1. PERFORMING BASIC VEHICLE MANEUVERS
CHAPTER 4
PERFORMING BASIC VEHICLE MANEUVERS

2. CHAPTER 4 4.1 Mirror Usage and Backing Procedures
4.2 Basic Driving Maneuvers
4.3 Parking Maneuvers

3. Mirror Usage Rearview mirror checks Anytime you brake
After completing turns
When lane changing in front of others

4. Outside Mirrors Must check before moving vehicle to either side
They will not show you what’s in your blindspot!

6. STEERING OVERSTEER: TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TOO MUCH UNDERSTEER:
UNDERSTEER:
NOT TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL ENOUGH

7. Backing up! STEERING BACKWARDS: HOLD BRAKE/SHIFT TO REVERSE
TURN BODY TO RIGHT
LEFT HAND AT TOP OF STEERING WHEEL
SLOWLY RELEASE BRAKE
LOOK THRU BACK WINDOW/PUSH TOP OF STEERING WHEEL IN THE DIRECTION YOU WANT THE BACK OF THE CAR TO GO
KEEP FOOT OVER THE BRAKE PEDAL

8. SIGNALING: SIGNAL WELL IN ADVANCE GIVES OTHERS TIME TO REACT TO YOU!
CHAPTER 6
SIGNALING:
SIGNAL WELL IN ADVANCE
GIVES OTHERS TIME TO REACT TO YOU!

9. CHANGING LANES: CHECK TRAFFIC IN FRONT/LEFT- FRONT.
CHECK REAR ZONES THROUGH REARVIEW MIRRORS
SIGNAL AND CHECK BLINDSPOT OVER LEFT SHOULDER
CHANGE SPEED AS NEEDED
STEER OVER SMOOTHLY
CANCEL SIGNAL AND ADJUST SPEED ACCORDINGLY

10. Hand Over Hand or Slide? MAKING TURNS

11. Approaching an Intersection
Getting Ready to Turn

12. MAKING TURNS: CHECK ALL TRAFFIC!!!
LOOK FOR PED’S AND ONCOMING VEHICLES

13. MAKING TURNS: 3. BE IN CORRECT LANE WELL IN ADVANCE
4. OBEY ALL SIGNALS AND SIGNS
5. BE PREPARED TO YIELD

14. TURNING PROCEDURES
1. CORRECT POSITION
2. BRAKE EARLY

15. TURNING PROCEDURES
3. SEARCH “ZONES”
4. SLOW TO APPROPRIATE SPEED

16. TURNING PROCEDURES 5. TURN WHEEL APPROPRIATE DIRECTION
6. CHECK BLIND-SPOT AS YOU BEGIN TURN

17. TURNING PROCEDURES 7. ACCELERATE HALFWAY THROUGH TURN
8. RETURN WHEEL GRADUALLY

18. TURNABOUT MAKE SURE YOU CAN SEE FAR ENOUGH IN BOTH DIRECTIONS
DO NOT ON HILLS OR CURVES
NEVER IN HIGH SPEEDTRAFFIC

19. OTHER WAYS TO TURN AROUND U-TURNS THREE POINT TURNS
CHAPTER 6
OTHER WAYS TO TURN AROUND
U-TURNS
THREE POINT TURNS

20. PARKING: ANGLE PARKING PERPENDICULAR PARALLEL PARKING PARKING ON HILLS

21. ANGLE PARKING SIGNAL AND CHECK
AFTER TURN, STRAIGHTEN WHEELS AND PULL FORWARD IN CNETER OF SPACE
SLOW DOWN MAKE SURE YOU CAN SEE CENTER OF SPACE UNOBSTRUCTED

22. PERPENDICULAR PARKING
BE AS FAR AWAY FROM SPACE AS LEGALLY POSSIBLE BEFORE TURNING INTO IT
SIGNAL AND CHECK
SLOW DOWN
BEGIN TURN AFTER FRONT BUMPER HAS CLEARED REAR BUMPER OF PARKED CAR
PULL IN SLOW AND KEEP CHECKING BOTH SIDES
SLOWLY STRAIGHTEN WHEELS AND PARK

23. PARALLEL PARKING SIGNAL AND CHECK PULL NEXT TO CAR IN FRONT OF SPACE
REVERSE, BACK SLOWLY, TURN AND AIM FOR BACK CORNER OF SPACE
WHEN YOUR SEAT CLEARS BACK BUMPER, START TO STRAIGHTEN WHEELS STEER SHARPLY LEFT WHEN YOU CLEAR THE CAR IN FRONT
WHEN CAR IS PARALLEL, PULL FORWARD AND STRAIGHTEN WHEELS

24. UPHILL PARKING WITH A CURB
CHAPTER 6
UPHILL PARKING WITH A CURB
DOWNHILL PARKING WITH A CURB (SAME AS UPHILL W/NO CURB)

25. CHAPTER 6 HILL PARKING WITH A CURB SIGNAL TO THE CURB
PULL OVER WITHIN 6”-10”OF CURB
SHIFT TO NEUTRAL
UPHILL-TURN WHEELS LEFT
DOWNHILL-TURN WHEELS RIGHT
SLOWLY RELEASE BRAKE AND ROLL TIRES TO CURB
SHIFT TO PARK
SET PARKING BRAKE
TURN OFF CAR

26. CHAPTER 6 LEAVING A HILL PARK RELEASE PARKING BRAKE
1A.IF DOWNHILL-REVERSE AND STRAIGHTEN WHEELS
SHIFT TO DRIVE
SIGNAL
CHECK SIDE MIRROR AND BLIND SPOT
PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND CANCEL SIGNAL