SOLVED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ What is the maximum width for most vehicles? Answer: 8 feet.
◉ What is the proper method for braking on long downhill grades?
Answer: Apply the brakes just hard enough to feel a definite
slowdown, when your speed has been reduced to approximately 5
mph below your safe speed, release the brakes. This brake
application should last about 3 seconds. When your speed has
increased to a safe speed, repeat both of the prior proper braking
techniques.
◉ What are the laws that apply to one vehicle towing another?
Answer: The drawbar or other connections must be strong enough
to pull all the weight of the vehicle being towed.
The drawbar or other connections may not exceed 15 feet from one
vehicle to the other. This does not include the connection between
two vehicles transporting poles, pipes, machinery or other objects
that cannot be taken apart easily.
A drawbar must be used to tow a vehicle on any controlled-access
highway or on a roadway outside a business, residential, or
suburban district.
Each towed vehicle must be coupled with two safety chains or cables
to the towing vehicle. Chains and cables must be large and strong