Chapter 11 Traffic Stops

Stopping on an upgrade will not cause a large vehicle to roll into the patrol vehicle

In emergencies or less than optimal conditions, you may have to conduct a traffic stop on the roadway

park your patrol vehicle a safe distance behind the driver’s vehicle, about 1½–2-car lengths behind the vehicle.

Your patrol vehicle is usually not the most effective and readily available cover

The information from DAVID and FCIC / NCIC can be useful during traffic stops

When stopped, a driver may not react with embarrassment, anger, fear, or excuses.

what is step 5 for an unknown risk traffic stop

If the driver pulls away after you initiate the stop, make a second attempt to pull over the vehicle

Turn your wheels away from traffic. Angling the vehicle may also provide cover if the driver shoots a weapon.

An accurate ETA may help you plan for the safest stopping location

When the driver is ready, it is not your responsibility to make sure they are able to reenter traffic safely

A __is the lawful and temporary detention of a pedestrian or driver of a vehicle for the purpose of traffic enforcement.

what is step six in a high risk traffic stop

Never take another suspect out of the vehicle until the previous suspect is secured in the back of a patrol vehicle

The__ assumes that if you find one of something there is another

If an interpreter is not available, try to communicate as best as you can by using gestures

A___ is a tactical area of advantage for the officer to handcuff and search the driver or passengers

Officers should stop at a safe distance behind the suspect vehicle/15–20 feet, as more distance provides more protection

Position all backup vehicles at least two door widths apart so that all vehicle doors can open completely

Observe if there is a ___, which may indicate a stolen vehicle

If you do not feel safe approaching the vehicle, you may use the __ tactic, which calls the driver to the patrol vehicle

what is step 3 for initiating a unknown risk traffic stop

To prevent injury, avoid walking between your patrol vehicle and the subject’s vehicle

__ is the general speed and direction of vehicle or pedestrian movement

Although officers conduct traffic stops regularly, you should become complacent when conducting one

stopping a vehicle in a populated area may create a volatile and dangerous scene

Traffic stops are documented in many ways, such as through dispatch, computer, written warning, UTC, ..etc

If the vehicle’s rear end appears to be significantly lower than the front, the vehicle could be carrying__

a driver is not required to tell you that they have a weapon in the vehicle

. Depending on the offense, you may search the vehicle, impound it, or retain it for evidence

STEP 10: for high risk traffic stop

All traffic stops begin as ___, because the potential risk of the situation is unknown to you at the time of the stop

A __stop happens when you reasonably believe that the vehicle was stolen or used in the commission of a felony

The goal of every traffic stop is to promote driver education and safer roadways

having a bolo can be the reason for initiating a traffic stop

The backup officer should not use the front emergency lighting, to avoid blinding or silhouetting the primary officer

if the driver has committed, or is committing a forcible felony or a crime of violence this is considered a _

There are__ steps for completing an unknown risk traffic stop

If the driver stops on the right side of the road, position your patrol vehicle in the ___