Tire Impressions

Tires provide investigators with two forms of evidence. They are ______________.

• tire marks and footprints

• tire tread patterns and ridgeology

• tire tracks and tire tread patterns

• tire tracks and speed tracks

Determining the brand of a tire found at a crime scene is ____________ evidence

• class and individual

• individual

• circumstantial

• class

Tires can develop unique marks from ______________ they endure on the road.

• patterns

• grooves

• treads

• damage

Many tire molds include wear __________.

• lines

• dots

• bars

• patterns

All tire impressions evidence can be _____________ in order to use investigate the tire tread.

• molded

• photographed

• casted

• removed

The track width is the distance from the center of the right tire to the center of the (a)   tire.

When you measure the wheelbase, you measure the distance from the center of the front tire to the center of the (a)   tire.

Which vehicle will have the largest turning diameter?

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Which of the following are examples of Tire Tread Pattern? Select all that apply.

• Brand of Tire

• Unique wear marks that match a specific tire

• Track width of the car

• The direction the car went

Which are examples of Tire Tracks? Select all that apply.

• Turning diameter

• The direction the car went

• The wheelbase of the car

• The track width of the car