Handling Emergencies

A left front tire blows out. Unless you control the vehicle, what will probably happen?

• You will stay in a straight line.

• Your vehicle will pull toward the shoulder.

• Your vehicle will pull to the left.

• Your vehicle will sway from left to right.

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

• Grip the steering wheel firmly.

• Apply hard pressure to the brake.

• Quickly pull off the roadway.

• Quickly remove your foot from the accelerator.

In case of a blowout, which procedure is incorrect?

• Brake gently after the vehicle is under control.

• Slow down and pull off onto the shoulder.

• Slam brakes immediately.

• Grip the steering wheel firmly.

As you apply the foot brake, the pedal goes to the floor. What should you do FIRST to try to regain brake pressue?

• Turn off the ignition.

• Shift to a lower gear.

• Apply the parking brake.

• Pump the brake pedal three or four times.

If you must leave the roadway at high speeds, you should....

• apply the brakes as hard as possible.

• drop to the floor.

• search for an open zone.

• head toward oncoming moving objects.

If your accelerator pedal is flat on the floor, the problem may be....

• you are driving too fast.

• a malfunctioning gas line.

• a broken accelerator spring.

• a broken accelerator cushion.

True or False: You can fix a stuck accelerator by kicking the side of the accelerator to free it.

• True

• False

If the accelerator sticks and no traffic is present, what might you try to do first?

• Shift to LOW.

• Pull up the accelerator with your toe.

• Shift to NEUTRAL.

• Drive to the nearest service station.

You are driving IN traffic. The engine of your automatic transmission vehicle stalls. You should....

• shift to a lower gear and restart.

• leave the selector in DRIVE and restart.

• shift to PARK and restart.

• shift to NEUTRAL and restart.

When total steering failure occurs, you should first....

• brake immediately.

• shift to a lower gear.

• apply the parking brake.

• communicate your emergency to others using your horn and emergency flashers.