BPOC 2 MODULE 22 TRAFFIC CODE
WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS
A police car, a fire truck, a vehicle of a blood bank or tissue bank, or a public or private
ambulance
Anything belongs to emergency personnel whether government or federal - ANSWER-
Emergency Vehicles
a device that a person may ride and that is propelled by human power and has two
tandem wheels at least one of which is more than 14 inches in diameter - ANSWER-
Bicycle
a motor vehicle designed and used primarily as a farm implement to draw and
implement of husbandry, including a plow or a mowing machine - ANSWER-Farm
Tractor
a vehicle that is designed and adapted for use as a farm implement, machinery, or tool
for tilling the soil - ANSWER-implement of husbandry
a motor vehicle used to transport and accommodate more than 10 passengers including
the driver - ANSWER-Bus
a truck, including a pickup, panel delivery truck, carryall truck that has a manufacturer's
rated carrying capacity of 2,000 lbs or less - ANSWER-light truck
a self propelled vehicle or a vehicle that is propelled by electric power from overhead
trolley wires. The term does not include an electric bicycle or an electric person
assistive mobility device - ANSWER-motor vehicle
a motor vehicle other than a tractor, that is equipped with a rider's saddle and designed
to have when propelled not more than three wheels on the ground - ANSWER-
Motorcycle
a device that can be used to transport or draw persons or property on a highway. The
term does not include:a device exclusively used on stationary rails or track - ANSWER-
Vehicle
a person who drivers or has physical control of a vehicle - ANSWER-Operator
a person on foot - ANSWER-Pedestrian
an injury to any part of the human body - ANSWER-personal injury
,a person, usually in uniform, who pedestrians cross the street safely - ANSWER-
crossing guard
a motor vehicle that is not designed or used primarily to transport person or property
and that is only incidentally operated on a highway - ANSWER-special mobile
equipment
Pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, and conveyances, including vehicles and
streetcars, singly or together while using a highway for the purpose of travel -
ANSWER-traffic
a sign, signal, marking or device that is placed or erected by a public body or officer
having jurisdiction and used to regulate, warn, or guide traffic - ANSWER-traffic control
device
adjacent to the roadway; designed or ordinarily used for parking;
distinguished from the roadway by different design, construction, or marking; and not
intended for normal vehicular travel." - ANSWER-improved shoulder
the portion of a roadway, including an intersection, designated as a pedestrian crossing
by surface markings including lines or the portion of a roadway at an intersection that is
within the connections of the lateral lines of the sidewalk on opposite sides of the
highway measured from the curbs - ANSWER-crosswalk
TRC 472.022 OBEYING WARNING SIGNS AND BARRICADES - ANSWER-**A person
commits an offense if the person:
Disobeys the instructions, signals, warnings, or markings of a warning sign; or drives
around a barricade.
Misdemeanor fine of $1-200 dollars
**If construction workers present Misdemeanor $2-400
**Class B Misdemeanor if passing a barricade cause of water on roadway
544.007. TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNALS IN GENERAL. - ANSWER-This is kind of
basic common sense (Not in a mean way)
Covers on what a Green light, Yellow light and Red light mean.
(A city may prohibit you from turning right on a red)
544.0075. CERTAIN TRAFFIC-ACTUATED ELECTRIC TRAFFIC-CONTROL
SIGNALS. - ANSWER-Applies only to a traffic-actuated electric traffic-control signal that
consists of a traffic-control signal for which the intervals vary according to the demands
of vehicular traffic as registered by a detector and that is installed and operating at an
intersection.
544.008. FLASHING SIGNALS. - ANSWER-**The operator of a vehicle facing a
flashing red signal shall stop at a clearly marked stop line
, **The operator of a vehicle facing a flashing yellow light shall proceed with caution.
544.009. LANE-DIRECTION-CONTROL SIGNALS. - ANSWER-If a lane-direction-
control signal is placed over an individual lane of a highway, a vehicle may travel in a
lane over which a green signal is shown but may not enter or travel in a lane over which
a red signal is shown.
TRC 502.002 Requirements for registration of vehicles - ANSWER-**The owner of a
motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer shall apply for the registration of the vehicle for each
year it will be used in public roadway
**Registration made to the department through the county assessor-collector of the
county in which the owner resides.
**County assessor-collector, a deputy county assessor-collector, or a person acting on
behalf of a county assessor-collector is not liable to any person if they refuse to register
vehicle
TRC 504.943 OPERATION OF VEHICLE WITHOUT LICENSE PLATE. - ANSWER-A
person commits an offense if the person operates on a public highway, during a
registration period, a motor vehicle that does not display two license plates
That have not been assigned by department
Comply with department rules of placement
**Misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $200.
**Court may dismiss a charge if fixed before court date
**May pay fine not more than $10
543.008. VIOLATION BY OFFICER - ANSWER-A violation by an officer of a provision
of Sections 543.003-543.007 is misconduct in office and the officer is subject to removal
from the officer's position.
543.009. COMPLIANCE WITH OR VIOLATION OF PROMISE TO APPEAR. -
ANSWER-A person may comply with a written promise to appear in court by an
appearance by counsel.
If a person violates a promise to appear commits a misdemeanor
543.010. SPECIFICATIONS OF SPEEDING CHARGE - ANSWER-The complaint and
the summons or notice to appear on a charge of speeding
**The maximum or minimum speed limit applicable in the district or at the location
**The speed at which the defendant is alleged to have driven.
TRC 522.041 CLASSIFICATIONS - ANSWER-**Class A (Gross weight 26,001 or more
if the gross vehicle weight rating of the towed vehicle or vehicles exceeds 10,000
pounds.)
**Class B (a single vehicle gross weight 26,001 pounds or more or towing with a gross
less than 10,000 pounds)
**Class C (a single vehicle or combination of vehicles designed to transport 16-23
passengers, including the driver)
WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS
A police car, a fire truck, a vehicle of a blood bank or tissue bank, or a public or private
ambulance
Anything belongs to emergency personnel whether government or federal - ANSWER-
Emergency Vehicles
a device that a person may ride and that is propelled by human power and has two
tandem wheels at least one of which is more than 14 inches in diameter - ANSWER-
Bicycle
a motor vehicle designed and used primarily as a farm implement to draw and
implement of husbandry, including a plow or a mowing machine - ANSWER-Farm
Tractor
a vehicle that is designed and adapted for use as a farm implement, machinery, or tool
for tilling the soil - ANSWER-implement of husbandry
a motor vehicle used to transport and accommodate more than 10 passengers including
the driver - ANSWER-Bus
a truck, including a pickup, panel delivery truck, carryall truck that has a manufacturer's
rated carrying capacity of 2,000 lbs or less - ANSWER-light truck
a self propelled vehicle or a vehicle that is propelled by electric power from overhead
trolley wires. The term does not include an electric bicycle or an electric person
assistive mobility device - ANSWER-motor vehicle
a motor vehicle other than a tractor, that is equipped with a rider's saddle and designed
to have when propelled not more than three wheels on the ground - ANSWER-
Motorcycle
a device that can be used to transport or draw persons or property on a highway. The
term does not include:a device exclusively used on stationary rails or track - ANSWER-
Vehicle
a person who drivers or has physical control of a vehicle - ANSWER-Operator
a person on foot - ANSWER-Pedestrian
an injury to any part of the human body - ANSWER-personal injury
,a person, usually in uniform, who pedestrians cross the street safely - ANSWER-
crossing guard
a motor vehicle that is not designed or used primarily to transport person or property
and that is only incidentally operated on a highway - ANSWER-special mobile
equipment
Pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, and conveyances, including vehicles and
streetcars, singly or together while using a highway for the purpose of travel -
ANSWER-traffic
a sign, signal, marking or device that is placed or erected by a public body or officer
having jurisdiction and used to regulate, warn, or guide traffic - ANSWER-traffic control
device
adjacent to the roadway; designed or ordinarily used for parking;
distinguished from the roadway by different design, construction, or marking; and not
intended for normal vehicular travel." - ANSWER-improved shoulder
the portion of a roadway, including an intersection, designated as a pedestrian crossing
by surface markings including lines or the portion of a roadway at an intersection that is
within the connections of the lateral lines of the sidewalk on opposite sides of the
highway measured from the curbs - ANSWER-crosswalk
TRC 472.022 OBEYING WARNING SIGNS AND BARRICADES - ANSWER-**A person
commits an offense if the person:
Disobeys the instructions, signals, warnings, or markings of a warning sign; or drives
around a barricade.
Misdemeanor fine of $1-200 dollars
**If construction workers present Misdemeanor $2-400
**Class B Misdemeanor if passing a barricade cause of water on roadway
544.007. TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNALS IN GENERAL. - ANSWER-This is kind of
basic common sense (Not in a mean way)
Covers on what a Green light, Yellow light and Red light mean.
(A city may prohibit you from turning right on a red)
544.0075. CERTAIN TRAFFIC-ACTUATED ELECTRIC TRAFFIC-CONTROL
SIGNALS. - ANSWER-Applies only to a traffic-actuated electric traffic-control signal that
consists of a traffic-control signal for which the intervals vary according to the demands
of vehicular traffic as registered by a detector and that is installed and operating at an
intersection.
544.008. FLASHING SIGNALS. - ANSWER-**The operator of a vehicle facing a
flashing red signal shall stop at a clearly marked stop line
, **The operator of a vehicle facing a flashing yellow light shall proceed with caution.
544.009. LANE-DIRECTION-CONTROL SIGNALS. - ANSWER-If a lane-direction-
control signal is placed over an individual lane of a highway, a vehicle may travel in a
lane over which a green signal is shown but may not enter or travel in a lane over which
a red signal is shown.
TRC 502.002 Requirements for registration of vehicles - ANSWER-**The owner of a
motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer shall apply for the registration of the vehicle for each
year it will be used in public roadway
**Registration made to the department through the county assessor-collector of the
county in which the owner resides.
**County assessor-collector, a deputy county assessor-collector, or a person acting on
behalf of a county assessor-collector is not liable to any person if they refuse to register
vehicle
TRC 504.943 OPERATION OF VEHICLE WITHOUT LICENSE PLATE. - ANSWER-A
person commits an offense if the person operates on a public highway, during a
registration period, a motor vehicle that does not display two license plates
That have not been assigned by department
Comply with department rules of placement
**Misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $200.
**Court may dismiss a charge if fixed before court date
**May pay fine not more than $10
543.008. VIOLATION BY OFFICER - ANSWER-A violation by an officer of a provision
of Sections 543.003-543.007 is misconduct in office and the officer is subject to removal
from the officer's position.
543.009. COMPLIANCE WITH OR VIOLATION OF PROMISE TO APPEAR. -
ANSWER-A person may comply with a written promise to appear in court by an
appearance by counsel.
If a person violates a promise to appear commits a misdemeanor
543.010. SPECIFICATIONS OF SPEEDING CHARGE - ANSWER-The complaint and
the summons or notice to appear on a charge of speeding
**The maximum or minimum speed limit applicable in the district or at the location
**The speed at which the defendant is alleged to have driven.
TRC 522.041 CLASSIFICATIONS - ANSWER-**Class A (Gross weight 26,001 or more
if the gross vehicle weight rating of the towed vehicle or vehicles exceeds 10,000
pounds.)
**Class B (a single vehicle gross weight 26,001 pounds or more or towing with a gross
less than 10,000 pounds)
**Class C (a single vehicle or combination of vehicles designed to transport 16-23
passengers, including the driver)
