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WorksheetsGSP Crash Collision
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 27mins
Guideline crash types are defined as (choose 3)
Non-collision
crash with property damage
Collision with person, motor vehicle, or non fixed object
Collision with a fixed object
Crash Severity is defined as (Choose 4)
Non-collision
Crash with property damage
Collision with a fixed object
Crash with property damage and minor injuries
Crash with property
Almost every crash can be attributed to driver error, vehicle mechanical problem, environment issue, or other non-traffic related issue
True
False
Crash Reporting is
Opinion inferences
fact finding on the crash report form
made by investigators and not GSP
Detailed information on drivers
involves observing and describing results of the collision: tire marks, debris, and final rest of vehicles
Technical Crash investigation
Crash reconstruction
On-scene crash investigation
Crash reporting
Technical Crash Investigation:
requires speculative interpretation
detailed information like tires and lamps
requires physics
Basic Information
Crash Reconstruction includes basic science, math, and physics
True
False
Requires speculative interpretation
On scene Crash
Cause Analysis
Select the following traits of a good investigator: (2)
They are part of the crash
They take a guess with no facts
They are methodical and thorough
They do not mind working
An investigator:
no basic understanding of collision investigation
mind working in a theory based, and have the best investigative techniques
willing to improve eyesight in order to receive most factual evidence of tire marks
Improve expertise in advanced training, and basic understanding of collison causes
An investigator has an incompetence for collision investigation
True
False
Choose the correct order of the 5 phases of crash management:
1. arrival on scene
2. When the emergency is under control
3. upon learning of collision
4. work of the scene is finished
5. data collection is completed
1. upon learning of collision
2. When the emergency is under control
3. arrival on scene
4. work of the scene is finished
5. data collection is completed
1. upon learning of collision
2. arrival on scene
3. When the emergency is under control
4. data collection is completed
5. work of the scene is finished
1.When the emergency is under control
2. arrival on scene
3. upon learning of collision
4. data collection is completed
5. work of the scene is finished
Which information is crucial to your planning: (4)
Begin planning
Precise location of the crash
Any info on the number of injuries
Any traffic issues in route to approach scene
Other issues that may require additional personal
You must document final positions, injured persons, tire marks, scars alongside roadway, debris, and damage to fixed objects
True
False
There are 2 levels of inquiry for gathering information during your investigation: on-scene and
(a)
3 separate elements involved with every traffic collision
Human
House
Road
Vehicle
Identification, Description, condition prior, and results of the collision the investigator must obtain 4 kinds of each element:
False
True
What questions do you need to ask?
Are you responsible?
Where were you coming from?
How did the collision occur?
When did the collision take place?
It is instinctive and requires the shortest amount
Simple reaction
Reflex reaction
Most common type of reaction time
Reflex
Simple
call for choice by multiple responses
Discriminative
Complex
reaction when a driver has to choose from 2 actions that are not practiced behavior
Discriminative
Complex
The time where the collision cannot be prevented due to laws of physics
(a)
Select 2 that occured due to no point of return:
-visibility of the hazard
-driver distractions
-redlights
-stopsigns
-weather and light conditions
-condition of roadway surface
-order of right away
-the interstate
Which 3 are signs of tire marks
curbs
ruts
skid
tire prints
acceleration, striation, deflated, scrub, and scuff are all types of
(a)
______ is the material of the road surface heating up to show skid marks
Concrete
Glass
Bituminous
Which are characteristics when analyzing skid marks?
less than 300 feet
relativity straight
order is 4,2,3 and 1
front marks are more visible
all of the above
What can affect the life of a skid mark?
Weather, amount of traffic, type of tire
type of engine, Ford car, type of surface
road repairs, weather, cleaning car daily
impending skid mark
after total lock up
before total lock up
skip skid marks are between 1 and _ feet
(a)
(a) skid marks occur when a person locks up, releases, and locks up again. Mostly accidents that involve a pedestrian
this skid occurs when a vehicle collides with another and is redirected
Skip
Offsets
GAP
These marks occur when the tire locked up during the collision
Skip- skipped marks
Gap: stop and go marks
Offsets: redirected marks
Scrub: tire marks slide
tires that do not lock up by acceleration, flat tire, overloaded, and yaw are (a) marks
Vehicle inspections include
Audio Equipment
Mirrors
Gadgets
Gear shift
Lights
Cell Phone
Speedometer
Steering
All the above
Brakes, vehicle load, tires and wheels, and windshield stickers should be inspected
False
True
Windows, windshield wipers, and door locks
make Gap marks
a reflex reaction
part of a vehicle inspection
in every traffic collision
Draw scrub marks
