EMERGENCY SITUATIONSSKIDS

Emergency StopsRunning off the pavement

Car Fires, Electrical wires Plunging into Water

Hood Latch FailureWind shield wiper failure

Tire blow outs

SKIDS

• Take your foot off the gas immediately• This slows the car down• Turn steering wheel in the direction the

rear of the car is going• This will prevent the car from spinning

• Try not to over steer

RUNNING OFF THE PAVEMENT

• Maintain control of the steering wheel• Slow down gradually• Turn back onto the pavement when slowly

and when clear

Emergency Stops

• Signal• Drive to Shoulder at or near the speed of

traffic• Slow down gradually• Hazard lights on • Headlights off• Use emergency warning devices• Stay away from the vehicle if possible

CAR FIRES ELECTRCAL WIRES

• Car fire leave the vehicle immediately• Get away from the car

If overhead electrical wires fall on your carRemember to stay inside the vehicle

because it is grounded.

Plunging into water

• Car will float for 3 to 5 minutes• Don’t panic• Engine in front sinks nose first• Keep an emergency tool in glove box for

breaking a window

LAST MINUTE CHOICES

• An accident is going to happen• Turn away from oncoming traffic• Drive off the road if necessary and hit

something that will give way• Try to make the collision a glancing blow

Railroad tracks

• Never race the warning signal• Never go around the protective barrier• Car stalls on the tracks get away from it

move toward the oncoming train

Brake failure

• Shift to low gear• Pump brakes hard several ties• Last resort use the parking brake and put

the car in neutral.

Tire Blowout

• Maintain control of the steering wheel• Keep the car going straight• Foot off gas• Slow down gradually• Make sure you use your lane change rules

while exiting the roadway

Gas pedal sticks

• Shift to neutral• Steer off the vehicle off the roadway

safely

State test

• Wheels drift to the shoulder; slow down, turn steering wheel slightly towards the road

• Brakes fail; shift to low gear, pump brakes several times

• Gas pedal sticks; shift to neutral, steer the vehicle off the roadway

• Flat tire/Blowout; slow down gradually by taking foot off gas

• Parking on a hill; downhill curb or no curb turn toward the curb or grass, uphill no curb turn toward the grass, uphill with a curb turn wheels away from the curb