CHAPTER 6PERFORMING BASIC

VEHICLE MANEUVERS

CHAPTER 6

6.1 STEERING, SIGNALING, AND CHANGING LANES

6.2 MAKING TURNS AND TURNING THE VEHICLE AROUND

6.3 PARKING

STEERING

OVERSTEER: TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TOO MUCH

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvOg2ydEY7Q&feature=PlayList&p=7E77DD493AC8C8BB&playnext=1&index=1

UNDERSTEER: NOT TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL ENOUGH

STEERING BACKWARDS:

HOLD BRAKE/SHIFT TO REVERSETURN BODY TO RIGHTLEFT HAND AT TOP OF STEERING WHEELSLOWLY RELEASE BRAKELOOK THRU BACK WINDOW/PUSH TOP OF

STEERING WHEEL IN THE DIRECTION YOU WANT THE BACK OF THE CAR TO GO

KEEP FOOT OVER THE BRAKE PEDAL

CHAPTER 6SIGNALING:

SIGNAL WELL IN ADVANCE

GIVES OTHERS TIME TO REACT TO YOU!

CHANGING LANES:

CHECK TRAFFIC IN FRONT/LEFT-FRONT.CHECK REAR ZONES THROUGH REARVIEW MIRRORSSIGNAL AND CHECK

BLINDSPOT OVER LEFT SHOULDERCHANGE SPEED AS NEEDEDSTEER OVER SMOOTHLYCANCEL SIGNAL AND ADJUST

SPEED ACCORDINGLY

MAKING TURNS

Hand Over Hand or Slide?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16SoOOfftkE

Approaching an Intersection

Getting Ready to Turn

1. CHECK ALL TRAFFIC!!!2. LOOK FOR PED’S AND ONCOMING

VEHICLES

MAKING TURNS:

MAKING TURNS:3. BE IN CORRECT LANE WELL IN

ADVANCE4. OBEY ALL SIGNALS AND SIGNS5. BE PREPARED TO YIELD

TURNING PROCEDURES

• 1. CORRECT POSITION• 2. BRAKE EARLY

TURNING PROCEDURES

• 3. SEARCH “ZONES”• 4. SLOW TO APPROPRIATE SPEED

TURNING PROCEDURES

• 5. TURN WHEEL APPROPRIATE DIRECTION

• 6. CHECK BLIND-SPOT AS YOU BEGIN TURN

TURNING PROCEDURES• 7. ACCELERATE HALFWAY THROUGH TURN• 8. RETURN WHEEL GRADUALLY

TURNABOUT

MAKE SURE YOU CAN SEE FAR ENOUGH IN BOTH DIRECTIONSDO NOT ON HILLS OR CURVESNEVER IN HIGH SPEEDTRAFFIC

CHAPTER 6

OTHER WAYS TO TURN AROUND

U-TURNSTHREE POINT TURNS

PARKING:ANGLE PARKINGPERPENDICULARPARALLEL PARKINGPARKING ON HILLS

ANGLE PARKING

SIGNAL AND CHECK

SLOW DOWN MAKE SURE YOU CAN SEE CENTER OF SPACE UNOBSTRUCTED

AFTER TURN, STRAIGHTEN WHEELS AND PULL FORWARD IN CNETER OF SPACE

PERPENDICULAR PARKINGBE AS FAR AWAY FROM SPACE AS LEGALLY POSSIBLE BEFORE TURNING INTO ITSIGNAL AND CHECKSLOW DOWNBEGIN TURN AFTER FRONT BUMPER HAS CLEARED REAR BUMPER OF PARKED CARPULL IN SLOW AND KEEP CHECKING BOTH SIDESSLOWLY STRAIGHTEN WHEELS AND PARK

PARALLEL PARKING

• MUST COMMONLY USED IN URBAN AREAS • THAT MEANS CITY!

• FIND AN OPEN SPACE

• SIGNAL (RIGHT)

• PULL FORWARD RIGHT NEXT TO CAR IN FRONT OF THE SPACE

•REVERSE•BACK SLOWLY•STEER TOWARDS THE BACK CORNER OF THE SPACE

WHEN YOUR FRONT BUMPER CLEARS THE REAR OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU, COUNTER STEER SHARPLY TO STRAIGHTEN THE VEHICLE IN YOUR SPACE

PARALLEL PARKING

SIGNAL AND CHECK PULL NEXT TO CAR IN FRONT OF SPACE

REVERSE, BACK SLOWLY, TURN AND AIM FOR BACK CORNER OF SPACE

WHEN YOUR SEAT CLEARS BACK BUMPER, START TO STRAIGHTEN WHEELS STEER SHARPLY LEFT WHEN YOU CLEAR THE CAR IN FRONT

WHEN CAR IS PARALLEL, PULL FORWARD AND STRAIGHTEN WHEELS

UPHILL PARKING WITH A CURB

1. SIGNAL TO THE CURB2. PULL OVER WITHIN 6”-10”OF CURB3. SHIFT TO NEUTRAL4. UPHILL-TURN WHEELS LEFT5. SLOWLY RELEASE BRAKE AND ROLL TIRES TO CURB6. SHIFT TO PARK7. SET PARKING BRAKE8. TURN OFF CAR

DOWN HILL PARKING WITH A CURB

1. SIGNAL TO THE CURB2. PULL OVER WITHIN 6”-10”OF CURB3. SHIFT TO NEUTRAL• DOWNHILL-TURN WHEELS RIGHT5. SLOWLY RELEASE BRAKE AND ROLL TIRES TO

CURB6. SHIFT TO PARK7. SET PARKING BRAKE8. TURN OFF CAR

CHAPTER 6LEAVING A HILL PARK1. RELEASE PARKING BRAKE1A.IF DOWNHILL-REVERSE AND

STRAIGHTEN WHEELS2. SHIFT TO DRIVE3. SIGNAL4. CHECK SIDE MIRROR AND

BLIND SPOT5. PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC

AND CANCEL SIGNAL