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  2. Glossary of firefighting - Wikipedia

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    Engine: A fire suppression vehicle that has a water pump and, typically, carries hoses, other equipment and a limited supply of water. Engineer: A firefighter responsible for driving the engine to the scene of the call and operation of the pumps on an engine, to provide sufficient water to the firefighters on the hose. The term may be either a ...

  3. Sudden unintended acceleration - Wikipedia

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    Diesel engine runaway: Diesel engine power is governed by the amount of fuel supplied. Excessive pressure in the crankcase can force mist of engine oil into the intake manifold, which can be burned in the same fashion as Diesel fuel, thus causing runaway. One-pedal driving mode and lack of brake application in deceleration and reverse actions. [16]

  4. Terry stop - Wikipedia

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    New Jersey State Police officer conducting a traffic stop on the New Jersey Turnpike. For practical purposes, a traffic stop is essentially the same as a Terry stop; for the duration of a stop, driver and passengers are "seized" within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment. The Supreme Court has held that drivers and passengers may be ordered to ...

  5. Vehicle insurance - Wikipedia

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    Driving without the necessary insurance for that vehicle is an offence that can be prosecuted by the police and fines range from 841 to 3,287 euros. Police forces also have the power to seize a vehicle that does not have the necessary insurance in place, until the owner of the vehicle pays a fine and signs a new insurance policy.

  6. Seize - Wikipedia

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    Seize or seise may refer to: Seisin, legal possession of property; Seizing, a class of knots used to semi-permanently bind together two ropes; Seize (band), a British electronic band; The jamming of machine parts against each other, usually due to insufficient lubrication; Seize, a fictional town the anime TV series Sound of the Sky

  7. Vehicle inspection - Wikipedia

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    An inspection sticker from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts A Warrant of Fitness certificate issued to vehicles in New Zealand. Vehicle inspection is a procedure mandated by national or subnational governments in many countries, in which a vehicle is inspected to ensure that it conforms to regulations governing safety, emissions, or both.

  8. Turbine engine failure - Wikipedia

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    Following an engine shutdown, a precautionary landing is usually performed with airport fire and rescue equipment positioned near the runway. The prompt landing is a precaution against the risk that another engine will fail later in the flight or that the engine failure that has already occurred may have caused or been caused by other as-yet unknown damage or malfunction of aircraft systems ...

  9. Road signs in Spain - Wikipedia

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    Sign to direct traffic at an entrance to the AL-12 road in Almería. Road signs in Spain are regulated in the Instrucción de Carreteras Norma 8.1-IC [1] as well as the Catálogo de señales verticales de circulación. [2] They conform to the general pattern of those used in most other European countries.