- If an oncoming car is in your lane, you should:
- Blow your horn and flash your lights if you have time
- Do not drive into the left lane
- Brake firmly but avoid locking your wheels
- A and B
- All of the above
If a car is coming at you head-on, use your horn and lights to alert them, brake firmly but maintain steering control, and never swerve into the opposite lane. Move right if possible to avoid collision.
- If a passing vehicle is in danger, you should:
- Slow your vehicle and move right if it’s safe
- Speed up so the other driver can’t merge back
- Move onto the shoulder if necessary to avoid collision
- A and C
- All of the above
Help the other driver avoid a crash by slowing down and moving to the right if safe. Never speed up when another vehicle is trying to re-enter your lane.
- All of the following are proper procedures to recover from a skid except:
- Don’t use the brakes
- Take your foot off the gas pedal
- Turn left for a skid to the left
- Turn right for a skid to the left
- Be careful not to oversteer
When skidding, steer in the direction of the skid (e.g., left skid → turn left). Turning opposite the skid worsens loss of control.
- If you run off the pavement, you should do the following except:
- Slow down using brakes only
- If no drop-off exists, steer gently back onto the road
- Turn sharply back onto the pavement
- A and C
- All of the above
Brake gently and re-enter gradually. Slamming brakes or turning sharply can cause the vehicle to skid or overturn.
- If a tire blowout occurs, you should do the following except:
- Hold the steering wheel firmly
- Move to the right lane if possible
- Let the vehicle slow down gradually
- Apply the brakes hard immediately
- Brake gently once the car slows
Hard braking after a blowout can cause loss of control. Steer steadily, slow naturally, and brake gently once speed is reduced.
- If the brakes fail, you should do the following except:
- Pump the brake pedal quickly
- Shift to a lower gear
- Look for an escape route
- Warn others using horn and lights
- Apply the parking brake abruptly
Never jerk or slam the parking brake, as it may lock the wheels. Apply it gradually while shifting to a lower gear and steering safely.
- If fire appears near your vehicle, you should do the following except:
- Pull off the road and stop
- Turn off the engine and all electrical switches
- Get passengers out and away from the vehicle
- Open the radiator cap to cool the engine
- Seek help for large gasoline or oil fires
Never open a hot radiator cap. Steam or boiling coolant can cause severe burns. Move away and get help.
- When jump-starting a dead battery, you should do the following except:
- Remove vent caps and cover them with a cloth
- Turn off all electrical accessories
- Connect positive to positive and negative to frame or block
- Connect the positive post of the dead battery to the positive of the live battery
- Connect the negative post of the live battery to the negative of the dead battery
Never connect negative-to-negative directly on both batteries, as it can spark and cause explosion. Connect the last cable to an unpainted metal surface instead.
- If a breakdown occurs at night, you should place flares at least ___ feet behind your car on the roadside.
- 50 feet
- 100 feet
- 150 feet
- 200 feet
- 300 feet
At night, flares should be placed about 200-300 feet behind the vehicle to give approaching drivers time to react.
- If a breakdown occurs during the day, all of the following are acceptable except:
- Tying a white cloth to the antenna
- Tying a red cloth to the left door handle
- Raising the hood as a signal of breakdown
- Waiting outside your car in a safe place and staying nearby
- Being cautious of strangers
Red cloth is used to mark hazards, not breakdowns. Use white cloths and raised hoods to indicate mechanical trouble.