Lesson 14- Chapter 17 Questions

(a)   occurs when water between the tires and the road builds until the tires begin to ride on a film of water, resulting in traction loss.

• Hydroplaning

• Hydrodocking

• Aqualocking

• Tire skipping

To avoid crashing, you can use:

• Evasive steering

• Evasive braking

• Evasive acceleration

• All of the above

A(n) (a)   skid occurs when your front tires lose contact with the road surface:

• Power

• Understeer

• Oversteer

• Fishtail

If you begin to skid, the best response is to (a)   .

• Downshift to a lower gear

• Turn on the emergency flashers

• Continue to look and steer where you want your vehicle to go

• Smoothly apply the brakes

If you believe that your brakes have failed, your first action should be to (a)   .

• Position warning devices 100 and 200 ft increments behind your car

• Scrape against a solid surface to reduce speed

• Shift to a lower gear

• Pump the brake pedal

Vehicles use the greatest amount of fuel when ____________

• Accelerating

• Braking

• Idling

• Turning

_____ should be considered when purchasing tires

• Tire quality

• Tread life

• Traction rating

• All of the above

The recommended tire air pressure can typically be found:

• In the owner's manual

• On a placard typically located on the driver's doorjamb

• On the side of the tire

• Both A and B

To be safe to use, your vehicle's tires should have a minimum tread depth of ___

• 2/32 of an inch

• 4/32 of an inch

• 1/4 of an inch

• The thickness of a quarter

Engine oil should be changed ______

• Every 3,000 miles

• Every 5,000 miles

• Every 7,500 miles

• According to the maintenance schedule in your owner's manual