section 8- handling emergencies

what should you do if your right wheels go off the payment while driving?

• One take your foot off the gas pedal

• to hold wheel firmly and steer in the straight line

• 3 brake lightly

• for wait until road is clear turned back onto pavement at a slow speed signal first

what should you do if tires begin to skid while driving?

• take foot off gas pedal

• do not use brakes if possible

• turn vehicles front tires in the direction you wanna go

when emergency breaking what is the difference between conventional (regular) brakes and antilock (ABS) brakes?

• conventional brakes: pump brake pedal rapidly

what what should you do during a tire blowout?

• take your foot off the gas pedal.

• Concentrate on steering

• slow down, gradually

• breaks softly when a car is under control

• pull completely off the roadway/pavement

what should you do if the gas pedal jams?

Press the clutch if manual transmission or shift into neutral

what should you do if a vehicle is approaching in your lane?

• sign your horn

• flash high beam lights

• steer for the side of the road

what must you do if you're involved in a minor accident and your vehicle is blocking the flow of traffic?

move your car or have it moved

if you hit a parked car and unable to find the owner, what should you do?

• make every attempt to locate the owner and notify law-enforcement.

• If you cannot find the owner leave a note with your name contact info license plate number.

what are the penalties for leaving the scene of an accident involving injury or death?

• in addition to the above penalties REVOCATION of your driving privilege

• involving death: first-degree felony minimum 4 yrs prison

• seriously, bodily injury: 2nd degree felony

• injury: third-degree felony