CDL · Emergencies
Your drive wheels have locked under braking and the vehicle is sliding. What sequence of actions regains control?
Correct answer: Get off the brake, turn quickly toward your intended path, then countersteer.
Answer options
- APush the brake harder, turn quickly toward your intended path, then countersteer
- BBrake even harder to stop the slide
- CGet off the brake, turn quickly toward your intended path, then countersteer Correct
Why
Releasing the brake lets the locked drive wheels start turning and grip again. A quick turn toward your intended path, followed by a countersteer as the vehicle straightens, keeps it from swinging into a slide in the opposite direction; more brake pressure just keeps the wheels locked.
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Topic: Emergencies License: CDL
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