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When descending a steep hill in a vehicle a good safe driving practice is to?
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∙ 10y ago
While keeping a low speed on a steep hill is crucial to making it safely to the bottom, particularly if the road features multiple curves or turns, it is equally as important not to burn out your brakes in the process. Don't overaccelerate, and force your car into a lower gear if at all possible (this is easy in a manual car). "Riding" your brakes will cause them to overheat, and they may ultimately fail. If you are in traffic, it is also important to keep a wider than average distance from the vehicle in front of you. This will give you plenty of room to recover, dorrect or avoid a possible collision.
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Drop off ?
How do you save gas driving a steep hill?
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Practice of forming step like fields on a steep slope?
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When you are driving down a steep grade in a vehicle equipped with a standard transmission you should use a higher gear to help slow your vehicle down?
NO... you should use a lower gear if you want to slow down not higher.
What is a steep gradient?
science will find the answer
Should the over drive be on when driving normally?
Yes. The only times you should not use overdrive is when towing, such as a heavier trailer, (this saves overworking your transmission), and when descending steep hills, (this saves your brakes some as the engine/transmission does some of the braking as well).
What is the meaning of drive 1 in the automatic car?
The vehicle will start in 1st gear and remain there. The transmission will not upshift to higher gears (2nd, 3rd, 4th etc.) Mostly used for descending steep grades so engine can and will assist in braking giving the driver better control of the vehicle without overheating the brakes.
Is a cascade a big waterfall?
A cascade is a waterfall descending over a steep rocky surface - a series of shallow or step like waterfalls
Why cars have multiple grears?
For driving on steep hills as well as slow-speed driving, in a parade for example.
If driving a car with a automatic transmission up a steep hill do you change gears?
When driving a car with an automatic transmission up a steep hill it is not necessary to shift gears. The car will do that on its own when necessary.
Who has the right away on narrow steep roads?
The vehicle traveling uphill has the right of way on narrow steep roads because it is usually more difficult for the uphill vehicle to stop and then regain momentum.
When you drive your car down steep hills why do the brakes become hot?
Friction between the brake pads and the wheel drum causes the build up of heat in the braking system. Use a lower gear when descending a steep hill.
