Introduction To Basic Traffic Radar Theory
Written test for the academic portion of the RADAR certication course.
- 1.Approximately how many reported crashes occurred in 2004?
- A.
6.1 billion
- B.
6.1 million
- C.
6.2 million
- D.
5.6 million
- 2.When speed increases from ________, the energy released in a crash more than doubles.
- A.
30 MPH to 50 MPH
- B.
40 MPH to 50 MPH
- C.
40 MPH to 60 MPH
- D.
50 MPH to 60 MPH
- E.
None of the Above
- 3.How many drivers will get a speeding ticket this year?
- A.
One in every 5
- B.
One in every 6
- C.
Two in every 5
- D.
Two in every 6
- 4.Based on the slide presentation, which state was not listed in the top 10 states notorious for writing traffic tickets?
- A.
Georgia
- B.
New York
- C.
North Carolina
- D.
South Carolina
- E.
Massachusetts
- 5.What section of the U.S. Code do VA Police Officers receive their authority?
- A.
Title 30 U.S.C. sections 901 & 902
- B.
Title 38 U.S.C. sections 901 & 902
- C.
Title 38 U.S.C. sections 911 & 912
- D.
Title 30 U.S.C. sections 801 & 802
- 6.VA regulations 38 C.F.R. _______ dictates the Schedule of Offenses and Penalties enforced on VA property.
- A.
§1218(b)
- B.
§1.208(b)
- C.
§1.218(a)
- D.
§1.218(b)
- 7.What sub-section is speeding found on the Schedule of Offenses and Penalties?
- A.
Section (32)
- B.
Section (33)
- C.
Section (34)
- D.
Section (35)
- 8.On the ‘Offense Description’ portion of the UDSC, what information pertaining to the RADAR Unit needs to appear in the left side of the block?
- A.
Location of the violation
- B.
"Exceeding Posted Speed Limits" statement
- C.
IOCD, Make, Model and Serial Number of the RADAR
- D.
RADAR operator's certification number
- 9.What form should be used if issuing a written warning for a violation?
- A.
VA Form 6160 Courtesy Warning Notice
- B.
VA Form 6160 Courtesy Violation Notice
- C.
VA Form 6150 Courtesy Warning Notice
- D.
MVP 512 Written Warning Notice
- 10.According to the NHTSA, what persentage of all motorcycle deaths were contributed to speeding in 2002?
- A.
35 Percent
- B.
36 Percent
- C.
38 Percent
- D.
39 Percent
- 11.What year did Christian Doppler first come up the theory that the frequency of sound waves change in relationship to movement?
- A.
1832
- B.
1839
- C.
1842
- D.
1849
- 12.Radio waves travel at 186,000 miles per second (mps).
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.When the observer moves with the same velocity towards or away from the stationary source, this type of effect is referred to as ___________.
- 14.RADAR technology is based on the laws of physics and was first developed shortly before World War II by what country?
- A.
Belgium
- B.
France
- C.
Britain
- D.
United States
- 15.When the source of sound moves towards or away from an observer causing an apparent shift in frequency, this type of effect is referred to as __________.
- 16.There is no Doppler effect when the source or listener is at the center of a circle while the other is moving around the circle at a ___________ speed.
- 17.The term "RADAR" is an acronym that stands for ___________.
- 18.Frequency refers to the number of _________ sent out in one second.
- A.
Doppler's
- B.
Hertz (Hz)
- C.
Waves
- D.
Signals
- 19.A frequency often times is referred to as a _________.
- A.
Signal
- B.
Wave
- C.
Hertz (Hz)
- D.
Valley
- 20.A traffic RADAR beam can transmit how many waves per second?
- A.
36 billion
- B.
46 billion
- C.
46 million
- D.
38 million
- 21.The distance from the beginning of a peak to the bottom of a valley is one_________.
- 22.A RADAR signal will go on for ever unless it is_________, ________ or _________.
- 23.What is the range of a RADAR unit when operated in the stationary mode?
- A.
6000 feet
- B.
600 yards
- C.
10000 feet
- D.
1000 yards
- 24.At what frequency does a K-Band RADAR operate?
- A.
10.525 GHz
- B.
24.15 GHz
- C.
33.4 to 36 GHz
- 25.The court case that ruled that the radar device was not proved to be accurate since no external test had been performed before or after the arrest.
- A.
Kentucky v. Honeycutt
- B.
People of New York v. Perlman
- C.
State of Wisconsin v. Hanson
- D.
State of Minnesota v. Gerdes
- E.
State of Delaware v. Edwards
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