6. Emergency Situations and Challenging Conditions

Question 1

Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS)

Answer 1

• Allow you to steer while breaks are being applied
• Can break as hard as you want without loosing your ability to steer

Question 2

How to brake in a Emergency

Answer 2

1. Apply steady pressure on brake pedal
2. Do not pump or release the brake
3. Look and steer in the direction you want to go

Question 3

Locked Brakes

Answer 3

• In vehicles without ABS braking hard can stop wheels from rolling (become “locked”)
• This can cause you to loose steering control

Question 4

Threshold Braking

Answer 4

Braking without ABS

1. Press on the brake pedal to the point just before the wheels lock
2. Look and steer in the direction you want to go
   - If wheels lock, release brake pedal slowly to regain control then press brake pedal again without blocking wheels

Question 5

Skidding

Answer 5

• Means you have lost control of your vehicle
• Can result from driving errors, road surface, speed of car etc.

Question 6

Driving Errors that Cause Skidding

Answer 6

• Driving to quickly
• turning steering wheel to sharply
• Turning steering wheel to much
• Braking to firmly
• Accelerating to quickly

Question 7

Acceleration Skid

Answer 7

• Occurs when driver accelerates to quickly, causing wheels to spin

Question 8

Cornering Skid

Answer 8

• Occurs when driver is accelerating to fast when turning
• Causes vehicle to slide sideways

Question 9

Off-Road Recovery

Answer 9

1. Keep firm grip on steering wheel
2. Do not steer vehicle back on road immediately
3. Take foot off gas pedal to reduce speed
4. Avoid braking
5. Check for traffic before going back on road
   6.Return to road gradually and turn into a straightened line

Question 10

Brake Failure

Answer 10

• Failure of Brakes
• Most cars have measures incase this happens

Question 11

Power Steering Failure

Answer 11

• Can still steer vehicle if power steering fails
• Will have to use extra effort

Question 12

Headlight Failure

Answer 12

• Turn on hazard lights
• Turn headlight control on and off
• If headlights are still not on reduce speed and move to emergency stopping lane or safe place

Question 13

What should you do if your tire goes flat?

Answer 13

1. Don’t press on brakes
2. Take foot off gas pedal to slow down
3. Hold steering wheel with a firm grip
4. Apply brake with gentle pressure
5. Move to the emergency lane or edge of road
6. Turn on hazard warning lights

Question 14

Driving at NighWhat should you turn on when you can’t Cleary see while driving?

Answer 14

• Headlights
• Use low bean headlights with oncoming traffic
• Properly aim headlights
• Avoid looking at oncoming headlights

Question 15

Glare

Answer 15

• Light from sun or reflections that make it difficult to see the road
  Fix: reduce speed

Question 16

Smoke and Fog

Answer 16

Fix: use low beam headlights. If not safe to drive, slow down and move vehicle to safe place

Question 17

Rain

Answer 17

Fix: use low beam headlights

Question 18

Hydroplanning

Answer 18

• When tires loose contact with roads surface
  Fix: same fix as skidding

Question 19

Ice and Snow

Answer 19

Fix:
- maintain vehicle
- allow more time and distance fir stopping and starting

Question 20

What should a driver do if stranded on highway in ice and snow?

Answer 20

• Stay in vehicle and run engine just enough to stay warm
• Open window slightly too prevent carbon monoxide poisoning

Question 21

What should a driver do if involved in a collision?

Answer 21

• Exchange contact information
• Record information of witnesses
• Do nit discuss who was at fault
• Record important details of scene
• Notify Insurance company

Answer 22

Motorcycles must slow down to 60km/hr when passing tow trucks