1.

Vehicle speed as calculated

from skid marks is usually best
taken as an indication of …
A. Average speed during the skid
B. Minimum speed at the start of the skid
C. Maximum speed at the end of the skid
D. Minimum speed at the end of the skid

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2. The minimum safe traveling distance between
two vehicles traveling 40 mph is …

A. Four car lengths

B. Six car lengths
C. Two car lengths
D. Three car lengths

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3. The main reason why both traffic
officers and signal lights are used on
some intersections is that …

A. Traffic can be kept moving at a faster rate

B. Greater safety to pedestrians and motorists is
effected
C. As officer can stop and start traffic as necessity
demands
D. Motorists are discouraged from “jumping
signals”

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4. From the standpoint of the police
administrator, of the following, the most
advantage of two-wheel motorcycles for traffic
work is generally the …

A. Objections of the motorists

B. Limited equipment they can carry
C. Hazard to the operator
D. Maintenance expenses

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5. A number of traffic regulations revolve
around the question of right of way. For practical
purposes, one of the following is the best
definition of the term Right of Way …

A. The personal right to move from one place to

another
B. The privilege of the immediately use of a particular
section of the highway
C. A way or place open to the motorists and
pedestrians
D. The right of a vehicle to occupy a space which at
that time is occupied by another vehicle

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6. Within the human element which is at fault in
a large majority of vehicular accidents, the most
important defect is generally attributed to …

A. Attitudinal
B. Perceptual
C. Intellectual
D. decision

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7. The effectiveness of a traffic law enforcement
program is best measured by …

A. A reduction of traffic accidents and delays

B. An increase in traffic enforcement actions
C. A decrease in the ration of convictions to
enforcement actions
D. Smooth flow of the traffic

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8. An officer has stopped a traffic offender. As an
initial remark the officer says, “Do you know
why I stopped you?” This remark is undesirable
under these conditions mainly because …

A. It could be used as evidence in a false arrest

action
B. It invites a denial and subsequent loss of face by
the offender
C. It is a leading question
D. It is a password for corruption

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9. Where two or more emergency vehicles, operating
as such, approach the same intersection from different
directions, creating a probability conflict, an officer
directing traffic at the intersection must give preference
to one and cause the others to yield the right way. Of
the following, the type of vehicle which should
generally be given preference over any of the others is
the.

A. Ambulance
B. Fire truck
C. Police car
D. Wrecker
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10. A unit is assigned to traffic patrol, and is
given no special instructions as to manner of
patrol. During a period when traffic is heavy, the
unit when not engaged in taking action against a
specific violator is expected to.

A. Park in a position readily visible to the motorists

B. Maintain “visible patrol” continuously
C. Use its own discretion as to what manner of patrol
will yield best results under the circumstances
D. Keep off the most congested routes but in a position
where it can observe violations effectively

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11. In testing a suspected intoxicated
driver, which one of the following tests
should be given last?
A. Handwriting
B. Pupils of eyes
C. Balance
D. Walking and turning

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12. Which one of the following approved
practice in issuing a citation to a traffic violator,
where the violator remains seated at the driver’s
wheel of his vehicle throughout the entire
process?
A. Stand on the curb alongside the police vehicle when
actually writing the citation
B. Place foot or hand on the vehicles as means of
reducing an awkward differential in height between
officer and violator
C. Ask the violator if he realizes why he was stopped
D. Immediately after stating the violation, explain the
accident hazard involves in it

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13. A traffic police officer stationed along the route of a
parade has been ordered by his superior to allow no
cars to cross the route. While the parade is in
progresses, an ambulance driver on an emergency run
attempts to drive his ambulance across the route while
the parade is passing. Under these circumstances the
traffic police officer should.
A. Stop the parade long enough to permit the ambulance to
cross the street
B. Direct the ambulance driver to the shortest detour which
will add at least ten minutes to run
C. Hold up the ambulance in accordance with the superior’s
order
D. Ask the driver to wait until the traffic police officer
contacts his superior and obtains a decision

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14. A general principle of traffic
accident investigation is to.

A. Look for the “key event” that cause the accident

and investigate any two-car collision as if it were
two accidents, each with its own causes
B. Regard any unfavorable factor, existing
immediately prior to the accident, as a cause
C. Consider violations as primary causes and any
other factors as secondary causes
D. Consider road conditions as limiting conditions
rather than as causes

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15. The responsibility for developing a
traffic program rests primarily with …
A. Headquarters of the Police Department
B. The top level of Police Traffic Management
C. City Mayor’s Office
D. All of the foregoing

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