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Unknown-risk Traffic Stops
Step 4 of high risk traffic stop?
Initiate the stop
Step 4 of Unknown Risk Traffic Stop?
Activate Emergency equipment to communicate the stop to the driver
What is the safe distance to park your patrol vehicle during a traffic stop?
1 1/2 - 2 cars length
What are some reasons an officer will conduct a Traffic Stop?
-Observe a violation/Traffic Infraction
-BOLO's
-Reasonable Suspicion or Probable Cause
-Assist motorist w/ vehicle trouble
What is step 1 of unknown risk traffic stops?
Follow a vehicle through traffic until it is safe to make the stop
What is step 6 of High Risk Traffic Stop?
Decide officer Assignments
What step is step 10 of Unknown Risk traffic Stop?
Choose a course of action
Conclude the stop is what step for High Risk Traffic Stop?
Step 10
What step is Step 7 of Unknown Risk Traffic Stop?
Exit Patrol vehicle
Any _______ _________ by the driver or the passenger can increase the level of risk
Suspicious Activity
What is step 1 of High Risk Traffic Stops?
Identify a vehicle or suspect
_________ ___________ is crucial on interstates and divided highways.
Location Information
How should you position your vehicle during a traffic stop?
Offset-angle Position
and
1 1/2 - 2 cars length
What can affect traffic flow and can slow drivers and cause congestion?
Weather conditions, School Zones, Construction zones & neighborhood activities
______ is the lawful and temporary detention of a pedestrian or driver of a vehicle for purpose of traffic enforcement
Traffic Stop
Use ______ _______ ______ to catch up with vehicles
Defensive Driving
Before initiating a traffic stop, your safety depends on _________________________________________.
How much information you can gather before making the traffic stop.
What situations can increase potential danger for both the officers and the driver?
- Certain roads and traffic conditions.
- Merge areas
- Intersections
- Acceleration Lanes
This term describes "the general speed and direction of vehicle or pedestrian movement."
Traffic Flow
promote driver education and safer roadways
A traffic stop begins the moment you observe a violation that merits a stop
What are unsafe conditions for a traffic stop?
-heavy traffic
-construction
-roadway conditions that do not allow room to pull over
What vehicle information should you be be remembering when conducting a traffic stop?
Note the vehicle's description:
-Type, Make, Model, Year, Color, Plate Number & State of issue & vehicle descriptors (aka stickers,decals, dents, or truck toolbox)
Apply officer safety skills and situational awareness at all times.