Driving Safely Flashcards
What should you do before starting your vehicle or driving off
Vehicle inspection!
If you inspected your vehicle yesterday there’s no need to inspect it before driving a day later (True or False)
False! You always need a vehicle inspection before driving off
When your done with your trip and park up your truck what should you do
After trip inspection
After your trip is done you must inspect your vehicle even if you did a pre trip inspection (True or False)
True
What do you look at when doing an inspection
Tires , wheels , rims
brakes
lights and reflectors
Brake & electrical connections to trailer
trailer coupling device
cargo securement devices
What is the min tread depth you need on the front tires
4/32 inches in every major groove
what tread depth do you need on the rest of your tires (not front wheels)
2/32 inches
What may a rusted nut mean
the nut may be loose so be sure to check
Are wheels that have had welding repairs safe
No they are not safe
How much steering wheel play can make it hard to steer
approx 10 degreesn or 2 inches movement on 20 inch steering wheel
what is the suspension system for?
Holds up the vehicle and its load. Also keeping the axle in place
What can an broken exhaust system lead to
poison fumes into the sleeper or cab
What are some emergency equipment you should be equipped with
fire extinguisher , and reflective triangles
What is the 7 step inspection method
1: Review last vehicle inspection report
2: Check engine compartment
3: Start engine and inspect inside the cab
4: turn off engine and check lights
5: do walk around inspection
6: check signal lights
7: start the engine and check
How do you prevent rolling in a manual vehicle
Hit the clutch
Is it more dangerous driving at night
Yes!
If you need glasses on your license is one pair of glasses fine
No you need a spare or could get a fine
What are signs of fatigue
Difficulty focusing , Yawning repeatedly or rubbing eyes , day dreaming , wandering disconnected thoughts , trouble remembering last few miles driven
What should you do noticing signs of fatigue
Take a 15 - 20 min nap or for the night
when do many motor vehicle accidents occur
between midnight and 6am
how do you prevent drowsiness
get adequent sleep
How far ahead can you see with low beams
250ft
how far can you see ahead with high beams
300 - 500ft
when should you dim your lights
within 500ft of oncoming vehicle and when following within 500ft of another vehicle
should you look directly into light of oncoming vehicle
No!! Avoid the glare look slightly to the right
Should you stick with just your low beams
No switch back and forth as needed
What is the only cure to sleepiness
Stop somewhere safe and sleep!
What is the best advice for driving in fog
DONT! Slow down and find a safe place to stop
Can you ignore ice on the radiator shuts
No ice can cause the engine to stop
when are exhaust system leaks most dangerous
When cab ventilation may be poor especially critical in the winter time
What causes wet breaks and what happens if they do get wet
Driving heavy rain or deep standing water. Can cause
How often should,you inspect tires driving in hot weather
Every 2 hours or 100 miles
what helps prevent overheating
driving slower
what type of crossing do not have traffic control device
passive crossings
How close can you stop near a track
further than 15 ft but cannot be 50 ft out
how long does it take a tractor unit to clear a single vs double rail track
14 seconds vs 15 seconds on a double
How do you maintain control going downhill
Shift to a lower gear
what is break fade effected by
Adjustments
How often should breaks be alligned
frequent;y if they are in frequent use
What is the proper breaking teqnique going down hill
“Snub”
what are escape ramps for
For runaway vehicles without injury and prevent property to not be damaged
Is stopping always the safest to do during emergency
No turning is almost always quicker than stopping
Should you break while turning
NO you may end up locking up
if you are forced to go off road and are coming back should you do so gradually
NO if you do so gradually you may
controlled breaking
stab breaking
emergency use only
jam breaking
what does pumping the breaks do
Sometimes that will be enough pressure to stop the vehicle
what are the three major signs of tire failure
Sound of loud bang, vibration or thumps, and feel (Steering wheel feels heavy)
what three things to do in response to tire failure
Hold steering wheels firmly , stay off break, check the tires
how to know if your vehicle has ABS equipped
1: year , 2 abs lights , 3 ECU , 4 Wheel speed sensor wires
What color are ABS malfunction lights
Yellow
What causes most skids (4)
Over breaking, over steering , over accelerations , driving too fast
WHat is most common skid
rear wheel skid
what is the firsdt thing to do in an accident scence
Keep another accident from happening in the same spot
what to do if your vehicle is involved in an accident
move to side of the road and set up your triangles, notify authorities and care for injured
should you move a severely injured person
No unless risk of fire or something of the sort ,also keep the injured person warm
what are some causes of fires
1: After accidents , 2: Under inflated tires , 3 : Fuel , 4:cargo
where should you NOT park during electrical fire
Service station or anything that can catch on fire
What to do during a cargo fire
Keep the doors shut
What is the BC fire extinguisher designed to work on
Electrical and burning liquid fires
ABC fire extinguisher is designed to work on ?
Wood , paper , or cloth fires
what does alcohol affectt in your body
Decision making , muscle coordination , and reaction time
what sobers a person up?
ONLY time not coffee or other remedies
All the following contain the same amount of alcohol
12 oz glass of 5% , 5 ounce of 12% , 1 & 1/2 oz shot of 80 proof liquor
what are hazardous material
Products posing a risk to health , safety , and property during transportation
where do you keep your hazardous papers at
In the pouch on the drivers side
What are placards
Used to warn of hazardous material signed on the outside of a vehicle
Do all hazardous materials need to have a placard on the truck
NO if it is under 1k pounds
Can you drive a vehicle needing Placards without a hazmat endorsement
No you can face jail time!
How far ahead should you be looking
12-15 seconds
when putting triangles for a divided flat road on the shoulder where should the cones go
10 , 100, and 200 ft behind
when putting triangles for a undivided flat road on the shoulder where should the cones go
10 ft in front of vehicle and behind , also 100 ft behind
when putting triangles for a divided hill on the shoulder where should the cones go
10 ft , 100 ft , 500 ft behind
total stopping distance is
perception distance , reaction distance , braking distance
reaction distance
distance you will travel ideally before you physically hit the breaks average driver has a reaction time of 3/4 second . travelling at 55mph accounts for 61ft
braking distance
distance your vehicle will travel in ideal situation from when you hit that breaks . at 55mph you’ll travel 216ft
what is the length of total stopping distance
about a foot ball field or 419ft
how does doubling speed effect the stopping distance
by 4 times `
what is the heavy vehicle following distance formula
1 second for every 10 ft of vehicle , plus 1 second when above 40mph
how to deal with tailgaters
increase following distance
what is the correct method for turns at a cross
button hook
BC fire exstinguisher is for
Electrical fires
What is ABC exstinguisher
burning wood paper cloth
What is the equivilency for alchohol ( beer wine and 80 proof
12 oz glass of 5% , 5 oz glass of 12% , 1 and 1 half oz of 80 proof liq
what are placards
diamond shaped sign indicating what type of hazardous material you have
