Chapter 6 Flashcards
To steer straight forward, look:
far ahead toward the center of you intended path
A beginning driver may tend to understeer. This means to:
driver turns the steering wheel too little
Backing a stick shift care requires skillful use of the :
clutch pedal
A right turn hand signal is indicated by:
the left arm and hand pointing up
The hand signal to indicate slow or stop is:
left arm and hand pointing downward
Just before beginning any lane-change maneuver:
check to see that the roadway ahead has no obstructions
Making proper turns depends on:
steering and speed control
Why should you place your right hand near the top of the steering wheel when beginning a left turn?
To begin pulling the wheel down while releasing your left hand
Always prepare to straighten your car after a turn by:
using hand-over-hand steering
You need to downshift to slow for a turn. Why should you complete the down shift before the turn?
You will have both hands free for steering
For a right turn, start turning the steering wheel when:
the front wheels are even with the bend of the corner
Completing a turn requires that you:
Accelerate gently about halfway through the turn
To back to the left, you (put hands where and crank which way?)
Pull the steering wheel to the left
When backing to the left, the front wheels move:
far to the right of the rear wheels
A turnabout maneuver is risky because;
you cross or back into one or more lanes of traffic
A turnabout manuever is for: (doing what?)
turning your vehicle completely around
Backing into a driveway or an alley on the right side:
is the safest turnabout maneuver
Why do you avoid parking ina space next to a badly parked vehicle?
That driver might hit your vehicle upon leaving
Angle parking begins with your car (where)?
At least six feet from a row of parked vehicles
Use perpendicular parking to park (where)?
at a right angle to the curb
When parking on the right turn the wheels sharply to the left when?
when your front bumper is even with the front vehicle’s rear bumper.
After completing a parallel parking maneuver, your vehicle should:
be in the center of the parking space
Regardless of the hill you park on, you should: leave it how
set the parking break
when parking uphill on the right side when there is not curb:
steer left, shift to neutral, and roll back to the curb
You are starting an automatic transmission car on an uphill grade. If you use the parking brake, you: (release it when/how)
release the parking break after you feel the engine start to pull.
