5 Seeing Habits
Keeps you away from billboards
Smooth stops and turns
Buys time
Get the big picture
Name the two types of mirrors
flat and convex
leave enough space between the front bumper of my vehicle and the rear bumper of the vehicle in front of me
When stopped in traffic
It takes place when you're driving on wet roads. At speeds up to 35 m.p.h.
Hydroplaning
This book will help you determine if your mirrors are properly spaced
DVIR BOOK
Move eyes: Front-2 Seconds, Rear 5-8 Seconds
Keep your eyes moving
what is a TP-60
UPS trailer
I check traffic by looking at my flat and convex mirrors, I look over my left side shoulder to check my blind spot.
Pulling from curb
This skid is caused by unbalanced brakes. The front brakes may be out of adjustment—set up tighter than the rear brakes. When you brake hard, the front wheels lock up.
Front wheel Skid
Four ways to stop a skid
1. OFF Brake 2. OFF Accelerator 3. Counter steer 4. Declutch
have escape route
least resistance
space on all four sides
Leave yourself an out
The Package Car is Higher, Bigger, Heavier than the Pleasure Car and has a Higher Weight Center.
True or false
True
Other ways to know if a vehicle is occupied are:
Smoke/ exhaust coming from tailpipe
wheels turned out
tail or brake lights on
Scan steering wheels
This skid is the result of accelerating too fast for the road conditions. Power applied to the driving wheels overcomes the grip of the tires, making them spin.
Power Skid
four things that affect decision points
Road
Load
Weather
Speed
Aim high in steering (key phrase)
Find a safe path well ahead
• It is prohibited to drive after being on duty __ hours in 7 consecutive days.
60
If the light would change after reaching decision point how would you proceed?
In this skid, the car spins 180 degrees and ends up going backwards.
Rear wheel skid
- All Drivers Must Have___ Consecutive Hours Off Duty Prior to Punching in Again if They are to Drive
10
Make sure they see you (full habit)
How: Communicate in traffic- horn, lights, signals
What: establishes eye to eye contact
Key: Dont gamble use your horn lights and signals
How many feet back does the PORTABLE mirror adjustment station need to be back from the front of the car?
22 FT
Where is the blind spot located,
when pulling from Curb
Between the fuel tank and the drive axel in the lane im about to occupy
you're rounding a corner and hit a patch of ice or loose gravel or you suddenly discover that the corner is sharper than you had thought it was. In either situation, as you try to keep the car on the road, the rear tires break loose and the car whips around.
Spinout
According to the pre-trip what should the tire tread depth be for the rear tires on a package car.
2/32 " tread depth