Lesson 3: Vehicle Space Needs, Natural Laws, Traction. Starting, Steering & Stopping

Properly adjusted mirrors?

Can reduce, but never eliminate blind spots

How do most collisions occur at curves?

Speed on the approach is too great

The more momentum a vehicle has, the harder it is to:

Stop

What is the primary reason that safety belts are important in a crash?

Inertia

If we don’t steer the vehicle through a curve, the vehicle will continue to drive:

In a straight line

On a sharp curve, a driver should break:

Before entering the curve

No two vehicles accelerate alike

True

When we brake, the weight of the vehicle shifts:

Toward the front of the vehicle (which means it shifts to the back when we accelerate)

Always release this after you shift into gear, before you remove your foot from the brake pedal

The parking brake

What are the three levels of deceleration

Coasting- Releasing pressure from the accelerator,

Controlled Braking- Normal Use: sufficient pressure of brake to start braking (squeeze off technique can be used for a smother stop),

Threshold Braking- Emergency Use: Brake pressure just short of locking the breaks.

We use our toes and ankles to do what?

Control the vehicle’s pedals

Besides checking mirrors and blind spots, the technique called “The Dutch Reach” will help a driver see a bicyclist in the road before exiting their vehicle?

True

A driver exiting a vehicle parked at a curb should be able to view traffic behind them. They can make it a habit to check every time by using the “Dutch Reach”. Which hand is used to open their door?

Right hand

A driver entering a vehicle parked at a curb should be able to view traffic from the front. Why?

So one does not turn their back to traffic