Table of Contents
- 1 How can you avoid harsh braking?
- 2 What is a harsh brake?
- 3 What should a driver do when driving at night on an unlit road?
- 4 What should drivers do to stay safe on the road?
- 5 How do you brake and accelerate smoothly?
- 6 What happens if you hard brake while driving a truck?
- 7 What is considered unnecessary hard braking?
How can you avoid harsh braking?
What should a driver do to avoid the need for harsh braking?
- Drive with one foot resting on the clutch pedal.
- Drive with cruise control engaged.
- Look ahead and anticipate what others may do.
- Drive with one foot resting on the brake pedal.
What should a driver do to avoid?
What should a driver do to avoid having to make an emergency stop…
- Keep the left hand available to apply the handbrake.
- Drive with the left foot covering the brake pedal.
- Drive with the left foot covering the clutch pedal.
- Keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front.
What is a harsh brake?
What is harsh braking? Harsh braking occurs when a driver uses more force than necessary to stop the vehicle. The presence of harsh braking often indicates aggressive or distracted driving and can lead to costly claims, as well as increased maintenance issues.
What is a good braking technique to use?
For smooth braking use a braking technique that is:
- light on the brake pedal.
- Brake no more than necessary.
- Let off your gas pedal several seconds before you need to brake.
- Brake early.
- Pump your brakes to give warning to the driver behind.
- Use steady pressure when braking.
What should a driver do when driving at night on an unlit road?
What should a driver do when driving at night on an unlit road?
- Drive on the centre of the road.
- Drive close to the left to avoid oncoming traffic.
- Watch out for pedestrians wearing dark clothing.
- Drive as close as possible to the line of reflective studs.
Where are passengers likely to be thrown when bus driver brakes are harshly?
Explanation: When approaching hazards or bus stops, you should always be aware of how your passengers will be affected by the change in speed. Late, harsh braking as passengers leave their seats can take them by surprise and cause them to fall towards the front of the bus, possibly injuring themselves or others.
What should drivers do to stay safe on the road?
How can we help keep our roads safe?
- Regularly check you car’s condition.
- Always put a seat belt on.
- Always use signals when turning.
- Don’t text and drive.
- Respect traffic rules.
- Do not change lanes too often.
- Do not drive under the influence of alcohol, or when you are feeling drowsy.
- Always check the speed limit.
How is harsh braking measured?
Harsh braking and rapid acceleration use an algorithm based on the change in speed. An increase in speed of greater than 8.5 MPH per second will trigger an acceleration alert. A reduction in speed greater than 6.5 MPH per second will trigger a braking alert.
How do you brake and accelerate smoothly?
When accelerating, slowly ease your foot into the throttle, and dip into it only as much as you need to in order to accelerate to speed. When braking, coast and use your engine to slow you down as much as possible without using the brake pedal. If you have a manual transmission, downshift smoothly.
How can you prevent hard braking?
One of the first things you can do to prevent hard braking is to establish firm rules for how closely your fleet’s vehicles can follow others and at what speeds. Reiterate these rules by having drivers practice them in training whenever possible.
What happens if you hard brake while driving a truck?
While hard braking may occasionally be required if a vehicle ahead stops suddenly, in general drivers who constantly hard brake may be following traffic at too-close a distance and increasing the risk of rear-end collisions. Hard braking could also result in a fleet truck ‘jackknifing’, possibly leading to a more severe incident.
What are the risks of harsh braking and acceleration?
Harsh braking and acceleration increase the risk of accident or injury to fleet drivers and others sharing the road and alleviate the risk for vehicle damage that could have dangerous consequences to drivers.
What is considered unnecessary hard braking?
However, unnecessary hard braking typically occurs when a driver needs to stop short because they were not paying attention to the flow of traffic. This is a big sign of aggressive driving, and if your drivers are doing it, it is dangerous and a money-drainer. What is Hard Acceleration?