EVOC Flashcards
Rolling friction increases approximately ____% for each degree of steering Input. This increases the amount of braking by up to ____%
1.5%
30%
What are the 3 controls of a vehicle?
Steering
Brakes
Accelerator
What is gyroscopic precission?
When you force a tire to change direction and the tire resists.
Remember 90 degrees
What are the 2 ways a vehicle gets in trouble?
When the FRONT or REAR of a vehicle goes straighter or wider than you want the vehicle to go.
Which is more important: decision or skills?
In almost all cases, decisions. If u make the correct decisions u won’t need to apply the skills.
What is he most important mechanical part of your vehicle?
Tires
What is newtons 1st law?
Every body continues in a state of rest or motion in a straight line unless it is compelled to change that state by forces impressed upon it
What is newtons 2nd law?
The acceleration of a body is directly proportional to the net force acting on the body and inversely proportional to the mass of the body.
( a bigger car with a bigger engine is faster than a smaller car with a smaller engine)
What is newtons 3rd law?
To every action force there is an opposite reaction
YAW causes weight to transfer _____ to _______
End to end sideways
Pitch causes weight to transfer ______ to ________
Forward and back
ROLL causes weight to transfer ______ to ________
Side to side