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WorksheetsDriver’s Ed chapter 10
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
A semi-truck has more brakes so it can stop faster than a car.
True
False
Trucks and buses require more distance and time to stop and maneuver than cars do.
True
False
Total stopping distance for a passenger vehicle is a combination of what three things?
Perception time, braking distance and stopping distance
Perception time, reaction time and braking distance
Braking distance, brake lag time and vehicle speed
Vehicle speed, braking distance and condition of the road
Total stopping distance for air brakes is longer than that for hydraulic brakes due to ___ distance
Effective Braking
Reaction
Brake lag
The air brake lag distance at 55 mph on dry pavement add about ___ feet.
32
12
52
Which vehicles must have low pressure warning signals?
Vehicles built after 2010 must have low air pressure warning signals.
All vehicles with air brakes currently in operation must have low air pressure warning signals.
Vehicles built after 2005 must have low air pressure warning signals.
None; low air pressure warning signals are optional.
When should you use the parking brake?
Every time you leave your vehicle, with a few exceptions
Only an urban areas where there are many other vehicles
Every time you leave your vehicle for any length of time
Only if you are away from your vehicle for an extended period of time
If you must make an emergency stop, brake so that
You can use the parking brake before the brake pedal.
Your vehicle will stay in a straight line.
You’ll definitely lock the brakes.
To make an emergency stop with the “Stab“ braking method, you should
Pump the brake pedal rapidly and lightly.
Brake hard until the wheels lock and release the brakes for as long as the wheels have been locked.
Depress the brake pedal as hard as you can, release the brakes when they will start to roll.
Why must air tanks be drained?
Your brakes may fail because of water freezing.
Your transmission fluid may drain out.
Your left-side brake will cease to operate.
What is the first thing you should do if the low air pressure warning comes on?
Upshift.
Downshift.
Stop.
Air braking takes more time than hydraulic braking because air
Brakes use different brake drums.
Brakes require heavier return springs.
Takes more time to flow through lines then hydraulic fluid
If you do not have an automatic tank drain, When should you drain your air tanks?
After every four hours of service
At the end of each working day
Once a week
By obtaining a chauffeurs license, you will have an increased level of responsibility.
True
False
The difference between a class “E “ drivers license, and a chauffeurs’ license is that a class “D” license allows you to drive-
A taxi
FedEx truck
Cable tv truck
All of the above
You may obtain a class D chauffeurs license if you are at least _____ years old.
16
17
18
21
