Chapter 13 Dr Ed quiz 1

When you have a blowout, what should you do first?

• Grip the steering wheel firmly
• apply hard brake pressure
• quickly pull off the roadway
• quickly remove your foot from the accelerator

When brakes overheat and lose their effectiveness, the condition is called

• brake loss
• brake warp
• brake fade
• hot brakes

While driving, your engine stops suddenly. What should you do first?

• brake the vehicle to a stop
• shift to neutral
• shift to a low gear
• shift to park

What emergency is best handled by shifting to neutral?

• steering fails
• brakes fail
• accelerator sticks
• hood flies up

If the power brakes fail due to loss of engine power, you should

• press harder on the brake pedal
• avoid pressing the brake pedal
• pump the brake pedal
• steer the vehicle onto the shoulder

Smoke is coming from your vehicles engine compartment.  You have stopped is a safe place. You should then

• get some water
• disconnect the battery
• turn off the ignition
• open the hood

To avoid a side impact collision

• steer to the right
• steer to the left
• lock your brakes
• brake or accelerate quickly

At what speed can you swerve to a new path in less distance than you need to stop?

• at 30 mph or above
• at 20 mph or above
• under 30 mph
• under 20 mph

When a front wheel drops off the roadway, you should avoid

• slowly getting off the roadway
• braking and returning suddenly to the roadway
• checking for traffic
• holding the steering wheel firmly

You are about to be struck from behind while stopped at a STOP sign.  You should

• apply the parking brake
• shift to reverse and turn off the engine
• release the brakes just before the collisions
• brake hard to avoid the collision