Ch5 drivers ed Flashcards
City driving
You should be prepared to stop or slow down suddenly.Cover braking provides a smooth transition from acceleration to braking and is effective for slowing in reduced stopping distances.
Driving in Highways
Some highways may not have traffic signals or signals at crossroads, you should always within speed limit.
Driving Hills, Bridges, and other Road Hazards
Don’t speed and apply breaks firmly,be careful with animals, slow down.
What should you do on a vehicle failure?
When you are having a vehicle failure, your vehicle should be inspected by a professional.
Get on a safe road.
You can call 911 or the local police,your insurance company or any local law enforcement.
Reduce Visibility on ice
Scrape and wipe a vehicles windows, turn on the defroster if not stop the car, and let the heater warm up the windows.
Reduce visibility for fog
Headlights should be kept on low beam and fog lights should be turned on.
Reduce Visibility Sun glare
Use polarized sunglasses,use the sun visor,slow down and leave more room and use your headlights.Clean your windshield and follow the marked lanes.
Road conditions on wet roads
Drive more slowly and stop and turn carefully, also the three-second plus rule should be increase to four or more seconds.
Road Conditions on hydroplaning
On wet Roads, don’t drive on bald or badly worn tires, slow down when there’s heavy raining,standing water or slush, and use the center of the lane on a multiple lane highway if possible\available.
Road Conditions on cold weather
All snow ice must be removed from the entire vehicle and that the vehicle has proper type of windshield washing fluid.
Night driving
Drive with headlights on at dusk,dawn,dark days, and when weather condition reduce visibility less than 500 feet.
Drive more slowly than during daylight.
Tired Driver
A tired driver is as dangerous as a drunk driver
Maggie´s law
This law enacted on June 2003, it is illegal to drive if the driver operates a vehicle while lack of sleep. Drivers who lack a lot rest may be prosecuted for vehicular homicide.
Communicating and Driving
Turn signals,brake lights,hazard lights, and horn. You can also wave and nod and use turn signals everytime you turn or change lanes. Be patient in traffic.
Tailgating?
Tailgating is when you don’t maintain distance from a vehicle, following too closely behind a vehicle directly in front, this can cause crashes, especially when vehicles are close together, the best way to keep one-car length is about 20 feet.
