Handling Emergencies

Vehicle Malfunctions

Tire Failure

• Which way will the car pull when you have a blowout?

• What should you do if you have a blowout?

What is a Blowout?

I know the spare tire is in here somewhere.

Finding your spare tire

Changing a Tire

Brake Failure

• What do you do if the brakes go out????

• Pump the brakes.• Downshift to a lower gear• Parking Brake• Steer for something soft

Brake Fade, Stuck Gas Pedal• What is Bake Fade?

• The Brakes overheat because of continuous hard braking

• Driving thru water can also cause temporary brake failure.

• What do you do if the Gas Pedal sticks?

• Kick the side or under the pedal, apply the brakes, shift to neutral

Overheated Engine• Turn off the air conditioner

• Turn on the heater

• During stops, shift to neutral

• If the warning light stays on, pull over & turn off the car

What do I do now?

Call Mr. Tang!

Hood Flies Up

Vehicle Fire

• Most Fires start under the hood Steer out of traffic, turn off engine, move away from the car, Call 911

Cars & Trains

• What should you do?

Train crash

Driver Errors

• Many one-car collisions result when a driver leaves the road and tries to pull back on

• Off Road Recovery

Off Road Recovery

Roadway Hazards

• Potholes can damage your cars tires and alignment

Deep Water

• Open your window, take a deep breath & climb out

Sinking Car

Side Impact Collision

• Brake or speed up to lessen the effects of the collision

Objects on road

• Scan 12 to 15 sec ahead to give yourself time to avoid objects.

Collisions

• If a collision is about to occur, don’t give up, keep control of the car.

• A change of speed or direction may lesson the impact.

• Steer for something soft.

Head-on crash

• Has the greatest force of impact

• Brake hard (Don’t lock up the wheels)

• Use horn and flash headlights

• Steer right

Rear end collision

• Thirty percent of all intersection collisions are rear end collisions.