Driving Emergencies Flashcards
Tire Blowout: If you hear a … sound it can be a warning of a blowout. If your heard the sound, safetly get off the road and check your tires. In case of blowout, hold the … tightly and slowly take your foot off the … Do not use your breaks until your vehicle is … Leave the road when it is safe to do.
Thumping … Steering wheel … Gas pedal … Controlled
Loss of Wheel: Handle this as you would with a blowout. A thump or noise in the wheel can be a warning … the roadway and stop … your vehicle or have it checked.
Leave … Checked
Steering Failure: If your vehicle suddenly will not respond when you steer, slowly take your foot off the … turn on your … lights and keep your foot off the … pedal while it’s safe to do. The balance of the vehicle will allow it to continue going straight, but a sudden change it speed can send it out of control. As the vehicle decreases …, you can carefully … to bring it to a stop.
Gas pedal … Emergency … Brake … Speed … Brake
Headlight Failure: If your headlights suddenly go out, try your … lights, … lights, and … signals. These may work and give you enough time and give your enough time to get out of the road safetly. If your … begin to dim drive into a service station or pull out of the road and go for help.
Emergency … Parking … Directional … Headlights
Stuck Gas Pedal: … your shoe under the … and see if you can free it. If not, shift into … and use the … to slow your vehicle and get off the road. Do not turn off the … as you could loose your … control or lock your …
Hook … Gas pedal … Neutral … Brake pedal … Ignition … Steering Wheel
Running Off the Pavement: If your wheels move off the pavement, do not suddenly … or … back to the pavement … your foot off the … and … gently. When your vehicle has decreased …, check for traffic behind you then carefully … back into the pavement.
Steer … Swerve … Ease … Gas pedal … Brake … Speed … Turn
Vehicle Approaching Head on In Your Lane: Decrease … pull over to … and sound your … to warn other driver. Do not turn into … lane. If you do, the other driver may recover and pull into that lane causing a head on collision.
Speed … Right … Horn … Left
Stalling On Railroad Tracks: If a train approaches, release your seatbelt, leave the vehicle and get far away as you can from the railroad tracks. Run toward the general direction the train is coming from. If you run “down the track” in the same direction as the train, you can be hit with debris when the train hits your vehicle. When you are completely sure not vehicle is coming, open your vehicle and … for a train and try to start the … If that fails, shift your vehicle into … and … it from the tracks.
Listen … Engine … Neutral … Push
Going into Water: A vehicle will normally float for a while, and you should have some time to remove yourself before it starts to sink … your seatbelt and escape through a … An open door would cause water to … in and the car could turn over you. If the vehicle sinks before you remove yourself, get into the … seat. An air pocket can form there, as the weight of the … pulls the vehicle down front first. When the vehicle …, take a … and escape through the … When your air pressure will build in your lungs. Let it out in small … through your … or … as your go up to the surface. Do not hold your breath … or try to … air out; just allow the air to escape the natural way.
Release … Window … Rush … Back … Settles … Breath … Nose … Lips … Tight … Blow
Fire: If you see … from under the hood, pull off the road and park. Turn off the … Get away from the car and call the fire department.
Smoke … Ignition
Blocked Vision: If your hood suddenly opens or your vision through the windshield becomes blocked by some other objects or wipers that have failed, you can … your … so you can see. Turn on your … lights and carefully pull off the road and park it.
Open … Window … Emergency
