Traffic Code and Crash Investigations.
This chapter covers what a Texas peace officer must know about traffic Code and Crash Investigations, along with the statute limits that shape each element, at the level of detail the TCOLE tests.
A few learning objectives from this chapter.
The law that drives the questions.
What recruits ask about this chapter.
What should a Texas peace officer understand about traffic laws contained in the Transportation Code (TC) and their applications?
Discuss traffic laws contained in the Transportation Code (TC) and their applications. Includes: authorized Emergency Vehicle; bicycle; bus; farm tractor; house trailer; implement of Husbandry; light Truck; moped.
How does the TCOLE curriculum define following terms in the TC?
Define the following terms in the TC. Includes: persons – Transportation Code Sec. 541.001; escort Flagger; operator; owner; pedestrian; person; school Crossing Guard; sidewalk User.
How does the TCOLE curriculum define following terms in the TC, as it relates to traffic, traffic areas, and traffic control?
Define the following terms in the TC, as it relates to traffic, traffic areas, and traffic control. Includes: traffic – Transportation Code Sec. 541.301; traffic areas – Transportation Code Sec. 541.302; alley; crosswalk; freeway; freeway Main Lane; highway or Street; improved Shoulder.
How does the TCOLE curriculum define various miscellaneous terms listed in Chapter 541, TC?
Define the various miscellaneous terms listed in Chapter 541, TC. Includes: daytime; gross Vehicle Weight.
Drill this chapter with practice questions written from the BPOC curriculum.
You get a curated practice question bank for every BPOC chapter, a daily drill that weights toward the topics you keep missing, and a predicted TCOLE score that moves with your answers.
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