EcoDriving

Question 1

Eco Driving, aka Het Nieuwe Rijden, entails what 5 things?

Answer 1

Safe
Comfortable
Energy saving
Eco consciuos
Less wear on car

Question 2

How often should you check tyre pressure?

Answer 2

Once a month

Question 3

2 advantages of a correct tyre pressure?

Answer 3

Saves fuel and reduces wear

Question 4

What are the signs of an under, over and proper inflated tyre?

Answer 4

Underinflated: bottom of tyre in contact with ground bends upwards

overinflated: Bottom of Tyre in contact with ground bends outwards

Proper inflated: Bottom of Tyre is flat and parallel with the ground

Question 5

An under inflated Tyre will have a shorter lifespan, but what else does it cause?

Answer 5

It is the biggest cause of Tyre blowouts in passenger cars

Question 6

An over inflated Tyre has a shorter lifespan. How can over inflated Tyres cause discomfort?

Answer 6

Less springiness of the Tyres, and also have less grip with the road

Question 7

What is cruise control?

Answer 7

A system that maintains a speed for you, so the driver does not have to worry about constantly managing speed manually.

Increases fuel efficiency and reduces number of overtaking manouevres

Question 8

Disadvantage of cruise control?

Answer 8

Driver has fewer tasks to do so drivers overall focus and attention may decrease

Question 9

What does a start/stop system do?

Answer 9

It switches off the engine when car is stationary.

Question 10

What are some good driving behaviors?

Answer 10

Use constant speed to minimize braking and fuel consumption

Don’t warm up the engine, after ignition drive away asap

Anticipate by looking ahead and predict traffic situations

Keep sufficient separation with other cars

Question 11

To save fuel, should you shift late or early?

Answer 11

Early

Question 12

What gear should you be in at 80 and 50 km/h

Answer 12

80km/h: 5th gear

50km/h: 4th gear

Question 13

Energy labels are comparative, a car with an energy label of ‘A’ is how much more fuel efficient than a car of the same size in category energy label ‘C’ or ‘D’?

Answer 13

20% more fuel efficient

Question 14

What is the minimum distance you should keep from the car ahead?

Answer 14

2 seconds

Question 15

When should you shift gears in a petrol car?

Answer 15

Hen between 2000 and 3000 rpm

Question 16

When should you shift gears in a diesel car?

Answer 16

Between 1500 and 2500 rpm