General Knowledge #2

When the roads are slippery, you should:

Stop and test the traction while going up hills

Decrease the distance that you look ahead of your vehicle

Make turns as gentle as possible

Drive alongside other vehicles

Which of these statements about brakes is true?

Brakes have more stopping power when they get very hot.

Brake drums cool very quickly when the vehicle is moving very fast.

All answers are true

The heavier a vehicle or the faster it is moving, the more heat the brakes have to absorb to stop it.

You are starting your vehicle in motion from a stop. As you apply power to the drive wheels, they start to spin. You should:

Take your foot off the accelerator and apply the brakes

Try a lower gear

Press harder on the accelerator

Take your foot off the accelerator

The distance that you should look ahead of your vehicle while driving amounts to about ________ mile at highway speed.

1/4

1/2

1/10

1/8

The Driver’s Manual suggests several things to do when you pass a vehicle. Which of these is not one of them?

Drive carefully to avoid a crash

Assume the other driver does not see you

Lightly tap your horn

At night, turn on your high beams before you start to pass and leave them on until you have completely passed the vehicle

Which of these statements about downshifting is true?

When you downshift for a hill, you should do so after you start down the hill.

When double-clutching, you should let the rpms decrease while the clutch is released and the shift lever is in neutral.

When you downshift for a curve, you should do so before you enter the curve.

All answers are true

You should use your mirrors to check:

All answers are true

Where the rear of your vehicle is while you make turns

The condition of your tires

Traffic gaps when merging

Which of these statements about speed management is true?

On packed snow, you should reduce your speed by at least one-half.

When the road is slippery, it will take longer to stop and it will be harder to turn without skidding.

All answers are true

On a wet road, you should reduce your speed by about one-third.

Which of these statements about driving in areas with strong winds is true?

You should drive alongside other vehicles to help break up the wind.

The lighter your vehicle, the less trouble you will have with the wind.

You can lessen the effect of the wind by letting some air out of your tires.

Winds are especially a problem when coming out of tunnels.

Truck escape ramps:

Should not be used if brakes fail on a downgrade

All answers are true

Help avoid damage to vehicles

Cannot be used by certain types of heavy vehicles

Your vehicle is in a traffic emergency and may collide with another vehicle if you do not take action. Which of these is a good rule to remember at such a time?

Leaving the road is always more risky than hitting another vehicle.

Stopping is always the safest action in a traffic emergency.

You can almost always turn to miss an obstacle more quickly than you can stop.

Unbuckle your safety belt before impact so you will not be trapped inside your vehicle.

Which of these statements about tires and hot-weather driving is true?

You should inspect your tires every two hours or every 100 miles when driving in very hot-weather.

If a tire is too hot to touch, you should drive on it to cool if off.

The air pressure of a tire decreases as the temperature of the tire increases.

All answers are true.

Which of these is the most important thing to remember about emergency braking?

If the wheels are skidding, you cannot control the vehicle.

It helps keep the brake linings clean.

Disconnecting the steering axle brakes will help keep your vehicle in a straight line during emergency braking.

Never do without downshifting first.

To correct a drive-wheel braking skid, you should:

Stop braking

Increase braking

Stop braking, turn quickly, and countersteer

Increase braking, turn quickly, and countersteer

Which of these is a sign of tire failure?

All answers are true

Steering that feels heavy

A loud “bang”

Vibration

What is the proper way to hold a steering wheel?

With both hands close together, near the bottom of the wheel

With both hands, on opposite sides of the wheel

With one hand

With both hands close together, near the top of the wheel

Which of these is a good thing to do when driving at night?

Wear sun glasses

Keep your speed slow enough that you can stop within the range of your headlights

Keep your instrument lights bright

Look directly at oncoming headlights

You are driving a new truck with a manual transmission. What gear will you probably have to use to take a long, steep downhill grade?

None: newer trucks can coast down hills

A higher gear than you would use to climb the hill

The same gear you would use to climb the hill

A lower gear than you would use to climb the hill

High beams should be:

Dimmed at the time that you get within 100 feet of another vehicle

Used when it is safe and legal to do so

All answers are true

Turned on when an oncoming driver does not dim his/her lights

To avoid a crash, you had to drive onto the right shoulder. You are now driving at 40 mph on the shoulder. How should you move back onto the pavement?

If the shoulder is clear, stay on it until your vehicle has come to a stop. Then move back onto the pavement when it is safe.

Steer sharply onto the pavement, then brake hard as you countersteer.

Keep moving at the present speed and steer, very gently back onto the pavement.

Brake hard to slow the vehicle, then steer sharply onto the pavement.

What is countersteering?

Steering in the opposite direction from what other drivers expect you to do

Using the steering axle brakes to prevent oversteering

Turning the wheel back in the other direction after steering to avoid a traffic emergency

Turning the steering wheel counterclockwise

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