| If you need help because of vehicle trouble... | 1. Pull off the road, away from all traffic if possible.
2. Turn on your emergency flashers.
3. Lift the hood to signal emergency
4. Place emergency flares or triangles behind your vehicle. |
| If your engine dies as you pull around a corner... | Pull over to the right side of the road and stop, then try to restart the engine. To do this:
1. Hold steering wheel w/ both hands
2. Steer to the right side of the road + Brake to a stop
3. Shift into park (for an automatic transmission) or neutral (for a manual transmission) |
| If a tire blows out... | DO NOT break immediately - you might lock the wheels & lose control of the vehicle.
INSTEAD:
1. Hold steering wheel tightly, steer straight ahead
2. Slowly ease your foot off the accelerator.
3. Brake gently once the vehicle is back under your control
4. Pull completely off the road at the nearest safe location |
| If your vehicle breaks down at night... | 1. Pull off the road as far from traffic as possible
2. Use emergency flashers
3. If you have flares or emergency warning triangles, put those up to provide additional warning
4. Exit your vehicle on the passenger side, not the drivers side, so you don’t get hit by a car went exiting |
| If your brakes fail while you are driving... | If your vehicle has anti-lock brakes (ALS):
1. Depress the brake pedal firmly & see if you start to slow down.
2. Downshift into a lower gear. This will use the braking power of the engine to slow your vehicle down
3. Apply the parking or emergency brake gradually, but be ready to release it if you start to skid
4. As a last resort, try rubbing against something to slow you down - try sideswiping a guard rail or driving onto a grassy area. NEVER allow a head-on collision.
If your vehicle does not have ALS - Pump the break pedal |
