| If going down a steep hill... | Release gas pedal & shift into lower gear.
(Breaks may fade if you keep applying them. Only apply brakes on steep hill when you want to fully stop.)
(The lower the gear, the greater the engine braking) |
| Use high-beam headlights… | 1. On unfamiliar roads + in construction areas
2. Where there may be people alongside the road
3. When traveling in open country where w/ no traffic
4. Where there are no oncoming vehicles |
| Lower gear (“L” on the gear) is used for... | Keeping engine power high but car speed low
(This limits the stress on your brakes) |
| Use low-beam headlights… | 1. When driving in fog, heavy rain, or snow
2. When behind another vehicle
3. When another vehicle is approaching |
| Turn on headlights... | 1. When you cannot see clearly 500 ft ahead of you
2. During bad weather |
| Dim your headlights to a low beam whenever you are within... | 1. 1,000 ft of an oncoming vehicle
2. 200 ft of a vehicle you are following |
| A day/night mirror… | Guards against the glare of vehicles behind you + Should be adjusted before each time you drive |
| Use your turn signal when... | 1. Making a turn
2. Entering a driveway or parking lot
3. Parking on the side of the street or pulling over to the side of the road
4. Changing lanes
5. Passing a vehicle
7. Merging with traffic when entering a roadway
8. Leaving a roundabout |
