How much following distance should you have driving 50 mph? - answer✔At least 1 second for
every 10 feet of your vehicle plus an additional second.
When lightly loaded, the very stiff suspension springs and strong brakes give poor traction. -
answer✔True
TRUE OR FALSE:
Tests have shown that bobtails are easy to stop. - answer✔False
In any combination rig, allow lots of ___ distance and look far ahead. - answer✔Following
What is the best way to recognize that the trailer has started to skid? - answer✔Seeing it in your
mirriors.
TRUE OR FALSE:
When braking hard you should check your mirriors to make sure that your trailer is staying
where it should? - answer✔True
Why should you not use the trailer hard brake to straighten out a jackknifing trailer. -
answer✔This is the wrong thing to do since the brakes on the trailer wheels caused the skid in
the first place.
Once the trailer wheels grip the road again, the trailer will start to follow the tractor and
starighten out.
What is off tracking? - answer✔When a vehicle goes around a corner, the rear wheels follow a
different path than the front wheels.
Longer vehicles will off track more.
TRUE OR FALSE:
If you must back on a curved path, back to the drivers side so you can see. - answer✔True
What type of trailers can get stuck on rail-road highway crossing? - answer✔Lowboy
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