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Chapter 85

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Regulations and bylaws for ways and bridges

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Chapter 89

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Laws of the road

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Chapter 90

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Motor Vehicles and Aircraft

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Chapter 90B

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Motorboats and other Rec vehicles

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Chapter 90C

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Procedure for Motor Vehicle Offenses

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Chapter 159a1/2

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Transportation network companies

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chapter 266

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Motor vehicle or Trailer Theft or concealment

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323 CMR

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Office in Law Enforcement

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350 CMR

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Department of conservation and water

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540 CMR

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Registry of Motor Vehicles

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700 CMR

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Department of transportation

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720 CMR

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Department of Highways

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CMVI

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All CMVI are minor infractions with no provision for imprisonment or arrest. Common
CMVI infractions include speeding, equipment violations, and marked lane violations. An
open container of alcohol is a civil motor vehicle infraction. Commonwealth v. Mansur,
484 Mass. 172 (2020).

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Criminal Violation (Compare to CMVI)

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Criminal motor vehicle violations are more serious, with provisions for arrest and
imprisonment. Under M.G.L 90 §21, police can file a criminal complaint via citation and
arrest without a warrant for specific violations.

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Does criminal mean arrestable

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No

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USA SIR (powers of arrest

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unlicensed op
operating after suspension
Use without authority
Leaving the scene
OUI
Refusal to submit

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Motor vehicle Definition

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“all vehicles constructed and designed for propulsion by
power other than muscular power constructed and designed for propulsion by power, including
such vehicles when pulled or towed by another motor vehicle.”

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indicator for a MV

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In Commonwealth v. Aponte, evidence that a small, motored bike could exceed a speed of
thirty miles per hour took it out of the category of motorized bicycles and defined it as a motor
vehicle.

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Operation

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The “operator” is any person who operates a motor vehicle. “A person is ‘operating’ a motor
vehicle whenever they are inside the vehicle and intentionally manipulate some mechanical or
electrical part of the vehicle (e.g., gear shift, ignition, etc.) which, alone or in sequence, will set
the vehicle in motion.”

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Articuable facts for operation

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does not need to be moving; the person needs to do an act that makes use of the vehicle

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Corroboration of operation

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Admission of operation is not enough, however, operation can be corroborated by witnesses, found in the driver seat after crash or while sleeping

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Public Way

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A public way is “any street or highway open to the public and controlled and maintained by
some level of government. This includes interstates, state highways, and municipal streets and
roads.”

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Delivery of citation

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A citation must be delivered

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3 forms of delivery of citation

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in hand
in hand to agent
Mail to violator

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How to VOID a Citation
Write VOID on face of citation, provide a full explanation of why it was voided, provide voided citation to RMV, Record the voided citation with audit sheet
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Audit Sheet
Audit sheet records citation with chiefs or designee (SGT. or higher) audit sheets must include: Citation number, Violators name, issuing officer name, date citation was issued, citation type
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proper charges for rules of the road, turning
89-8 turn on red
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proper charge for the rules of the road, passing
89-2 passing vehicle in same direction
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Proper charge for rules of the road, lane usage
89-4a for motorcycles passing in same lane
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Proper charge for rules of the road, right away
89-7 right-of-way of emergency vehicles
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proper charge for rules of the road, traffic lights
89-9 traffic control
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5 types of operators licenses
class A- Commercial Class B- Commercial Class C- Commercial Class D - regular Class M- Motorcycle
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License Restriction
B- corrective Lenses C- Mechanical Aid D- Prosthetic/ Medical aid E- CMV auto Transmission G- Daylight only H- hours restriction- employment I- JR operator J- Other S- blood sugar T- interlock U- 3 wheeled motorcycle V- med variance Y- passenger restriction
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proper charges registration and vehicle types
Chapter 90 section 1a
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proper charges equipment inspection
Chapter 90 section 7
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proper charges operator and passenger conduct, speed
Chapter 90-17 chapter 90-17C- speed in established thickly settled area Chapter 90-18 speed regulation 17 is more speed than reasonable 18 is posted speed
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proper charges operator and passenger conduct, seat belt
90-13A
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Proper charges operator and passenger conduct, texting while driving
90-8m under 18 90-12a public transport 90-13B regular
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proper charges operator and passenger conduct, OUI
90-24 OUI liquor 90-24L serious bodily injury OUI 90-24M OUI child endangerment
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proper charges rec vehicles low speed
90-2G plates on low speed vehicle
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proper charges, motorized bicycle
90-1b
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proper charges motorized scooter
90-1e
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proper charges, dirt bike
use on public way is 90B-20
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proper charges, offenses against bicyclist
90-14 passing: operators must slow down and pass bikes at a reasonable distance and speed cannot take right turns in front of bicyclists cannot open doors into bicyclists and must yield right away on lefts
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violations by bicyclists
MGL 85 sec 11E must check off bicyclist box, if the offender is under 16, give it to their parent,
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when can you arrest a bicyclist?
when they fail to provide name to police after a witnessed violation.
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What is TIM
Traffic incident management
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How many feet apart should flares be?
20 feet
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TIM steps
1. Windshield Sizeup 2. patrol car positioning 3. Move it or work it 4. Detailed assessment 5. Manage traffic flow 6. clear scene
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what is the range for a fire extinguisher?
5-20 feet
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what is the acronym for using a fire extinguisher?
PASS Pull the pin Aim the nozzle Squeeze the trigger spray and pray, baby
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Police response to hazmat
Step1 detection step 2 secure the scene Step 3 identify hazmat material step 4 Take action and request resources
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Anatomy of the crash
1. point of possible perception 2. Point of actual perception 3. point of no escape 4. Key event 5. Point of initial engagement 6. point of maximum engagement 7. point of disengagement 8. Final resting place
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Point of possible perception
Place where the operator could see the hazard
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point of actual perception
place where the operator sees the hazard
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point of no escape
place where the accident is no longer avoidable
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Key event
entering into the rightful path of other vehicle
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point of initial engagement
first contact
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point of maximum engagement
place where the vehicles reach maximum penetration
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point of disengagement
a place where vehicles separate
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final resting place
place where the vehicles stop after the crash
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controlled final resting place
the driver stops the vehicle
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uncontrolled final resting place
The vehicle comes to rest without driver input
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print tire marks
tire marks where the tires are not spinning or skidding and leaves impression in soft materials
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skid tire marks
Skids are left behind when the tire loses traction and slides over the roadway. Skids are caused when the tire locks up. tires are not rotating at all during skids
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skip skids
Skids occur when the skidding tires leave the surface of the road. They are typically 1-3 feet and follow a bump in the road.
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gap skids
gap skids occur when the tires lock up, unlock and then re-lock. common distance 15-20 feet.
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Scuff tire marks
Scuff tire marks occur when the tires are simultaneously rotating and side-slipping. occurs when the vehicle is rapidly rotating.
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Yaw marks
yaw marks occur when the vehicle is navigating the curve and the rear tires travel in a different direction then the vehicle is heading.
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When do you use 2 marks when identifying marks on the road during a crash?
when they are bigger than 2 feet
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how many crashes are caused by mechanical failure?
less than 1 %
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contact damage
damage caused by direct contact with another vehicle
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induced damage
damage caused by anything other than direct contact, for example, roof buckling when a vehicle is struck from behind.
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Post damage
damage caused by the sleepy firefighters
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paint/material transfer
caused during crashes between vehicles and pedestrians
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TOPS
Traffic Occupant Protection System
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3 primary modes of injury in a crash
1. vehicle collision 2. human collision 3. Internal collision
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vehicle collision
sudden force experienced and absorbed by the body
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human collision
people inside the vehicle striking each other, more common when people are not wearing seatbelts
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internal collision
organs striking against each other
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Four common types of crashes
1. frontal 2. rear end 3. lateral 4. roll-over
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what is a vulnerable user?
non motorists involved in a crash

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