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Vehicle Inspection and Safe Driving Essentials
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Vehicle Inspection and Safe Driving Essentials
Vehicle Inspection and Safe Driving Essentials
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1
Question
What is the most important reason for doing a vehicle inspection?
Answer
Safety for yourself and others
2
Question
During a trip, what should you check?
Answer
Gauges, brakes, lights; look, listen, smell; tires, rims; couplings, cargo wheels
3
Question
What is the minimum tread depth for front tires and other tires?
Answer
Front tires: 4/32 inch; other tires: 2/32 inch
4
Question
Name some key steering components.
Answer
Tie rod; steering wheel; power steering; steering shaft; cylinder
5
Question
Name some suspension system defects.
Answer
Spring hangers cracked or broken; leaf spring missing or broken
6
Question
How many red reflective triangles must you carry?
Answer
Three
7
Question
Why put the starter switch key in your pocket during pre-trip inspection?
Answer
To avoid getting run over
8
Question
What should you check on the front of your vehicle during the walk-around inspection?
Answer
Axle; reflectors; steering system; wiper arms; turn signals; no missing parts; wiper blades; windshield; lights
9
Question
What should the wheel bearing seals be checked for?
Answer
Not leaking
10
Question
How do you test hydraulic brakes for leaks?
Answer
Pump pedal three times, then apply firm pressure
11
Question
If stopped on a hill, how can you start moving without rolling back?
Answer
Engage the clutch; put on parking brake
12
Question
Why should you back toward the driver's side?
Answer
You can see better
13
Question
When backing, why is it important to use a helper?
Answer
Blind spots
14
Question
What is the most important hand signal you and your helper should agree on?
Answer
Stop
15
Question
What are two ways to know when to shift?
Answer
Engine speed; road speed
16
Question
What are the two special conditions to downshift?
Answer
Down a hill; entering a curve
17
Question
When should you downshift automatic transmissions?
Answer
Going down grades
18
Question
Retarders help prevent skidding on slippery roads: true or false?
Answer
True
19
Question
How far ahead should you look according to the manual?
Answer
12-15 seconds ahead
20
Question
What are the two main things to look for ahead?
Answer
Vehicles; brake lights
21
Question
What is the most important way to see the sides and rear of your vehicle?
Answer
Mirror adjustment
22
Question
What does 'communicating' mean in safe driving?
Answer
Signal your intentions
23
Question
Where should reflectors be placed when stopped on a divided highway?
Answer
10 feet of the front or rear corner, 100 ft behind
24
Question
What three things add up to total stopping distance?
Answer
Perception distance; reaction distance; braking distance
25
Question
If you go twice as fast, how does stopping distance change?
Answer
Four times longer
26
Question
Do empty trucks have the best braking? true or false
Answer
False
27
Question
What is hydroplaning?
Answer
Tires lose contact with road and have little or no traction
28
Question
What is black ice?
Answer
Thin layer of ice nearly invisible; road underneath is visible through it
29
Question
If driving a 30-foot vehicle at 55 MPH, what following distance is recommended?
Answer
4 seconds
30
Question
How do you determine your following distance in seconds?
Answer
Distance you can see ahead; shadow on the road