EXAM 4 REVIEW

It’s raining hard, and your vision is so limited that you cannot see the edges of the roadway. There is no rest stop or parking lot in sight. What is your best course of action?

• Drive slower

• Put your emergency flashers on while you drive

• Pull over to the side of the road

• None of the above

Which of the following vehicles is especially prone to brake loss when traveling on downhill roads?

• Motorcycles

• Passenger cars

• Trucks

• All of the above

    ______  can increase risk when driving in low light or nighttime conditions.

• Glare

• Narrower side vision

• Impaired drivers

• All of the above

Grime can reduce headlight effectiveness by as much as       percent.

• 10

• 30

• 60

• 90

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

As few as           inches of water can cause you to lose control of your vehicle.

• 4

• 6

• 10

• 12

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

    _______   occurs when water between the tires and the road builds until the tires begin to ride on a film of water, resulting in traction loss.

• Hydroplaning

• Hydrolocking

• Aqualocking

• Tire skipping

To avoid crashing, you can use:

• Evasive steering

• Evasive braking

• Evasive acceleration

• All of the above

A(n)        skid occurs when your front tires lose contact with the road surface.

• Loose

• Understeer

• Oversteer

• Four-wheel

If you begin to skid, the best response is to:

• Downshift to a lower gear.

• Turn on the emergency flashers.

• Continue to look and steer where you want your vehicle to go

• Smoothly apply the brakes.

If you believe that your brakes have failed, your first action should be to         .

• Position warning devices at 100- and 200-foot increments behind your car.

• Scrape against a solid surface to reduce speed.

• Shift to a lower gear.

• Pump the brake pedal