Vehicle Handling Flashcards
What are TWO main reasons why coasting downhill is dangerous or wrong?
Choose 2 answer
It damages the engine
You have less braking and steering control
It puts more wear and tear on the tyres
The vehicle will pick up speed
Fuel consumption will be higher
You have less braking and steering control
The vehicle will pick up speed
Why is coasting wrong or dangerous?
Choose 1 answer
The engine will run faster
It will make the engine stall
It will cause the car to skid
There is no engine braking
There is no engine braking
Hills can affect the performance of your vehicle. Which TWO apply when driving up steep hills?
Choose 2 answers
The engine will work harder
The steering will feel heavier
You will slow down sooner
Higher geard will pull better
Overtaking will be easier
The engine will work harder
You will slow down sooner
You are approaching a bend at a high speed. You should begin to brake.
Choose 1 answer
After changing gears
Before the bend
After the bend
On the bend
Before the bend
You are following a vehicle at a safe distance on a wet and slippery road. Another driver overtakes you and pulls into the gap you have left. What should you do?
Choose 1 answer
Stay close to the other vehicle until it moves on
Try to overtake safely as soon as you can
Drop back to regain a safe distance
Flash your headlights as a warning
Drop back to regain a safe distance
In which THREE of these situations may you overtake another vehicle on the inside, or the left?
Choose 3 answers
When the vehicle in front is to turn right
When a slower vehicle is in the right-hand lane of a dual-carriageway
When you are in a one-way street
In slow-moving traffic queues when traffic in the right-hand lane is moving more slowly
When the vehicle in front is to turn right
When you are in a one-way street
In slow-moving traffic queues when traffic in the right-hand lane is moving more slowly
Which THREE of the following will affect your stopping distance?
Choose 3 answers
The street lighting
The weather
The time of day
The tyres on your vehicle
How fast you are going
The weather
The tyres on your vehicle
How fast you are going
You are in a very heavy downpour. Your overall stopping distance is likely to be:
Choose 1 answer
Doubled
No different
Up to ten times greater
Halved
Doubled
You have to make a journey in foggy condition. You should:
Choose 1 answer
Keep two seconds behind other vehicles
Never use demisters and windcreen wipers
Leave plenty of time for your journey
Follow closely other vehicle’s tail lights
Leave plenty of time for your journey
You are following other vehicles in fog with your lights on. How else can you reduce the chances of being involved in an accident?
Choose 1 answer
Keep together with the faster vehicles
Use your main beam instead of dipped headlights
Keep close to the vehicle in front
Reduce your speed and increase the gap
Reduce your speed and increase the gap
Why should you always reduce your speed when driving in fog?
Choose 1 answer
Because the engine’s colder
Because you could be dazzled by other peoples fog lights
Because the brakes do not work as well
Because it is more difficult to see events ahead
Because it is more difficult to see events ahead
You are driving in fog. Why should you keep well back from the vehicle in front?
Choose 1 answer
In case its brake lights dazzle you
In case its fog lights dazzle you
In case it stops suddenly
In case it changes direction suddenly
In case it stops suddenly
Using rear fog lights in clear daylight or tunnels will:
Choose 1 answer
Be useful when towing a trailer
Make following drivers keep back
Dazzle other drivers
Give extra protection
Dazzle other drivers
Which TWO of the following are correct? When overtaking at night, you should:
Choose 2 answers
Wait until a bend so that you can see the oncoming headlights
Put headlights on full beam
Beware of the bends in the road ahead
Sound your horn twice before moving out
Be careful because you can see less
Beware of the bends in the road ahead
Be careful because you can see less
You are overtaking a car at night. You must be sure that:
Choose 1 answer
Your rear fog lights are switched on
You have switches your lights to full beam before overtaking
You flash your headlamps before overtaking
You do not dazzle other road users
You do not dazzle other road users
At night, you are dazzled by headlights of vehicles coming towards you. You should:
Choose 1 answer
Put your hand over your eyes
Slow down or stop
Switch on you main beam headlights
Pull down you sun visor
Slow down or stop
You are dazzled by headlights of oncoming vehicles when driving at night. What should you do?
Choose 1 answer
Slow down or stop
Flash your lights
Drive faster past the oncoming car
Brake hard
Slow down or stop
You are on a narrow road at night. A slower-moving vehicle ahead has been signaling right for some time. What should you do?
Choose 1 answer
Signal right and sound your horn
Flash your headlights before overtaking
Overtake on the left
Wait for the signal to be cancelled before overtaking
Wait for the signal to be cancelled before overtaking
Which TWO are correct? The passing places on a narrow single-track road are:
Choose 2 answers
To pull into if the car behind wants to overtake
To turn the car around in, if you are lost
For stopping and checking your route
To pull into if an oncoming vehicle wants to proceed
For taking a rest from driving
To pull into if the car behind wants to overtake
To pull into if an oncoming vehicle wants to proceed
