Driving At Night And In Bad Weather Flashcards
What does overdriving your headlights mean?
When you go so fast that your stopping distance is farther than you can see with your headlights
Why is overdriving your headlights dangerous?
You may not give yourself enough room to make a safe stop
Reflective roads can cause you to …?
Overdrive your headlights if your not careful
What is a glare?
A dazzling light that makes it hard for you to see and be aware of what others around you are doing.
What should you do when meeting oncoming vehicles with bright headlights at night?
Look up and beyond and slightly to the right of the oncoming lights
What should you do in daytime glare?
Use your sun visor or keep a pair of good quality sunglasses in your vehicle
What should you do when entering a tunnel on a bright day to allow your eyes to adjust to the reduced light?
Slow down
When should you use your low beam headlights?
Within 150 m of an oncoming vehicle or when following a vehicle within 60 m
What beam should you switch to when on country roads when you come to a curve or a hilltop
Low beams so you can see oncoming headlights and won’t blind oncoming drivers
You can switch back to high beam if …?
You can’t see any headlights
Define fog
A thin layer of cloud resting on the ground
What does does reduce in drivers
Visibility
True or false, the best thing you can do when dealing with fog is avoid driving?
True
If visibility is decreasing rapidly due to fog what should you do?
Move off the road and into a safe parking area to wait for the fog to lift
If your caught driving in the fog you should
1. ———- down gradually and drive at a speed that suits your ———-
Slow, conditions
If your caught driving in the fog you should
2.make sure the full ———- ———-of your vehicle is turned ———-
Lighting system, on
If your caught driving in the fog you should use which type of headlights?
Low beam and fog lights if your vehicle has them
If you are caught driving in the fog you should use ———- to guide you such as ?
Pavement markings to guide you such as the edge of the road rather than the centre line
In you are caught driving in the fog what should you increase so you can brake safely?
Distance
What should you look and listen for if caught driving in the fog?
Hazards that may be ahead
What should you reduce iN your vehicle if you are caught driving in the fog?
Distractions such as your cellphone
What should you keep clean if you are caught driving in the fog?
Windows and mirrors to maximize your vision
If you are caught driving in the fog you should keep watch for electronically operated warning signs
True or false, you should not keep looking as far ahead as possible if caught driving in the fog
False
You should keep your windows and mirrors clean if your stuck driving in the fog?
True, use your defroster and wipers to maximize your vision
What should you do if the fog is too dense to continue?
Pull completely off the road and position your vehicle in a safe parking area and turn on your emergency flashers
What should you not do on the travelled portion of the road when driving in fog that is too dense to continue?
Stop, you could become the link in a chain-reaction collision
Don’t _________ up to pass a __________ moving __________ or to get away from a ________ that’s is following to ___________.
Speed; vehicle; slowly; vehicle; closely
What should you remember when driving in the fog?
- Watch your ___________.
Speed
- Leave a safe _________ distance between you and the __________ ahead
Braking; vehicle
- Remain ________ and patient. Don’t pass other ________ or __________ up suddenly
Calm; vehicles; speed
Don’t _______ on the road. If visibility is decreasing rapidly, pull off the _______ into a _______ _________ area and wait for the dog to lift.
Stop; road;safe; parking
Use your __________ lights
Low beam
What does rain do to the roads?
Makes the road slippery
What happens to the tires with more rain fall?
Tires make less contact with the road
What is hydroplaning?
If there is too much water or if you are going too fast, your tires may ride on top of the water
What will reduce the chance of skids?
Smooth steering, braking and accelerating will reduce the chance of skids
When it’s raining you should leave _________ between you and the vehicle ahead in case you have to stop.
More space
You should avoid driving in __________
Puddles
A puddle can hide a large ___________ that could __________ your vehicle or its __________ or flatten a _________
Pot hole; damage; suspension; tire
Floods
Avoid travelling on flooded roads. _______ can prevent your brakes from working
Water
After driving through a stretch of road that has been flooded, what should you do to your brakes?
Test your brakes to dry them out by stopping quickly and firmly at 50 km/hr
Flood
If the brake pedal feels _______ even after brakes are dry that’s a sign of trouble
Spongy
Skids
A skid May happen when one or more _______ lose their grip with the roads surface
Tires
Skids
Hard _______ and overly aggressive _________ or accelerating can cause your vehicle to skid and possibly go out of control
Braking, turning
Skids most often happen on a ________ surface such as a road that wet, icy or covered with snow, ________ or some lose other ________
Slippery, gravel, material
Skid
Ease off on the ________ or brake and on a very slippery surface slip the transmission into _________
Accelerator, neutral
Skids
Continue to _______ in the direction you wish to go
Steer
Skids
Once you regain control you can brake as needed, gently and smoothly
True
Anti-lock Braking System is designed to sense the ______ of the wheels on a vehicle during braking.
Speed
Anti-lock Braking Systems
How does ABS prevent tire skids and loss of steering control?
An abnormal drop in wheel speed causes brake force to be reduced to that wheel preventing wheel lock
Threshold braking is practiced in a vehicle that is not equipped with Anti-lock ______ Systems
Braking
Threshold braking
Press
Snow
You must _______ down on rutted, snowy roads.
Snow
Avoid sudden steering, _________ or accelerating that could cause a _______
Braking, skid
Snow
Do not use ________ control during time of snow and other ________ weather
Cruise, inclement
Whiteouts
drive only when necessary and with extreme caution
Whiteouts
1. Slow down ________
Gradually
Whiteouts
2. Make sure full _________ system of your vehicle is turned on
Lighting
Whiteouts
3. Use you _____-beam headlights and fog lights
Low
Whiteouts
4. Avoid _______, changing _______ and crossing traffic
Passing, lanes
Whiteouts
5. Increase your _______ distance. You will need extra ______ space to ______
Following, space, brake
Whiteouts
6. Stay alert
- Reduce distraction
Whiteouts
7. Keep _________ and mirrors clean
Windows
Whiteouts
8. Get off the road when ________ is near zero
Visibility
Whiteouts
Don’t
1. Stop on the ________ portion of the road
Travelled
Whiteouts
Don’t
2. Attempt to pass a vehicle moving ______ or ________ up to get away from the vehicle that is following too closely
Slowly, speed
Ice
If the road ahead looks like black and shiny _________ it may be covered by a thin layer of __________ known as black ice
Asphalt, ice
Ice
It is important to ________ down, look ahead and anticipate _________
Slow , ice
Ice
As temperatures drop below ________, wet roads become ________
Freezing, icy
Snow Plows
Snow-removal vehicles on public roadways are equipped with flashing ___________that can be seen from _________ metres.
Blue lights , 150
Flashing blue lights warn you of _________ and slow-____vehicles
Wide, moving
Do not try to pass between them. This is extremely dangerous because there is not enough room to pass safely, and the ridge of wet snow can throw your vehicle out of control
