Vehicle Control & Emergency Techniques
● To regain control of your vehicle during a fishtail, what should you do as soon as
possible?
○ Answer: Take your foot off the accelerator .
● If your accelerator gets stuck you should:
○ Answer: Shift to neutral .
● If one of your tires blows out:
○ Answer: Hold the wheel firmly on a straight course .
● If your vehicle begins to overheat when climbing a hill, you should:
○ Answer: Turn on the heater .
● If your car is in a "hydroplane," you should:
○ Answer: Ease off the accelerator .
🛡️ Defensive Driving & Safe Practices
● Which of the following is NOT an important aspect of defensive driving?
○ Answer: Using your cell phone while driving .
● Which of the following is NOT a good strategy to help control anger and
frustration?
○ Answer: Put off your problems for as long as you can .
● Name a technique that helps to maintain a high level of courteousness when
driving:
○ Answer: Stay off your cell phone unless it is an emergency .
● When you encounter an aggressive driver, you should do the following:
○ Answer: Maintain a safe following distance .
● If you are confronted with an aggressive driver, you should:
○ Answer: Report it to the police, when safe .
● In normal conditions, the ideal interval between your car and the one you are
following is:
○ Answer: 3 seconds .
● What is the technique used for determining the proper following distance?
○ Answer: The "3-second" rule .
● To regain control of your vehicle during a fishtail, what should you do as soon as
possible?
○ Answer: Take your foot off the accelerator .
● If your accelerator gets stuck you should:
○ Answer: Shift to neutral .
● If one of your tires blows out:
○ Answer: Hold the wheel firmly on a straight course .
● If your vehicle begins to overheat when climbing a hill, you should:
○ Answer: Turn on the heater .
● If your car is in a "hydroplane," you should:
○ Answer: Ease off the accelerator .
🛡️ Defensive Driving & Safe Practices
● Which of the following is NOT an important aspect of defensive driving?
○ Answer: Using your cell phone while driving .
● Which of the following is NOT a good strategy to help control anger and
frustration?
○ Answer: Put off your problems for as long as you can .
● Name a technique that helps to maintain a high level of courteousness when
driving:
○ Answer: Stay off your cell phone unless it is an emergency .
● When you encounter an aggressive driver, you should do the following:
○ Answer: Maintain a safe following distance .
● If you are confronted with an aggressive driver, you should:
○ Answer: Report it to the police, when safe .
● In normal conditions, the ideal interval between your car and the one you are
following is:
○ Answer: 3 seconds .
● What is the technique used for determining the proper following distance?
○ Answer: The "3-second" rule .
