Drivers Ed Chapter 6

Signaling

you should signal every time you want to turn or change lanes

Hand straight up

right turn

Hand straight out

left turn

Hand straight down

slow or stop

While changing lanes if clear

change lanes smoothly

Once in lane

cancel signal and adjust speed

When steering straight forward, your main look should be

far ahead toward your intended path of travel

When backing up (straight back, left or right), your main look should be

in the direction you are going

For backing left or right (first 2 steps)

1) Turn and look in the direction you are going

2) Keep both hands on the wheel

For backing left pull

the steering wheel left

For backing right pull

the steering wheel right

The front of the car will ___ then the rear wheels. Turn the wheels when your ___ is ___ with the __

swing wider

mirror

even

bumper

Turnabouts are risky because

you must cross back into one more lane of traffic

The safest turnabout to make is

backing into a driveway on the right side

Making proper turns depends on

good steering and controlling your speed

When turning always prepare to ___ your vehicle after a turn by

straighten

using hand over hand steering

VOCAB FROM HERE BELOW

Oversteer

turning the steering wheel too much

understeer

not turning the steering wheel enough

Turnabout

maneuver for turning your vehicle around to go in the opposite direction

Hand over Hand Steering

pulling the steering wheel down with 1 hand while the other hand crosses over to pull the wheel further down

Push and Pull Steering

keeping both hands on the steering wheel at all times