadway
, trail braking Trail off brakes in equivalent amounts to steering input
Hydroplaning When the water depth exceeds the tread depth.
driving in a manner which controls or influences the situ-
Offensive driving
ation for a desired outcome
the process of slowing down and increasing your follow-
slack pursuit ing distance to artificially create a false comfort zone for
the violator & slow the pursuit down
1 Wear your belt, 2 wear your vest, 3 watch your speed, 4
5 Parts of below 100
WIN what's important now,5 Complacency kills
Reduce number of traflc accidents, reduce severity of ac-
cidents, increase eflciency thereby minimizing wear and
4 goals of EVOC
tear, impress on oflcers the liability, responsibility and
personal danger involved in emergency vehicle operation
3rd party liability, oflcer violated a series of generally
Biscoe v. Arlington County
accepted police standards.
Canton v. Harris Failure to train amounts to deliberate indifference
4th amendment seizure, intentionally applied acquisition
Brower v. Inyo County
of physical control is seizure.
shock the conscience, conduct must shock the conscience
Sacramento v. Lewis
to bring a case to suit.
Did not violate the 4th Amendment's protection against
Scott v. Harris an unreasonable seizure during a high-speed chase. Rea-
sonableness standard
qualified immunity applies when oflcer acts reasonably
Plumhoff v. Rickard
based on information at the time
NRS 484B.267
2/5
Contact patch between tire and road. Force that allows a
Rolling Friction
vehicle to effectively slow, accelerate and turn.
Appropriate level of inflation for tires Manufacturer's recommendation plus or minus 1 or 2 PSI
Every body at rest or in uniform motion in a straight line
will continue until acted on by forces impressed upon it.
Acceleration of a body is proportional to the net force
3 Laws of motion acting on the body and inversely proportional to the mass
of a body.
To every action force there is an opposite reaction force,
real or perceived
Aim high in steering
Get the big picture
5 Parts of professional driving Keep your eyes moving
Leave yourself an out
Make sure they can see you
When the brake pad reaches same temperature as rotor
Brake Fade
discs. Brakes stop working.
centripetal force Center seeking force, tires turned to the center
centrifugal force Center fleeing force, rear tires go further from center.
Rear end out under power, takes a wider path than you
Over steer want to go
Front end of vehicle out under power, front continues
Under steer
going forward instead of turning
19-21°, difference between where tires are pointed and
slip angle
the vehicle goes
Course Apex Closest inside usable portion of the roadway
, trail braking Trail off brakes in equivalent amounts to steering input
Hydroplaning When the water depth exceeds the tread depth.
driving in a manner which controls or influences the situ-
Offensive driving
ation for a desired outcome
the process of slowing down and increasing your follow-
slack pursuit ing distance to artificially create a false comfort zone for
the violator & slow the pursuit down
1 Wear your belt, 2 wear your vest, 3 watch your speed, 4
5 Parts of below 100
WIN what's important now,5 Complacency kills
Reduce number of traflc accidents, reduce severity of ac-
cidents, increase eflciency thereby minimizing wear and
4 goals of EVOC
tear, impress on oflcers the liability, responsibility and
personal danger involved in emergency vehicle operation
3rd party liability, oflcer violated a series of generally
Biscoe v. Arlington County
accepted police standards.
Canton v. Harris Failure to train amounts to deliberate indifference
4th amendment seizure, intentionally applied acquisition
Brower v. Inyo County
of physical control is seizure.
shock the conscience, conduct must shock the conscience
Sacramento v. Lewis
to bring a case to suit.
Did not violate the 4th Amendment's protection against
Scott v. Harris an unreasonable seizure during a high-speed chase. Rea-
sonableness standard
qualified immunity applies when oflcer acts reasonably
Plumhoff v. Rickard
based on information at the time
NRS 484B.267
2/5
