UPS Driving exam Flashcards
**AIM HIGH IN STEERING
How?
**Imaginary target – baseball/dartboard
**AIM HIGH IN STEERING
What?
**Centers car in traffic lane: Safe path on turns
AIM HIGH IN STEERING
Key Phrase
**“FIND A SAFE PATH WELL AHEAD.”
GET THE BIG PICTURE How?
**How wide and deep? What’s in it? Objects and ground.
GET THE BIG PICTURE What?
**Keeps you away from billboards. Smooth stops and turns. Buys time.
GET THE BIG PICTURE Key Phrase
“STAY BACK AND SEE IT ALL”
KEEP YOUR EYES MOVING
HOW?
Move eyes. Front – 2 seconds, Rear – 5 to 8 seconds
KEEP YOUR EYES MOVING
What?
Keeps you alive at intersections, keeps eyes ahead of car
KEEP YOUR EYES MOVING
Key Phrase
“SCAN – DON’T STARE”
LEAVE YOURSELF AN OUT
How?
Have escape route, take path of least resistance.
LEAVE YOURSELF AN OUT
What?
Space on all four sides, but always in front
LEAVE YOURSELF AN OUT
Key Phrase
“BE PREPARED, EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED”
MAKE SURE THEY SEE YOU
How?
Communicate in traffic – horn, lights, signals
MAKE SURE THEY SEE YOU
What?
Establishes eye-to-eye contact
MAKE SURE THEY SEE YOU
Key Phrase
“DON’T GAMBLE – USE YOUR HORN, LIGHTS, AND SIGNALS
10 Pt.
Clearing intersections Why?
Keeps you alive at intersections.
10 Pt.
When stopped in traffic Why?
Have escape route
10 Pt.
Count one-two-three after vehicle ahead has started to move Why?
Keeps you away from billboards
10 Pt.
Four to six second following time for speeds up to 30 MPH, 6-8 seconds for speeds over 30 MPH Why?
Buys time.
10 Pt.
Eight to twelve seconds eye-lead time Why?
Centers car in traffic lane.
10 Pt.
Scan steering wheels Why?
Take path of least resistance
10 Pt.
Stale green lights Why?
Smooth stops and turns
10 Pt.
Eye contact
Why?
Establishes eye to eye contact.
10 Pt.
Pulling from curb Why?
Communicate in traffic, horn, lights, signals.
10 Pt.
Use of mirrors and gauges
Why?
Keeps eyes ahead of car.
