Safety and Pretrip
Control of your Vehicle
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Railroad Crossings and Hills
100
Safety for yourself and for other road users.
What is the most important reason to inspect your vehicle?
100
Back to the driver’s side so that you can see better.
Why should you back toward the driver’s side?
100
12 to 15 seconds
How far ahead does the manual say you should look?
100
Any road condition or other road user (driver, bicyclist, pedestrian) that is a possible danger.
What is a Hazard?
100
Your control of the brake, accelerator, and steering wheel is based on this.
What is Vision?
200
You should check:
Instruments.
Air pressure gauge (if you have air brakes).
Temperature gauges.
Pressure gauges.
Ammeter/voltmeter.
Mirrors.
Tires.
Cargo, cargo covers.
Lights, etc.
What things should you check during a trip?
200
Use engine speed (RPM)
Use road speed (MPH)
What are the two ways to know when to shift?
200
10 feet, 100 feet, and 200 feet toward the approaching traffic.
10 feet of the front or rear corners to mark the location of the vehicle and 100 feet behind and ahead of the vehicle
Where should you place reflectors when stopped on a divided highway?
200
Be a prepared, defensive driver who will improve your own safety as well as the safety of all road users.
Why make emergency plans when you see a hazard?
200
Total weight of the vehicle and cargo.
Length of the grade.
Steepness of the grade.
Road conditions.
Weather.
What is the "SAFE SPEED"
300
Missing nuts, bolts, cotter keys, or other parts.
Bent, loose, or broken parts, such as steering column, steering gear box, or tie rods.
If power steering equipped, check hoses, pumps, and fluid level; check for leaks.
Steering wheel play of more than 10 degrees (approximately 2 inches movement at the rim of a 20-inch steering wheel) can make it hard to steer.
What are some key steering system parts?
300
Before starting down a hill.
Before entering a curve
What are the two special conditions where you should downshift?
300
Perception distance.
Reaction distance.
Braking distance.
What three things add up to total stopping distance?
300
Weaving across the road or drifting from one side to another.
Leaving the road (dropping right wheels onto the shoulder, or bumping across a curb in a turn).
Stopping at the wrong time (stopping at a green light, or waiting for too long at a stop).Open window in cold weather.
Speeding up or slowing down suddenly, driving too fast or too slow.
What is an Impaired Driver?
300
Low slung units (lowboy, car carrier, moving van, possum-belly livestock trailer).
Single-axle tractor pulling a long trailer with its landing gear set to accommodate a tandem-axle tractor.
What are the kind of trailers that may get stuck on Railroad Crossings?
400
Fire extinguisher(s).
Spare electrical fuses (unless equipped with circuit breakers).
Warning devices for parked vehicles (for example, three reflective warning triangles, or 6 fuses or 3 liquid burning flares).
What three kinds of emergency equipment must you have?
400
The STOP signal
What’s the most important hand signal that you and the helper should agree on?
400
It’s like water skiing–the tires lose their contact with the road and have little or
no traction.
What is hydroplaning?
400
One of these is the correct method of turning
What is the Button Hook?
400
More than 15 Seconds
How long does it take for a typical tractor trailer to clear the double track?
500
Pump the brake pedal three times. Then apply firm pressure to the pedal and hold for five seconds. The pedal should not move. If it does, there may be a leak or other problem.
How do you test hydraulic brakes for leaks?
500
There are blind spots you can’t see.
When backing, why is it important to use a helper?
500
Ice that is a thin layer that is clear enough that you can see the road underneath it. It makes the road look wet.
What is Black Ice?
500
There may be narrower lanes, sharp turns, or uneven surfaces.
What is a Work Zone?
500
Type fire extinguisher is designed to work on electrical fires and burning liquids.
What is B:C?