Which option is NOT a listed physical appearance factor relevant to crash investigations?

• A. Restrictions Noted on Driver's License
• B. Vehicle Type
• C. Dress
• D. Stance

Answer: (B)

Physical appearance factors are the observable attributes of a person at the scene used to describe or identify them. This includes what they are wearing (dress), how they carry themselves (stance), and even any restrictions noted on their driver’s license, since those details pertain to the person and how they may have acted or proceeded at the time.

Dress and stance are clear examples of appearance notes because they describe how the person presents themselves physically at the moment of observation. Restrictions noted on a driver’s license, while not about clothing or posture, are still treated as appearance-related descriptors tied to the individual’s identity and potential implications for behavior or actions.

Vehicle Type, on the other hand, describes a vehicle rather than a person. It falls under vehicle or scene factors rather than physical appearance factors, so it isn’t part of the listed appearance descriptors.

So, the option that does not fit the category of physical appearance factors is the vehicle type, since it concerns the vehicle rather than the person.