7.4 Review
DID YOU KNOW? It takes ..... of a second from the moment your brain sends the signal to your foot to move from the accelerator to when your foot actually applies the brake. In this short period of time, you may have already traveled .....feet. So remember that you need adequate time to react in a safe and timely manner.
3/4, 60
Defensive drivers should check their mirrors regularly (at least every ... to ... seconds) and before they change lanes, turn, or merge. Always, check your mirrors quickly and return your attention to the road ahead. (www.dmv.state.va.us). Frequent scanning will allow a driver to be aware of changing traffic conditions around your vehicle
5,8
Flares can only be used in emergency if good weather conditions.
False
If all maneuvers you use in a total brake failure, just let go your control of the steering wheel and hunker down low into your seat to minimize any injury.
False
If you are well trained driver and knows what to do in a tire blow-out, you should bot be worried when you confront one.
False
It is safe to turn off your ignition while your vehicle is still in motion. It will just slow down to a stop.
False
WHAT SHOULD YOU WHEN YOUR VEHICLE STALLS ON THE HIGHWAY It would obviously be a nerve-wracking experience if not downright frightening. So what would you do? You should not move and stop wherever you are and put on your emergency flashers to let other drivers know you are stopped on an emergency and to tell them to steer clear.
False
What Should You Do When Confronted by Tornadoes ? Stay in your car.. It is the safest place to be.
False
What Should You Do if Your Vehicle Runs Off the Pavement ? Quickly without slowing down, get back on the pavement of the road, off the shoulder, to prevent a run off the roadway.
False
What do you do in a tire blow out? The goal in any rapid loss of tire pressure or "blowout" is to ensure the vehicle is balanced and controllable. You should therefore, let go off the accelerator and cruise to a stop at the side of the road.
False
When an earthquake occurs while you are driving, you should drive as far away and as fast as possible to escape the quake.
False
when your brakes fail, you can no longer steer and swerve as you have no control of the vehicle.
False
A spare tire is only for emergency and should not be driven for long distances.
True
Carbon monoxide is a silent killer.
True
Defensive driving involves looking high and far ahead to spot potential hazards.
True
Evasive action is a defensive driving technique where drivers look for potential road hazards, and how they respond to them to prevent traffic collisions.
True
If your headlights fail while you are driving , you can try the following actions: #Try the headlight switch a few times; #If that does not work, put on the parking lights, emergency flashers, or turn signals; and #Pull off the road as quickly as possible and leave the emergency flashers on.
True
In a tire blow- out, if it was a front tire that burst, you will feel the force mostly within the steering of your vehicle.
True
Never pump if your vehicle has anti-lock brakes when you have a brake failure.
True
Tire blow out are preventable situations if you know what to do.
True
What Should You Do If Your Car Plunges Into Water? If you keep calm and remember the simple plan - seat belt, window, children, out — then that should be plenty of time for you to save your life and the life of your family.
True
What is inadequate surveillance? INADEQUATE SURVEILLANCE Inadequate surveillance is when the driver in the midst of undertaking a maneuver, either fails to look in the appropriate place or looks, but does not see.
True
When you have a tire blowout, stay on the accelerator pedal and steer in the direction of the skid. If necessary, accelerate slightly to overcome the initial drag that is pulling your vehicle to one side.
True
WHAT IS EVASIVE ACTION? Evasive action involves primarily carefully scanning ..... of the road ahead, and when necessary ...... and ..... action, or a combination of both, to safely stop or circumvent such hazards without crashing into them.
for hazards, taking any steering, braking
If your brakes become wet, you can try to dry them by: #Driving the vehicle a for a .... distance in .... gear; and #Applying ..... pressure to the brake pedal. The heat generated by the friction of the brakes against the brake drum would evaporate the water from the brake linings.
short, low, light