What is true of the controlled braking method?
Correct answer: It helps the vehicle stay in a straight line while you brake.
Answer options
- AIt can be applied safely in the middle of a sharp turn.
- BIt calls for locking the wheels briefly, then releasing them.
- CIt helps the vehicle stay in a straight line while you brake. Correct
Why
In controlled braking you press the brakes as hard as you can without locking the wheels and keep steering movements very small, so the vehicle stops in a straight line. If you need to steer more or a wheel locks, release the brakes and reapply them as soon as you can; locking and releasing the wheels on purpose is stab braking, a different method.
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Topic: Emergencies License: CDL
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Where it applies: Asked in every state.
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