ADTSEA Unit 10 Quiz

Due to a sudden change in direction, the rear end of your vehicle skids left or right. The first action to take is:

• Ease off brake or accelerator

• Pump brakes rapidly

• Accelerate slightly

• Brake and accelerate lightly

If the vehicle you are driving starts to hydroplane, you should:

• Pump brakes to slow the vehicle

• Ease off accelerator, do not brake, steer where you want to go

• Increase speed slightly

• Steer sharply toward shoulder

The best way to control consequences if you cannot avoid a collision is to:

• Throw yourself to the floor

• Lock brakes and steer hard right

• Lock brakes and turn off engine

• Control brake and steer to collide at an angle with object

Automotive technology improvements have improved the safety of car occupants. Some of these improvements are:

• Anti-lock brakes, safety glass and better headlights

• Breakaway signposts and buried guardrails

• Crash barrels and rumble strips

• Turn lanes and delayed green signals

Night driving poses special problems for a driver because:

• There is reduced lighting

• Objects ahead are harder to see

• Objects to the side are harder to see

• All of the above

When driving in heavy rain, which of the following should a driver NOT do?

• Turn on low beam headlights

• Continue driving at the posted speed limit

• Be alert for vehicles stopped on the roadway

• Make steering and braking changes smoothly and gently

When driving on a highway, sudden strong cross wind gusts:

• Always cause severe dust problems

• Affect large cars more than small cars

• Can move a car sideways into another lane

• Do not affect a car as much as a strong head wind

If the temperature light comes on while you are driving:

• Ignore it and it will go out

• Stop soon, check and repair the problem

• Keep driving until you can have it repaired

• Expect an explosion

If any tire blows out while you are driving, DO NOT:

• Grip the steering wheel firmly

• Take your foot off the accelerator

• Allow the vehicle to slow gradually and safely

• Brake hard

If you are making a turn and your engine shuts off in the middle of the intersection, the first thing you should do is:

• Stop in the intersection and restart the vehicle

• Shift to “neutral,” complete the turn, then pull off and restart the engine

• Pull over immediately and stop

• Look for a service center to help restart the vehicle