Driver Education

1
Driver Education

• Day 6
• Starting, Steering, Stopping

2
Starting an Automatic Transmission Car

• Make sure car is in Park
• Parking brake should be set
• Turn key to starting position
• release key as soon as engine starts
• Check gauges to make sure everything is running
  normally

3
Putting the Automatic in Motion

• Press firmly on brake pedal
• Shift transmission to Drive or Reverse
• Release parking brake
• indicate direction with turn signal
• Check Traffic in mirrors and over shoulder
• Remove foot from brake and apply gradual pressure
  to accelerator pedal

4
Slowing and Stopping Automatic

• Check behind you
• Remove foot from accelerator
• Gently apply brake with heel on floor and
  squeezing the pedal
• Leave transmission in Drive if short stop
• In case of emergency use threshold braking and
  dont lock up the tires.

5
Starting a Manual Transmission

• Parking brake should be set
• Gear shift should be in neutral
• Clutch must be depressed with left foot
• Right Foot should be on brake
• Turn the ignition key to start

6
Moving the Manual Transmission

• Press brake pedal with right foot, clutch with
  left foot
• Shift into 1st Gear or reverse
• Release parking brake
• Indicate direction and check traffic
• Slowly let clutch up to friction point and move
  right foot to accelerator
• Gently press down accelerator as you let up on
  the clutch

7
Shifting Manual Transmission

• 1st gear gives power to get going
• shift into 2nd at about 10 mph
• shift into 3rd gear at about 25 mph
• shift into 4th gear at about 40 mph
• shift into 5th gear about 50 mph
• To shift press in clutch, let up on accelerator,
  change gear, press accelerator as you let up on
  the clutch

8
Stopping Manual Transmission

• Check traffic
• depress clutch and let up on accelerator
• apply the brake with your right foot
• shift into neutral

9
Acceleration, Deceleration, Speed

• Acceleration
• increasing the speed of the vehicle
• Rate of Acceleration
• time it takes to accelerate from one speed to
  another
• Deceleration
• slowing the speed of the vehicle
• Rate of Deceleration
• time it takes to decelerate from one speed to
  another

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Acceleration ...

• Higher the speed the longer it takes to speed up.
• Heavier the vehicle the longer it takes to speed
  up
• Higher the speed the longer it takes to
  decelerate
• Heavier the vehicle the longer it takes to
  decelerate

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Acceleration

• Maintaining a constant speed requires constant
  changes on the accelerator
• more power while climbing hills
• less power while going down hills
• Speed can be monitored by
• speedometer
• listening to sound of engine
• vibration of vehicle

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Steering

• Hand position at 4 and 8
• Look and steer where you want to go
• Tracking
• keeping the car going the direction you want it
  to
• Steering in reverse
• Car goes the direction you steer
• Always look where you are backing, dont just use
  mirrors