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17 Cards in this Set
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Define a crash |
An unstable situation resulting in death or injury. Does not include acts of deliberate intent or cataclysm(act of god) |
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What must be present for something to be considered a crash? |
At least one motor vehicle in transport |
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What are the two types of damage a vehicle can sustain? |
Disabling and functional |
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What is the incident that occurs which initiates a crash? |
A harmful event |
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True or false, damage or injury resulting from a police pursuit is considered a crash? |
False, it would fall under Legal Intervention |
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A vehicle involved in a crash which sustains no damage is referred to as a ? |
Phantom Vehicle |
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What is the point where it can be assumed the participants perceived a hazard? |
Point of perception |
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What is the final resting location? |
The final point where a vehicle involved in a crash stops as a result of the crash |
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When does a crash end? |
When the operator of the vehicle resumes control of the vehicle |
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If someone dies from injuries resulting from a crash within ____ days, the crash will be changed to a fatal incident? |
30 days |
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The type of mark left when a car begins to oversteer, resulting in the rear wheels tracking outside the front wheels are referred to as? |
Yaw marks |
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What are the parallel marks that typically proceed a yaw mark, caused by the wheel sliding while still rotating? |
Striations |
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What type of damage is it when a vehicle hits a pole or other object (not another vehicle or pedestrian)? |
Fixed object damage |
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What type of evidence should you document first on the scene? |
Short lived evidence |
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What is the term used to describe how much of the flow of traffic should be redirected around an accident? |
Lane plus 1 |
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What are the two types of reference points for measurements at a crash scene? |
Tangible and intangible |
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What are two methods that can be used for measuring on the crash scene? |
Triangulation and base line(coordinate) |
