Chapter 12 - Driving in Adverse Conditions Flashcards
How can you keep the inside of your vehicle windows clear after you have cleared them in high humidity or rainy conditions?
Use the defroster or air conditioner
To give yourself more time for the IPDE Process at night,
look beyond the range of your headlights
When your headlights shine into fog
light is reflected back by water particles
driving at a speed distance longer than the distance lighted by your headlights
overdriving headlights
during rain, use your windshield wipers, and…
defroster on high
many state require what to be on when your windshield wipers are?
low-beam headlights
what headlights should you have on in rain?
low-beam headlights
rain tends to be slickest
as rain begins to fall
when driving in snow you should,
use low-beam headlights and reduce speed
when a tire loses road contact by rising up on top of water
hydroplaning
If you must drive through deep water,
apply light brake pressure through the water.
Why can a bridge surface freeze before adjoining road surfaces do?
Cold air circulates above and below the bridge road surface.
thin sheet of invisible ice
black ice
after driving through water,
squeeze your brakes lightly to make sure they are working properly
if your vehicle skids to the right, you should
steer to the right
