Chapter 3 Name 3 safety devices Safety belts

Chapter 3

Name 3 safety devices Safety belts Head restraints Inside and outside mirrors Horn Hazard flasher Turn signal Windshield wipers Sun visor Seat adjustment

• Is there a special way to walk around your car for safety reasons? • Around front to the door - can see the traffic • What should you check before getting in the car? • Oil stains/tires/windshield & lights clean/Unwanted passengers

• What inside checks should you do before driving? • Doors locked (collision reason)/seat & steering wheel adjusted/adjust head restraint $ mirrors/safety belts

• What shift positions do you have on an automatic transmission? • Park/reverse/neutral/drive/low or 1 & 2 • Where should your hands be placed on the steering wheel? • 9 & 3, 8 & 4 knuckles out

• • Where should you look when steering? Straight ahead - not at line markers What direction should you leave your vehicle? Around the back - can see the traffic

• What is friction point? • Where you feel the engine take hold and your vehicle begins to move

Manual Transmissiom • What is friction point? • Where you feel the engine take hold and your vehicle begins to move • When do you use the clutch? • Before starting engine/before shifting/before stopping

• What does "riding the brake" mean? • Resting foot on the clutch while driving causes clutch wear • What is downshifting? • Shifting from a higher gear to a lower gear