What Is The Heavy Vehicle Formula

Question: Where should your reflectors be placed when stopped on a undivided highway?

Answer: Place within 10 feet of the front or rear corners to mark the location of the vehicle and 100 feet behind and ahead of the vehicle.

Question: When should you downshift automatic transmissions?

Answer: Before going down a hill.

Question: Which of the following best describes the “Heavy Vehicle Formula”?

Answer: One second for each 10 feet of vehicle length at speeds below 40 mph adding 1 second for speeds over 40 mph.

Question: T or F You should use low beams whenever you can.

Answer: False

Question: What are the two ways to know when to shift?

Answer: Engine speed and road speed.

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