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TRK 1090 - Road Driving

1.    Describe activities and characteristics of other road users that make them potentially dangerous.
2.    Describe the potential consequences of excessive speed.
3.    Coordinate use of the accelerator and clutch to achieve smooth acceleration and avoid clutch abuse.
4.    Maintain proper engine RPM while driving.
5.    Properly modulate air brakes to bring vehicle to a smooth stop.
6.    Shift up and down through all gears.
7.    Double clutch and time shift for smooth and fuel efficient performance.
8.    Select proper gear for speed and highway conditions.
9.    Coordinate steering, braking and acceleration to take the vehicle through a desired path forward and backward in a straight line.
10.    Adequately judge the path the trailer will take (off-tracking) as vehicle negotiates left or right curves and turns.
11.    Carefully enter traffic from a parked position.
12.    Use clutch and gears properly.
13.    Proceed from a stopped position without rolling backwards.
14.    Use mirrors properly.
15.    Signal intention to turn well in advance.
16.    Get into proper lane well in advance of the turn.
17.    Check traffic conditions and turn only when the intersection is clear.
18.    Restrict traffic from passing on the right when preparing to execute a right hand turn.
19.    Complete a turn promptly and safely and not impede other traffic.
20.    Select and shift to the proper gear before initiating a turn.
21.    Obey all traffic signals.
22.    Plan a stop in advance and adjust speed accordingly.
23.    Use brakes properly on grades.
24.    Plan stops far enough in advance to avoid hard braking.
25.    Stop clear of crosswalks.
26.    Come to a complete stop at all stop signs and signals.

27.    Yield right of way at intersections having yield signs.
28.    Check for cross traffic regardless of traffic signals.
29.    Enter all intersections prepared to stop if necessary.
30.    Stop a minimum of fifteen feet but not more than fifty feet before a railroad grade crossing, if a stop is indicated.
31.    Select proper gear to avoid shifting gears on a railroad grade crossing.
32.    Determine sufficient space required for passing.
33.    Pass only in safe locations.
34.    Safe passing on a two-lane highway.
35.    Safe passing on a four or more lane highway.
36.    Signal lane changes before and after passing.
37.    Warn driver ahead of intention to pass.
38.    Pass only when appropriate to avoid impeding other traffic.
39.    Return to right lane promptly, but only when safe to do so.
40.    Observe speed limits.
41.    Adjust speed properly to road, weather, and traffic conditions.
42.    Slow down in advance of curves, danger zones and intersections.
43.    Maintain consistent speed where possible.
44.    Yield right of way.
45.    Allow faster traffic to pass.
46.    Use horn only when necessary.
47.    Park only in legally permissible parking areas.
48.    Check instruments at regular intervals.
49.    Maintain proper engine RPM while driving.
50.    Determine minimum front to rear distances when following other vehicles.
51.    Demonstrate bring the truck to a stop in the shortest distance possible while maintaining directional control on a dry surface.
52.    Describe procedures to effect an evasive turn off the roadway and return to the roadway while maintaining directional control.
53.    Describe procedures to bring the vehicle to a stop in the event of brake failure.
54.    Describe procedures to bring the vehicle to a safe stop in the event of a blowout.
55.    Describe procedures to bring the vehicle to a stop in the shortest possible distance while maintaining directional control when operating on a slippery surface.
56.    Demonstrate competence in performing basic commercial vehicle driving skills.
57.    Properly enter a weighing platform.
58.    Perform in-route inspections of mirrors, instrument panel, engine and power train, suspension system and brakes.
59.    Understand the procedures to safely operate CMVs at night and in darkness.
60.    Understand the impact of changes in vision, communications, speed space management and proper use of lights, as needed, to deal with special problems night driving presents.

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