Unit 3 Words to Know

Steering technique which permits the driver to make steering inputs while keeping both hands on the wheel (a)  

• Hand-to-hand steering
• Aggressive acceleration
• Coasting
• Controlled braking
• Engine acceleration
• Hand-over-hand steering
• Hand position
• Light acceleration
• Threshold braking

Releasing brake pressure from the brake pedal allowing the low idle of the engine to move the vehicle forward (a)  

• Engine acceleration
• Aggressive acceleration
• Coasting
• Controlled braking
• Hand-over-hand steering
• Hand position
• Hand-to-hand steering
• Light acceleration
• Threshold braking

Application of brake pressure to a point just short of locking up the brakes, resulting in maximum braking capability (a)  

• Threshold braking
• Aggressive acceleration
• Coasting
• Controlled braking
• Engine acceleration
• Hand-over-hand steering
• Hand position
• Hand-to-hand steering
• Light acceleration

Resting your right hand between 3 and 4 o’clock and resting your left hand between 8 and 9 o’clock on the steering wheel (a)  

• Hand position
• Aggressive acceleration
• Coasting
• Controlled braking
• Engine acceleration
• Hand-over-hand steering
• Hand-to-hand steering
• Light acceleration
• Threshold braking

Braking done with sufficient pressure to slow the vehicle (a)  

• Controlled braking
• Aggressive acceleration
• Coasting
• Engine acceleration
• Hand-over-hand steering
• Hand position
• Hand-to-hand steering
• Light acceleration
• Threshold braking

Steering technique well suited when speed of the steering movement is critical, such as skid recovery in a rear wheel traction loss (vehicle over-steer) ​ (a)  

• Hand-over-hand steering
• Aggressive acceleration
• Coasting
• Controlled braking
• Engine acceleration
• Hand position
• Hand-to-hand steering
• Light acceleration
• Threshold braking

Firm pressure on the accelerator to increase speed of the vehicle rapidly (a)  

• Aggressive acceleration
• Coasting
• Controlled braking
• Engine acceleration
• Hand-over-hand steering
• Hand position
• Hand-to-hand steering
• Light acceleration
• Threshold braking

Light accelerator pressure allows a slow forward motion of the vehicle (a)  

• Light acceleration
• Aggressive acceleration
• Coasting
• Controlled braking
• Engine acceleration
• Hand-over-hand steering
• Hand position
• Hand-to-hand steering
• Threshold braking

Releasing the accelerator to stop the vehicle’s forward propulsion (a)  

• Coasting
• Aggressive acceleration
• Controlled braking
• Engine acceleration
• Hand-over-hand steering
• Hand position
• Hand-to-hand steering
• Light acceleration
• Threshold braking