Legal Precedence
This case discusses that if an officer is certified to use a laser unit, and the unit was tested properly before and after the shift / citations are issued, the court held that the officer used the unit properly as to the training?
What is People V Depass?
In the safe operation of a police traffic laser, you should always make sure there is nothing between you and the target, sit as parallel to the roadway as you safely can, don’t aim the laser in the direction of the sun, and never point the laser at____________?
What is aircraft?
Radio waves transmitted by a police traffic radar device are characterized by these 3 things:
What is the nationally recognized perception / reaction time during normal daytime conditions for a non-impaired driver based upon an average drag factor of 0.75?
What is 1.6?
In moving radar (low patrol car speed readings) this effect may cause an incorrect display of the target and/ or patrol vehicle speed reading.
What is Batching Effect?
This case discusses that a Law Enforcement Officer must have sufficient training in and experience using moving radar?
Who is State of Wisconsin v. Hanson?
In the care and maintenance of a police traffic laser, you should never use the following on the lenses to clean them.
What are cleaning chemicals?
The following is the scientific basis of police traffic radar.
What is the Doppler Principle?
The _______ is a traffic engineer’s method of establishing speed limits. This percentile of drivers drive at or below a speed limit that is comfortable for a given roadway?
What is 85th percentile?
In moving radar (low patrol car speed readings) this effect may cause patrol speed reading to be lower than actual patrol speed. This effect raises the target’s vehicle speed reading.
What is Shadow Effect?
This case makes it where Law Enforcement Officers are able to set up, test, and read a stationary radar device?
Who is Honeycutt v. Commonwealth of Kentucky
The daily testing of the police traffic laser has the following requirements / areas that need to be checked to include a light test, internal test, sight alignment test, and a ___________?
What is distance test?
According to the scientific principle used in police traffic radar _______ motion is motion toward or away from the radar.
What is Relative Motion?
The _________ is under FSS 316.183 and stated that, “No person shall operate a vehicle in excess of a speed that is safe and prudent for the conditions that exist at the time. (1.3.A)
What is basic speed law?
In Stationary radar, this is the pointing of the antenna of the radar device toward the counting unit causing an incorrect reading.
What is Panning Effect?
This court case that pointed out the importance of using tuning forks to check the radar unit?
Who is State of Connecticut v. Tomanelli
Daily testing of the LASER unit is required by the operator and documented on the daily log / written log by the certified operator. When is / are the check(s) to be completed?
What are before and after shift?
What are the most common factors (3) that affect a radar units decision process?
What are:
Reflective Capability
Position
Speed
The basic formula for computing speed from time and distance is?
What is Speed = Distance/Time?
In stationary radar, what is the rapid swinging of a radar unit antenna that causes an incorrect reading?
What is Scanning Effect?
The court case that gave judicial notice for the Doppler Principle?
Who is State of New Jersey v. Dantonio
In the Florida Administrative Code, a LASER unit is to be tested at least every ____ months by an electronic technician with qualifications specified in the rule.
What is 6 months?
This operational mode must be used when the radar/patrol vehicle is not in motion
What is stationary radar?
Radio waves transmitted by a police traffic radar device are characterized by (3):
What is:
Frequency
Wavelength
Signal Speed (Speed of Light)?
The following term is used the further away a vehicle is between the radar and the target.
What is Cosine Effect?