Chapter 13 Flashcards
A left tire blows out. Unless you control the car, what will probably happen?
Your vehicle will pull to the left
When you have a blowout, what should you do first?
grip the steering wheel firmly
In case of a blowout, which procedure is incorrect?
Brake immediate to avoid tire damage. (braking will cause you to go even more out of control)
when you change a tire, which action should you take?
block the wheel that is diagonally opposite the flat
As you apply the foot brake, the pedal goes to the floor. What should you do first?
pump the brake pedal 3 or 4 times
If you must leave the roadway at high speeds, you should:
search for an open zone
When brakes overheat and lose their effectiveness the condition is called:
brake fade
If your accelerator pedal is flat on the floor, the problem may be:
a broken accelerator spring
As you are driving your stick shift car, your accelerator sticks. What should you do first?
Kick the side of the accelerator once to jar it free
If the accelerator sticks and not traffic is present, what might you try to do first?
pull up the accelerator with your toe
You are driving in traffic. The engine of your automatic transmission car stalls. You should:
shift to neutral
When total steering failure occurs, you first should:
Communicate your emergency to others using your horn and emergency flashers
The hood of your car is vibrating while you drive. You should:
stop in a safe location, release the hood and close it again
If your headlights fail at night, you should
immediately move off of the road
What should you carry in your car in event of fuel, oil, grease, electrical or ordinary combustible fire?
an A-B-C type fire extinguisher
Smoke is coming from you car’s engine compartment. You have stopped in a safe place. You should then:
turn off the ignition
Your vehicle stalls on a railroad. tracks and cannot be started. Immediately what should you do next?
Get any passengers out of the vehicle and away from the tracks.
Your car is stalled on the railroad tracks. What should you do first? In what directions should you run when you abandon the car?
away from the tracks in the directions that the train is approaching.
The first actions to take when making an offroad recovery is to:
Hold the steering wheel firmly
An obstruction is just ahead on the shoulder. your front wheel leaves the roadway at high speed. When do you countersteer?
The instant the front tires touch the roadway.
At what speeds can you swerve to a new path in less distance than you need to stop?
at 30 mph or above
What should you do first if you enter a curve too fast?
Brake gently as soon as you realize the curve is sharper than you thought.
Your car is forced off of the roadway into a deep lake. Although all the windows are rolled up your car sinks rapidly beneath the surface, what should you do after unfastening safety belts?
Try to get a full breath of air. Move quickly to the area closest to the surface. Roll down the window. Climb out and swim to the surface.
An oncoming car crosses the center line and drives into your lane. You:
Maintain control and slow down.
To avoid a side impact:
Brake or accelerate quickly
