Vehicle Safety Flashcards

Front

The difference your vehicle travels while you respond to a road hazard is called

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Reaction distance

Front

All states require that young children up to a certain age be protected by a

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Child safety seat

Front

In wet weather, with the weather near the freezing point, a bridge roadway freezes before a highway roadway.

Back

Bridges freeze before highways because they are exposed to air on all sides, which cools them faster.

Front

In icy weather, your traction will be reduced.

Back

Icy conditions decrease the friction between tires and the road, reducing traction.

Front

The force that pulls objects toward Earth is gravity.

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Gravity is the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass.

Front

Total stopping distance is the distance your vehicle travels while you make a stop.

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Total stopping distance includes the distance traveled during perception, reaction, and braking.

Front

To prevent injury from an air bag, the driver’s chest should be at least 10 inches away from the hub of the steering wheel.

Back

Maintaining this distance helps reduce the risk of injury during airbag deployment.

Front

Child restraint seats must be used in the back seat.

Back

This is to ensure the safety of children while traveling in a vehicle.

Front

A banked curve

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Is higher on the outside than on the inside.

Front

A properly adjusted safety belt

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Fits snugly across the hips and comfortably across the chest.