Chapter 12-13 Test

A computer controlled device that prevents your wheels from locking is

• an anti-lock braking system.

• a radar controlled braking system.

• a four wheel dis braking system.

• a non-locking break system.

An antilock braking system is a safety feature because

• locked wheels increase braking ability.

• locked wheels provide no steering control.

• it compensates for driver ignorance.

• it locks up the steering system.

An understeer situation is when

• your front wheels do not have enough traction to turn as they should.

• your vehicle's rear end slides out and fishtails.

• you don't turn the steering wheel as much as you ought to.

• your front wheels have too much traction.

Over driving headlights means

• using low-beams rather than high-beam lights.

• your stopping distance is greater than the distance lighted by your lights.

• you are looking too far ahead.

• using a overdrive gear when using high-beam headlights.

If the rear of your vehicle skids to the right, you should

• steer to the right.

• steer straight ahead.

• steer to the left.

• swerve both left and right.

If an oncoming driver fails to use low-beam headlights after you switch to your low-beam headlight, you should

• slow down and glance at the right edge if the roadway.

• look through the oncoming headlights.

• use your sun visor.

• look at oncoming headlights.

Hydroplaning is caused by the combination of

• standing water, speed, and tire conditions.

• road surface, temperature, and speed.

• deep water, and driver influence.

• tire tread depth, and water quality.

To give yourself more time for the IPDE Process at night,

• use your high-beams.

• slow down.

• look beyond the range of your headlights.

• look to the right of the road.

If the vehicles temperature light comes on, turning the air conditioner off may

• cause the air conditioner to break.

• have no effect on the engine.

• make the engine hotter.

• make the engine cooler.

If your vehicle starts to fishtail

• steer in the direction that your vehicle needs to go.

• first press hard on the brake pedal.

• maintain steady accelerator pressure.

• apply light brake pressure through the water.