EVOC Test Review UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
LRS 32:24 Emergency Vehicle Expectations
What's the midpoint of a curve? APEX
Technical (parking)
Emergency (lights and sirens)
Four types of police driving
Pursuit (non-compliance)
Tactical (life in danger)
Should be employed as one of the last resorts to end a
Stationary roadblock
pursuit.
A restriction or obstruction used or intended for the pur-
Roadblock pose of preventing free passage of vehicles on a roadway
to apprehend a violator. It may be stationary or moving.
50% of all pursuit collisions occur within
the first two (2) Minutes.
* 70% of all pursuit collisions occur before
the fifth minute.
Pursuit facts
* 83% of all pursuit collisions occur before
the sixth minute.
400 people are killed; 20,000 injured each year through-
out the country involving pursuits.
How many units needed for rolling roadblock? At least (minimum) 3 units to do rolling roadblock
Oflcer (s) is confident that the driver or occupant (s) are
NOT armed.
* No less than three (3) vehicles
* Violator has made no attempt to "ram" any police vehicle
Rolling Roadblock /Box-In Considerations
or citizen's vehicle before or during pursuit.
Continued:
* Roadway, time of day (makes no difference but must be
familiar with the area), and environmental conditions must
, all be favorable.
* Protect other highway users
if there is a known weapon, would you do a roadblock? No
What's the preparatory command and how many times
"move, move,move" "slow, slow, slow" " stop, stop, stop"
would you say it for a rolling roadblock?
An opening or a gap in a roadblock wide enough to permit
a vehicle to safely bypass or negotiate the roadblock at
Avenue of Escape a reasonable speed. Allowing suflcient distance for the
suspect vehicle to stop before approaching the roadblock
is also considered an avenue of escape.
Approval from supervision (1112-8-ii)
Communication for using roadblock during pursuit Dispatch knows exact location
Pursuing units know exact location
What will happen if violator runs off road?
Are there other hazards such as nearby gas stations, pow- Always assume an impact (risk v. gain)
er poles, pedestrians, bayous, etc?
Privately owned vehicles shall not be used without specific
Can Privately owned vehicles be used to stop pursuits?
consent of the owner or operator.
Prohibited except where the use of deadly force is justified
Is firing at or from a moving vehicle prohibited?
as set forth in P.O. 238, Use of Force.
Pivot point of the vehicle? Rear axle
What speed do we out run our siren? 55 MPH
Aim for 45 degrees to steer back on road, always steer
Off-road recovery
away from contact to avoid mass collision
Turning the vehicle's front tires in the desired direction to
Counter steering
regain traction
A braking technique in which the driver firmly presses the
Threshold braking
brake pedal to a point just before the wheels lock up.
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LRS 32:24 Emergency Vehicle Expectations
What's the midpoint of a curve? APEX
Technical (parking)
Emergency (lights and sirens)
Four types of police driving
Pursuit (non-compliance)
Tactical (life in danger)
Should be employed as one of the last resorts to end a
Stationary roadblock
pursuit.
A restriction or obstruction used or intended for the pur-
Roadblock pose of preventing free passage of vehicles on a roadway
to apprehend a violator. It may be stationary or moving.
50% of all pursuit collisions occur within
the first two (2) Minutes.
* 70% of all pursuit collisions occur before
the fifth minute.
Pursuit facts
* 83% of all pursuit collisions occur before
the sixth minute.
400 people are killed; 20,000 injured each year through-
out the country involving pursuits.
How many units needed for rolling roadblock? At least (minimum) 3 units to do rolling roadblock
Oflcer (s) is confident that the driver or occupant (s) are
NOT armed.
* No less than three (3) vehicles
* Violator has made no attempt to "ram" any police vehicle
Rolling Roadblock /Box-In Considerations
or citizen's vehicle before or during pursuit.
Continued:
* Roadway, time of day (makes no difference but must be
familiar with the area), and environmental conditions must
, all be favorable.
* Protect other highway users
if there is a known weapon, would you do a roadblock? No
What's the preparatory command and how many times
"move, move,move" "slow, slow, slow" " stop, stop, stop"
would you say it for a rolling roadblock?
An opening or a gap in a roadblock wide enough to permit
a vehicle to safely bypass or negotiate the roadblock at
Avenue of Escape a reasonable speed. Allowing suflcient distance for the
suspect vehicle to stop before approaching the roadblock
is also considered an avenue of escape.
Approval from supervision (1112-8-ii)
Communication for using roadblock during pursuit Dispatch knows exact location
Pursuing units know exact location
What will happen if violator runs off road?
Are there other hazards such as nearby gas stations, pow- Always assume an impact (risk v. gain)
er poles, pedestrians, bayous, etc?
Privately owned vehicles shall not be used without specific
Can Privately owned vehicles be used to stop pursuits?
consent of the owner or operator.
Prohibited except where the use of deadly force is justified
Is firing at or from a moving vehicle prohibited?
as set forth in P.O. 238, Use of Force.
Pivot point of the vehicle? Rear axle
What speed do we out run our siren? 55 MPH
Aim for 45 degrees to steer back on road, always steer
Off-road recovery
away from contact to avoid mass collision
Turning the vehicle's front tires in the desired direction to
Counter steering
regain traction
A braking technique in which the driver firmly presses the
Threshold braking
brake pedal to a point just before the wheels lock up.
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