Vehicle handling Flashcards
You are driving on a motorway at night and your car has broken down. What lights do you turn on?
What lights should you turn on if you are driving at night on motorway?
-turn on side lights if car has broken down at night so that others can see you
-turn on dipped headlights if driving at night on motorway
You are braking on a wet road. Your vehicle begins to skid. It does not have anti-lock brakes. What is the FIRST thing you should do?
Release footbrake
Steer in the direction of skid
Towing a caravan/trailer
-what is the maximum authorised mass (MAM)?
-how do you make sure caravan/trailer is secure if primary coupling device fails? How about in windy conditions?
-if it begins to swerve, what do you do?
On a dual carriageway, which lane do vehicles towing drive on?
Towing a caravan/trailer
maximum authorised mass (MAM) 3500kg- is the combined maximum weight of load + trailer combined
secondary coupling device is used if primary device fails
You can use stabiliser to secure caravan/trailer attachment in windy conditions
if you start to feel vehicle swerving, ease off accelerator and slow down until you regain control
On dual carriageway, vehicles towing always drive on LEFT. never drive on right
When should you inflate tyres to a higher pressure?
-carrying a heavy load
-driving fast for a long distance
Breakaway cable must be fitted in case the trailer gets detached from towing vehicle. It activates brakes before snapping
Which side can you overtake other vehicles?
What are the exceptional circumstances
In UK, always overtake on the right
Never on the left except for these circumstances:
When will you feel the effects of engine breaking?
-higher gear
-neutral
-lower gear
-reverse
Lower gear (lower speed) when you take your feet off accelerator will cause you to feel effects of engine breaking
You are approaching a roundabout and you see this sign? How far ahead is the round about and what does this mean?
300m ahead
1 bar-100m
