Drivers Ed Chapter 15

Chapter 15 Lesson 3

A. Read the following paragraph that describes a situation in which a vehicle you are driving breaks down. In the space below the paragraph, write down what was done correctly under the "Right" heading and what was not correctly done, under "Wrong." You are driving down the interstate highway when you notice your vehicle's temperature gauge beginning to climb. You decide to wait to see if it gets any worse. Finally, the temperature gets very high and you decide to pull over. You are now driving in a road construction area where there is very little shoulder available. You get out of your vehicle, tie a scarf on the right-hand side door handle, and open the vehicle's trunk. You then turn on the vehicle's emergency flashers, and since it is very cold outside, you get back into the vehicle and wait for help. You are careful to close the window all the way, since your heater is keeping you warm and you do not want to waste the heat. Soon someone sees you and pulls over. The person comes over to your vehicle, and you get out. Right- Pulling over, Turning on emergency flashers, getting back in the vehicle and waiting for help. Wrong- Waiting to see if it gets worse, getting out of the vehicle and tying a scarf on the right side, opening the trunk, leave heat and accessories off, leaving the vehicle at all.

Chapter 15 Lesson 2

A. The following steps outline what you should do if a tire loses pressure, but they are in the wrong order. In the space next to each step, write a number to show where in the order it should appear. a. Check the traffic around you. When you find a gap, signal and steer off the roadway as far as you can. 3 b. Get out of the vehicle, and have any passengers get out also. 5 c. Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands. 1 d. Shift into Park (or Reverse in a manual-shift vehicle), and put on your emergency flashers. 4 e. Release the accelerator slowly. Don't brake. 2 B. For each sentence below, circle T if the statement is true and F if it is false. Correct each false statement in the space below. 1. Between 300 and 400 people are killed yearly while changing tires, when the vehicle falls off the jack or they are hit by other vehicles. True. 2. An engine fire cannot be put out with water. True. 3. Jump-starting a battery whose fluid is frozen can cause the battery to explode. True. 4. Check the brake-fluid level once a month if you drive 10,000 miles or more a year. True.

Chapter 15 Lesson 1

A. The three procedures listed below are possible ways of slowing your car in case of total brake failure. Match each procedure with its result. 1. Shift to a lower gear. B 2. Pump the brake pedal rapidly. C 3. Use the parking brake, keeping your hand on the release button or handle. A B. Suppose you have tried the above methods without success. Study the picture. Explain what you might do to stop yourself at each numbered spot if you were driving vehicle X and your brakes were not working. Then add one more emergency measure you might try. 1. Hit barrier or curb 2. Drive into an open area (parking lot) 3. Drive into open area (road) 4. Drive uphill 5. Another measure to try when the brakes fail is: shift into a lower gear and use the emergency brake. Try to avoid head-on collisions as much as possible.

Chapter 15 Lesson 4

A. You are driving at 55 mph in the right-hand lane of the freeway. Traffic ahead of you slows down to a near stop; since you see some highway construction warning signs, you figure that this is the reason for the slowdown. The vehicle directly behind you does not notice you slowing down and hits you from behind. You, in turn, hit the vehicle ahead of you. You are feeling fine, but your passenger says that her neck and back are hurting from the collision. The driver of the vehicle that hit you comes to your vehicle and acts very mad at you, saying that the accident was your fault because your brake lights were not working. What actions will you take at the accident scene, and in what order? What will you say to the driver of the vehicle that hit you? warn others, help your passenger and any other injured people, get medical help, call the police, exchange information, stay at the scene, make accident reports, get information from witnesses, and get your passenger to a doctor. Remain calm when talking to the driver that hit you. B. For each sentence below, circle T if the statement is true and F if it is false. Correct each false statement in the space below. 1. When a driver is involved in a collision, the driver should never move the vehicle until the police arrive. False. A driver should try and move the car off of the road. 2. After a collision, reflective triangles should be set up no more than 50 feet in front of and behind a vehicle. False. They should be set up 100 feet in front and behind a vehicle. 3. If you are involved in a collision that results in serious injury or death, you must not leave the accident scene until the police allow you to go. True. 4. People involved in a collision should be moved immediately out of their vehicles to a safe spot on the side of the road. True.

Chapter 15 Tests

CHAPTER 15 Vehicular Emergencies TEST A _____ 1. One reason an engine can fail is a. a malfunctioning fuel system. b. a malfunctioning electrical system. c. a broken timing gear. d. all of the above. D _____ 2. Steam or smoke rising from the engine can indicate a. a broken timing belt. b. that your tires are overinflated. c. that your engine has overheated. d. low oil pressure. C _____ 3. Engine fires are usually caused by a. a cooling problem. b. an electrical problem. c. oil. d. a broken belt. B _____ 4. If there is a fire in the passenger compartment of your vehicle, you should first a. steer off the road. b. turn off the ignition. c. get out of the vehicle. d. try to put it out. A _____ 5. If you experience sudden brake failure while driving, a. "cover" the brake pedal. b. rapidly pump the brake pedal. c. hold the brake pedal halfway down. d. hold the brake pedal all the way down. B _____ 6. Keep in the trunk of your vehicle a. a flashlight and batteries. b. a vehicle jack with a board for soft surfaces. c. a fire extinguisher and blanket. d. all of the above. D _____ 7. A blowout occurs when a. a tire loses pressure slowly over time. b. a tire is overinflated. c. an explosion of a tire while a vehicle is in motion. d. a tire is underinflated. C _____ 8. If you suffer a blowout, it is important not to a. keep a firm grip on the steering wheel. b. release the accelerator slowly. c. check traffic around you. d. brake. D _____ 9. When the oil pressure light indicates low or no oil pressure, you must a. drive to the nearest mechanic. b. turn on the heater to cool the engine down. c. turn the engine off immediately. d. check the timing belt. C _____ 10. If your accelerator sticks, you should not a. apply the brakes. b. try to unstick the pedal until after you pull off the road. c. shift to neutral. d. get off the road. B _____ 11. If your hood flies up while you are driving, a. look out the window to see where you are going. b. assume other traffic sees what has happened and will clear a space. c. steer to the side of the road immediately. d. hit the brakes. A In each space below, write the word or words that best complete the sentence. 12. If you are trying to put out a fuel, electrical, or oil fire, you should not use _____ because it is not effective against such fires. water. 13. Pumping too much gas when you try and start your vehicle can result in a _____ . flooded engine. 14. If your brakes fail and pumping the brake pedal does not restore braking power, you should use the _____ . parking brake. 15. The two kinds of steering system failure are power-assist failure and _____ . total steering system failure. 16. If your battery goes dead, you may be able to restore power to it by using _____ . jumper cables. 17. The colorless, odorless gas that builds up when a vehicle idles and kills scores of people yearly is _____ . carbon monoxide. 18. If you are in a collision and cannot move your vehicle out of traffic, you should turn on your _____ . hazard flashers. 19. The only people who should move an injured person are _____ . professional medical personnel 20. How do you start a flooded engine? press the accelerator to the floor and keeping it there while turning the ignition for 3-5 seconds. TEST B _____ 1. If your vehicle breaks down on a highway, your first goal is to a. alert other traffic. b. get the vehicle safely off the roadway. c. raise the hood. d. turn on your flashers. B _____ 2. If you are in a collision, you should not a. accuse anyone of causing the collision. b. admit fault. c. sign any form except those given to you by police. d. do any of the above. D _____ 3. Vehicle fatality rates are highest for a. large cars. b. medium-sized cars. c. small pickup trucks and small utility vehicles. d. economy cars. C _____ 4. If you are in a collision, exchange information such as a. your Social Security number. b. your driver's license information. c. a parent's or guardian's name. d. a diagram of the accident. B Read each statement below. If it is true, place a T in the space to the left of the statement. If the statement is false, place an F next to it. _____ 5. Driving up a long, steep hill can cause your engine to overheat. True. _____ 6. If you cannot avoid a collision, you should steer so that you sideswipe an object instead of hitting it head-on. True. _____ 7. If you suffer total steering failure, you should use the foot brake, not the parking brake, to stop. False. _____ 8. If both headlights fail at the same time, you should try switching to high beams. True. _____ 9. If your vehicle breaks down and you cannot call for help, you should raise the hood or turn on your flashers. True. _____ 10. While waiting for help to arrive, it is okay to sit in your vehicle while it idles, or stand in front of it or behind it. False. _____ 11. If you do not stop after having been in a collision, you are not breaking the law. False. The following are the ten steps to changing a tire. Put them in the proper order using the numbers 1 to 10. _____ 12. Carefully let the vehicle down, remove the jack, and tighten the lug nuts. 9 _____ 13. Jack up the vehicle until the tire clears the ground. 7 _____ 14. Put the flat tire, jack, wrench, and other equipment away, and be on your way. 10 _____ 15. Remove the jack, lug wrench, and spare tire and put them near the flat tire. 2 _____ 16. Pull off the wheel with the flat tire, replace it with the spare tire, put the lug nuts back on by hand, and tighten slightly with the wrench. 8 _____ 17. Put wheel blocks in front and back of the wheel diagonally across from the flat tire. 1 _____ 18. Assemble the jack, and position it according to instructions from the owner's manual. 3 _____ 19. Use the lug wrench to loosen the lug nuts, turning them enough so they will move easily, but do not completely remove them yet. 4 _____ 20. Take off all the lug nuts. 6 _____ 21. Jack up the vehicle until the flat tire is just barely in contact with the ground. 5 22. Briefly describe the steps you should take in the event of sudden brake failure. pump the brakes so fluid builds up on the brake line, apply the parking brake and be prepared to release if the car starts to skid.

Chapter 15 Book Work

Chapter 15 Lesson 1 1. Pull off to the side of the road, shift into neutral and try restarting the engine 2. Pump the brakes to build up any fluid that might remain in the brake line 3. Bring the vehicle to a complete stop Chapter 15 Lesson 2 1. You should release the accelerator slowly and pull over 2. Apply pressure to breaks, shift into neutral go to side of road, turn of ignition and park , try to unstick pedal 3. Keep calm and look through the space under the hood 4. Position two cars across from each other, position cables in correct position 5. Slow down and try to turn on high beams Chapter 15 Lesson 3 1. Inform someone else of the problem, and contact emergency road services 2. Wait inside your vehicle or away from the road 3. Turn on your hazard lights Chapter 15 Lesson 4 1. Stop and warn others, call police, exchange information, stay at the scene 2. Injury or death 3. If the scene appears to be under control, continue driving Chapter 15 Review 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. C 6. A 7. Battery 8. Brake fade 9. Cooling system 10. Collision report