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Handling Emergencies. Vehicle Malfunctions. Tire Failure. What is a Blowout?. Which way will the car pull when you have a blowout? What should you do if you have a blowout?. I know the spare tire is in here somewhere. Finding your spare tire. Changing a Tire. Brake Failure.
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Handling Emergencies Vehicle Malfunctions
Tire Failure What is a Blowout? • Which way will the car pull when you have a blowout? • What should you do if you have a blowout?
Brake Failure • What do you do if the brakes go out????
Pump the brakes. • Downshift to a lower gear • Parking Brake • Steer for something soft
Brake Fade, Stuck Gas Pedal • What is Bake Fade? • The Brakes overheat because of continuous hard braking • Driving thru water can also cause temporary brake failure. • What do you do if the Gas Pedal sticks? • Kick the side or under the pedal, apply the brakes, shift to neutral
Overheated Engine What do I do now? • Turn off the air conditioner • Turn on the heater • During stops, shift to neutral • If the warning light stays on, pull over & turn off the car Call Mr. Tang!
Vehicle Fire • Most Fires start under the hood Steer out of traffic, turn off engine, move away from the car, Call 911
Cars & Trains • What should you do?
Driver Errors • Many one-car collisions result when a driver leaves the road and tries to pull back on • Off Road Recovery
Deep Water • Open your window, take a deep breath & climb out
Side Impact Collision • Brake or speed up to lessen the effects of the collision
Objects on road • Scan 12 to 15 sec ahead to give yourself time to avoid objects.
Collisions • If a collision is about to occur, don’t give up, keep control of the car. • A change of speed or direction may lesson the impact. • Steer for something soft.
Head-on crash • Has the greatest force of impact • Brake hard (Don’t lock up the wheels) • Use horn and flash headlights • Steer right
Rear end collision • Thirty percent of all intersection collisions are rear end collisions.