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15 Cards in this Set
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Reckless Disregard |
An act of preceding to do something with a conscious awareness of danger, while ignoring any potential consequences of so doing. Reckless disregard, well not necessarily suggesting intent to cause harm, is a harsher condition than ordinary negligence. |
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Negligence |
Breach of duty in which a person or organization fails to perform at the standard required by law, or that would be expected by a reasonable person under similar circumstances |
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Gross Negligence |
Willful and wanton disregard. |
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Due Regard |
Driver/operators drive with "due regard" for the safety of others using the highways. State vehicle codes provide and give special privileges to the operators or emergency vehicles; however, this does not relieve the operator from the duty and responsibility to drive with "due regard" for the safety of others. |
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Situational Awareness |
Perception of one's surrounding environment and the ability to anticipate future events. |
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Brake Fade |
Loss of breaking function which occurs due to excessive use of the brakes. |
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Torque |
(1) Force that tends to create a rotational or twisting motion. (2) Measurement of engine shaft output. (3) Force that produces or tends to produce a twisting or rotational action. |
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Overthrottling |
Process of injecting or supplying the diesel engine with more fuel than can be burned. |
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Braking Distance |
Distance the vehicle travels from the time the brakes are applied until it comes to a complete stop. |
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Total Stopping Distance |
Sum of the driver reaction distance and the vehicle braking distance. |
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Reaction Distance |
Distance a vehicle travels while a driver transfers a foot from the accelerator to the brake pedal after perceiving the need for stopping. |
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Skid |
An uncontrolled slide across the surface in a wheeled vehicle |
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Acceleration Skid |
Accelerated skids usually occur when the gas pedal is applied too quickly. |
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Locked Wheel Skid |
This type of skid is usually caused by braking too hard at a high rate of speed and locking the wheels. The vehicle will skid no matter which way the steering wheel is turned |
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Engine Compression Brake |
An engine compression brake device is any device that uses the engine and transmission to impede the forward motion of the motor vehicle by compression of the engine |
