Safety and Your Vehicle Flashcards
Driving with under-inflated tyres can affect what, apart from steering?
Fuel consumption.
What can cause heavy steering?
Under-inflated tyres.
Excessive or uneven tyre wear can be caused by faults in what?
The suspension.
What is the main cause of brake fade?
The brakes overheating.
What is the legal minimum depth tread for car tyres over 3/4 of the breadth?
1.6 mm
How can drivers accelerate to help the environment?
Gently.
You can avoid wasting fuel by: having your vehicle serviced regularly or driving at higher speeds where possible?
Having your vehicle serviced regularly.
The law requires you to keep in good condition: seat belts, transmission, gears or door locks?
Seat belts.
Unbalanced wheels on a car may cause what?
The steering to vibrate.
What can be damaged by turning the steering wheel while stationary?
Tyres.
Which of the following may help deter a car thief from stealing your car?
Etching the car number on the windows.
Which of the following should not be kept in your vehicle: service record; car dealer’s details; vehicle registration document; owner’s manual?
Vehicle registration document.
When parking and leaving your car what should you do to make it more secure?
Engage the steering lock.
Where would parking cause an obstruction: lay-by or near the brow of a hill?
Near the brow of a hill.
What’s badly affected if the tyres are under-inflated: gear changes or braking?
Braking.
‘Red routes’ in major cities have been introduced to do what?
Help the traffic flow.
The fluid level in your battery is low. What should you top it up with?
Distilled water.
You are parked on the road at night. Where must you use parking lights?
Where the speed limit exceeds 30 mph.
You need to top up your battery. What level should you fill it to?
Just above the cell plates.
Before starting a journey, where can you get help to plan your route?
A motoring organisation.
What percentage of all emissions does road transport account for?
20%.
