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A sudden lost of air pressure in a tire is known as what?
A blowout.
(Affect Breaking Distance) Hills:
Braking distance will increase when driving downhill and will decrease when driving uphill.
The distance your car travels while you make a stop is what?
Braking distance.
The tread of a tire allows water on the road to do what?
Flows through the groves and away from the tire.
How does gravity affect your car going down hill?
You car will increase speed.
If you double your speed how much will that increase your braking distance?
Your braking distance will quadruple.
How does gravity affect yoru car going up hill?
Your car will lose speed.
Some manufacturers refer to air bags as:
Supplemental restraint systems.
The friction by a tire on the road is called
Traction.
When shoudl you never put an infant seat in the fron of a car?
When the car has two air bags.
(Affect Breaking Distance) Load:
A heavy load will increase breaking distance.
(Affect Breaking Distance) Vehicle condition:
A vehicle with worn, tires, shock absorbers, or brakes takes longer to stop.
(Affect Breaking Distance) Roadway Surface:
Any weather conditions can reduce traction and increase break time.
Two examples of passive restraints:
Automatic Safety Belt, Air Bag.
While driving you must condsider what about another vehicle?
How it might perform.
(Affect Breaking Distance) Driver Reaction:
If you panic and slam on your brakes you might lose control of your car.
List 3 steps to estimate your stopping distance.
Pick a fixed checkpoint, count off 4 seconds, Check your distance to see if your estimate is accurate.
How should the shoulder part of your seatbelt fit across your chest?
Snugly.
What are the factors that determine how hard another vehicle will hat an object?
Speed, Weight, Distance Between Impact and Stop.
(Affect Breaking Distance) Speed:
The higher the speed, the longer the breaking distance.
Define perception time:
The length of time you take to identify, predict, and decide to slow for a hazard.
The faster your car moves the more what it has?
The more motion energy it has.
Define center gravity
The point at which all of the object's weight is evenly balanced
High speeds can require more what?
Traction.