Safety and your Vehicle Flashcards
Which of these fluids, if allowed to get low, is dangerous?
Choose 1 answer
Radiator coolant level
Brake fluid level
Battery water level
Antifreeze level
Brake fluid level
Which TWO are adversely affected if the tyres are under-inflated?
Choose 2 answers
Steering
Braking
Parking
Changing gear
Steering
Braking
It is important that tyre pressure is regularly checked. When should this be done?
Choose 1 answer
When tyres are hot
After driving at high speed
After any lengthy journey
When tyres are cold
When tyres are cold
It is very improtant that typre pressures are correct. They should be checked, at least:
Choose 1 answer
Every time the vehicle has a VRT test
Once a week
Once a month
Every time the vehicle is serviced
Once a week
Driving with under-inflated (low) tyres can affect:
Choose 2 answers
Oil pressure
Braking
Fuel consumption
Engine temperatures
Braking
Fuel consumption
When MUST you use dipped lights during the day?
Choose 1 answer
When parking
Along narrow streets
In poor visibility
All the time
In poor visibility
How can you as a vehicle driver help the environment?
Choose 3 answers
By servicing your vehicle properly
By gentle acceleration
By harsh acceleration
By driving faster
By reducing your speed
By using leaded fuel
By servicing your vehicle properly
By gentle acceleration
By reducing your speed
Motor vehicles can harm the environment resulting in:
Choose 3 answers
Using up natural resources
Damage to buildings
Less use of electric behicles
Improved public transport
Reduced health risks
Air pollution
Using up natural resources
Damage to buildings
Air pollution
To reduce the damage to your vehicle causes to the environment, you should:
Choose 3 answers
Use busy routes
Plan well ahead
Brake in good time
Avoid harsh acceleration
Use narrow side streets
Plan well ahead
Brake in good time
Avoid harsh acceleration
You will help your environment if you:
Choose 1 answer
Accelerate and brake sharply
Drive continually using full choke
Reduce the tyre pressure
Walk or cycle when you can
Walk or cycle when you can
To help the environment, you should NOT:
Choose 1 answer
Empty the boot of unnecessary weight
Use your vehicle for very short journeys
Walk, cycle, or use public transport
Remove your roof rack when unloaded
Use your vehicle for very short journeys
Excessive or uneven wear on the tyres can be caused by faults in:
Choose 3 answers
The exhaust system
The suspension
The accelerator
The gearbox
Wheel alignment
The braking system
The suspension
Wheel alignment
The braking system
Which of the following will reduce fuel consumption?
Choose 2 answers
Planning well ahead
Reducing your road speed
Rapid acceleration
Short journeys with a cold engine
Driving in lower gears
Late and harsh braking
Planning well ahead
Reducing your road speed
You should NOT sound your horn:
Choose 1 answer
Between 11:30pm and 7am in a built-up area
At any time in a built-up area
Between 10pm and 6am in a built up area
Betweem 11:00pm and 6am in a built-up area
Betweem 11:00pm and 6am in a built-up area
In some residential roads, you will find a speed limit of:
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80kph
60kph
35kph
50kph
35kph
Road humps, chicanes and narrowing are:
Choose 1 answer
At toll-bridge approaches only
Used to increase traffic speed
Always at major road works
Traffic calming measures
Traffic calming measures
You enter a road where there are road humps. You should:
Choose 1 answer
Maintain a reduced speed throughout
Drive slowly at school times only
Always keep to the maximum legal speed
Accelerate quickly between each one
Maintain a reduced speed throughout
Which FOUR of these MUST be in good working order for your car to be safe and roadworthy?
Choose 4 answers
Temperature gauge
Indicators
Brakes
Exhaust system
Oil warning light
Lights
Indicators
Brakes
Exhaust system
Lights
New petrol-engined cars have to be fitted with catalytic converters. The reason for this is to:
Choose 1 answer
Allow the exhaust system to be recycled
Prolong the life of the exhaust system
Control exhaust noise levels
Reduce harmful exhaust emissions
Reduce harmful exhaust emissions
