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Chapter SIX, Page
Traffic Safety
Chapter Six Lecture Guide
Performing Basic Vehicle Maneuvers
Steering, Signaling, and Changing Lanes
1. Steering control is in every driving maneuver.
2. Steering needed to in a straight line are but .
3. A driver must make steering in order to drive in a line.
a. Oversteer:
b. Under steer:
4. Before , make sure your zones are . Follow thesesteps:
a. Hold thepedal down and shift to.
b. Turn to the and look through the rear.
c. Put yourhand at theof the steering wheel at the 12 o’clock position.
d. Release on theslowly to allow the vehicle to move backwards slowly.
e. Move theof the steering wheel towards theyou want theof the vehicle to go.
f. Glance to theandto check.
5. You can back in a stickshift vehicle by controlling your of theclutch pedal at the point.
6. Signal in advance of any maneuver so other will have to react.
7. Many a of turn lights and hand will be more.
8. Moving to a lane can your sight and get a view of the traffic scene.
9. Steps for making a lane change:
a. Check traffic in bothand through both mirrors.
b. and make aspot check
c. Steerinto the next
d. Cancel signal andspeed.
10. A driver must be not to pull the wheel when the spot. A driver must also be careful not to look back to long during the blind spot check.
Making Turns and Turning the Vehicle Around
1. Making turns properly depends on:
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b.
c.
2. Look far along your path of to see where your car will once it has .
3. Make left and right turns and only after checking the traffic situation.
a. Pay special attention to, oncoming , and cars.
b. Obey all traffic, , and roadway
c. Plan turns well inso you are in the lane about abefore the turn you want to make.
4. The and way to you car around is to around the block.
5. A is a maneuver for a car to go in the direction. Take the following precautions when planning to make a turnabout:
a. Don’t make anear, or within 200 feet of an .
b. Never attempt a turnabout in heavy.
c. Be sure localpermit the turnabout.
d. Checkin allfor traffic and.
6. into a driveway or an alley on the side is the turnabout
PARKING
1. Parking your vehicle requires:
a.
b.
c.
2. Reference can serve as in determining the of the onthe roadway or in the parking lot.
3. When to park, you will learn which of your to use as personal points.
4. The three basic parking maneuvers are:
a. Angle parking: Parkto the curb or line.
b. Perpendicular: Park atto the curb or line.
c. Parallel Parking: Parkto the curb or line.
5. Angle Parking : the wheel to enter the parking space when you candown the of the space your line of sight cutting across the line.
6. Perpendicular Parking : the wheel to enter the parking space when yourbumper the left rear of the car on the .
7. Parallel parking: Position your carfeet away from the car you are going to park behind. The cars’ bumpers should be .
Parking on Hills
1. When parking on a hill, you must make sure the car will not roll down the hill. Take the following precautions:
a. Always the brake
b.When parkingwith a, turn the steeringto theso the back of the right tire will rest against the curb.
c. All other times when parking on any hill the wheel to the !
2. There are two methods for starting a car with an transmission on a hill. You can either use the brake or the brake.
3. Starting the car on a instick shift car using the brake.