CH 12 Traffic Crash Investigations

How many types of vehicle damages are there? (515)

On a crash report form, never leave test results for blood-alcohol content (BAC) blank. If test results for BAC are not known at the time the report is completed, what should you do? (537)

The ___________ is the location of the first harmful event, or the first damage- producing event in a traffic crash. (516)

Which chapter of the FL statutes deals with Dispositions of Traffic Infractions? (500)

Whenever possible, you should work facing ______________ so that you will see hazardous situations as they develop. (507)

________________ are a series of skid marks usually short in length with irregular intervals between them. (518)

The term _______________ refer to the marks created by vehicle’s tires at a crash scene. (518)

_______________________ any damage to a vehicle resulting from the direct pressure of any object in a collision or rollover. It usually appears as scrape marks or striations on the body of the vehicle, material rub-off, such as paint from the other vehicle (called paint transfer), rubber, or tree bark, or as a puncture to or imprint on a bumper, guard rail, or other fixed object. (515)

The crash should be investigated by the jurisdiction where the ________________ occurred. (510)

At a four-way intersection divided into quadrants where a vehicle traveling south is struck by a vehicle traveling east, based on the laws of physics, the officer can expect the two vehicles to travel into the _____________. (517)

_______________ is the length of time between the point of possible perception and the start of the evasive action. (511)

When the skid mark has a gap of 15 feet or more (intermittent skid), the officer should _________ (521)

Providing emergency medical assistance to injured people is what step in the traffic crash management process? (505)

A __________________ form must be completed at all crashes. (527)

A state road is any highway designated as a state-maintained road by the ___________________ (501)

When there is no safe way to protect the scene, what should the officer do? (509)

The _______________ is what the first injury element or driving action was. (520)

A laned highway is a highway where the roadway of which is divided into _______ or more clearly marked lanes for vehicular traffic. (501)

______________ has no direct bearing on the cause of the crash, but is discovered during the crash investigation. Examples include expired tag or seat belt violations. (528)

If you find glass near a traffic accident that has rounded edges, what would this tell you? (517)

What is the primary tool for controlling traffic? (507)

A ______________ is a rough drawing, not to scale, of the scene as the officer perceives it. (522)

At times a traffic crash could involve a single vehicle. Usually, people are available at a crash scene to establish that a suspect driver was behind the wheel. These people are referred to as ______________. (524)

The officer must separate the crash investigation from the criminal investigation by specifically telling the suspect driver the civil crash investigation is complete and a criminal investigation is beginning. This _______________, or going from a crash investigation to a criminal investigation, means the crash privilege no longer applies. (524)

A _________________ is a self-propelled vehicle not operated upon rails or guideway, but not including any bicycle, motorized scooter, electric personal assistive mobility device, swamp buggy, or moped. (501)

___________________ is an injury to any person, including the driver, which consists of a physical condition that creates a substantial risk of death, serious personal disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ (504)

A _________________ any person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle on a highway or who is exercising control of a vehicle or steering a vehicle being towed by a motor vehicle. (500)

What form for traffic crashes is also known as the long, short, or updated form? (531)

The _______________ is when the driver becomes aware of a danger or hazard. (511)

____________________ is a visible or non-visible signs of injury, such as a bleeding wound or distorted member, usually requiring transportation to a medical facility and hospitalization (504)

Nighttime crash scenes have more chances for secondary crashes because ___________________. (507)

Section 316.062(3), F.S., provides drivers with a legal _____________ regarding information they give during a crash investigation. It stipulates the legal right of a driver to make a report or give full information regarding a crash to a law enforcement officer, which is required to complete a crash report without fear of self-incrimination. (523)

_________________ is the point at which the vehicles or other objects are crushed together to the greatest extent. (511)

You must take control of a traffic crash situation and conduct the resulting investigation by quickly and efficiently getting pertinent information and determining the cause of the crash. This process is usually referred to as ______________________________. It is your responsibility to control, manage, normalize, and document a traffic crash as quickly as possible. (505)

The best way to preserve the location of evidence found at the crash scene is with ________________. (522)

_____________ is technology installed on a motor vehicle that has the capability to drive the vehicle on which the technology is installed without the active control or monitoring by a human operator. (501)

The center of your crash diagram form should be the ________________. (535)

If the appropriate agency cannot be determined for jurisdiction over a traffic crash, who should you call? (510)

A ______________ is a strip of dry pavement remaining after a vehicle skids on a wet roadway. (519)

________________ are skid marks indicating an abrupt change in the direction of a tire due to collision forces. (519)

What is a street or highway especially designed for through traffic and over, from, or to which owners or occupants of abutting land or other persons have no right or easement, or only a limited right or easement, of access, light, air, or view by reason of the fact that their property abuts upon such limited access facility or for any other reason; such highways or streets may be parkways from which trucks, buses, and other commercial vehicles are excluded; or they may be freeways open to use by all customary forms of street and highway traffic. (501)

The crash scene should be diagrammed using the _________—that is, depicting a scene as if looking down from an altitude or distance, just as when sketching a crime scene. (535)

A _______ is a cut into the surface of the roadway where the surface material has been removed by some part from the vehicle. (516)

A _____________ is a collision, involving one or more vehicles, that causes property damage, personal injury, or death and is the result of an unintentional act. (500)

The traffic crash management process involves ___ steps. (505)

When skid marks are not continuous but are intermittent skids, they may have been made by a vehicle bouncing along on the roadway. In this situation the length of the skid mark and the length of the space between them is uniform and consistent, and less than ____ feet apart. (521)

During scene assessment, you may discover a commercial motor vehicle involved in the traffic crash. Before approaching the scene, what should you do? (506)

A __________ is a broad area of a hard surface covered with many scratches, striations, or streak marks made without great pressure by a sliding metal part. (516)

State Uniform Traffic Control: Definitions and Violations are what chapter of the FL State Statutes? (500)

Any person who willfully flees the scene of a crash commits a felony of the first degree. (525)