Chapter 13

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What should you care when your vehicle in the event of you oil grease electric or ordinary or obstacle fire

A fire extinguisher

Swerving should only be used as a last resort to avoid a

Collision

How should you handle evacuating your vehicle if submerged in deep water

Find the highest point and drive off slowly

What should a driver do if their car stalls on rail road on rail road tracks and no train is coming

GET OUT IMMEDIATELY. Evacuate your vehicle. ... Move away. Walk toward the oncoming train, and away from the tracks at a 45-degree angle. ... Locate the emergency phone number. ... Call for help!

What should a driver do with the car stalls while driving in traffic?

If you are able, try to pull over to the right, and once you come to a stop, turn on your hazard lights. If you are not able to pull over to the side of the road before the vehicle stalls, do not exit the car.

How should you handle skid ? Witch way should the driver turn the wheel

If you begin to skid sideways, you need to turn the wheel in the direction the back of the vehicle is skidding. This will allow the front of the vehicle to line up with the back.

What is the first action you should take if your experience brake failure

If your brakes go out, you want to do three things. First, downshift to a lower gear. Second, if you have regular brakes pump the brake pedal fast and hard to build up brake fluid pressure. If the brakes haven't started working after three or four pumps go on the step three which is use the parking brake.

Pumping the brakes does not work when experience brake failure what are you do next

If your steering fails, you will need to stop as soon as it is safe to do so. If you are in an area without much traffic and conditions are dry, brake as quickly as possible. If it is wet or icy, try to pump your brakes and downshift to avoid skidding, since you won't be able to steer to correct a skid.

When total steering failure occurs, what should a driver do first ?

If your steering fails, you will need to stop as soon as it is safe to do so. If you are in an area without much traffic and conditions are dry, brake as quickly as possible. If it is wet or icy, try to pump your brakes and downshift to avoid skidding, since you won't be able to steer to correct a skid.

The hood of your vehicle pops up while driving what is the best thing to do

Slow down. Try to look underneath the hood at the road ahead. If that is not possible put your head out the window and look around the hood. Use the painted center line or lane markings as a guide.

How should a driver handle their vehicle when it starts to fishtail

Stay calm. Let go of the accelerator and brake. Gently turn the wheel in the direction of the spin or skid. Let your car naturally slow. Correct the fishtail and adjust your driving speed.

Explain why surfaces freeze before adjoins road and surfaces

Water on a road or bridge will freeze once the surface becomes colder enough. So, the road must cool faster than the roadway. ...

What happened if the power steering system fails

When the power steering fails, the wheels of the car become exponentially more difficult to turn. The wheels will turn, but the force required to make this happen can be unexpected and problematic.

What happens to the vehicle when a there tire is a blowout

Without proper air pressure, the internal components of the tire—fabric, steel, rubber, and composites—flex beyond their designed limits.

What Is the immediate action to take a driver experience a tire blowout? what should you not do

You should've grip the steering wheel firmly

What is the cause of most passenger-compartment fires?

careless use of matches, lighters, or tobacco products. Your vehicle stalls on railroad tracks.

What is the first action to take when making an off-road recovery

hold the steering wheel firmly

How should a driver handle a front wheel dropping off the roadway

slow down as much as possible. turn around or take another route. release the brakes just before the collision.

How does a driver avoid being blinded by an oncoming driver using their headlights?

the driver of an oncoming vehicle fails to dim the lights, look down toward the right side of the road to avoid being blinded.


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