Missouri Permit Test: Emergencies Practice Questions

Correct answer: Pump the brake pedal fast and hard

First pump the brakes fast and hard several times; if that fails, apply the parking brake gradually and shift to a low gear.

Source: Chapter 9: Safe Driving Tips For Special Driving Conditions – Handling Vehicle Emergencies

Correct answer: Grip the wheel and ease off the gas

Hold the wheel tightly, take your foot off the accelerator without braking, and let the vehicle slow; brake only when almost stopped.

Source: Chapter 9: Safe Driving Tips For Special Driving Conditions – Handling Vehicle Emergencies

Correct answer: Slow down gently; steer back when clear

Hold the wheel, ease off the gas without hard braking, and return to the pavement once you have slowed and the lane is clear.

Source: Chapter 9: Safe Driving Tips For Special Driving Conditions – Handling Vehicle Emergencies

Correct answer: Shift to neutral

Shift to neutral and brake, keep your eyes on the road, and turn off the ignition only after you have stopped.

Source: Chapter 9: Safe Driving Tips For Special Driving Conditions – Handling Vehicle Emergencies

Correct answer: Look out the side window and pull off

Roll down the window to see around the obstruction, turn on your emergency flashers, and pull off the road.

Source: Chapter 9: Safe Driving Tips For Special Driving Conditions – Handling Vehicle Emergencies

Correct answer: Slow down, move right, and sound your horn

Slow down, pull to the right and honk; do not swing left, because the other driver may move back into that lane.

Source: Chapter 9: Safe Driving Tips For Special Driving Conditions – Handling Vehicle Emergencies

Correct answer: Toward the train, away from the tracks

Get out and off the tracks, running in the direction the train is coming from so you are not hit by flying debris.

Source: Chapter 9: Safe Driving Tips For Special Driving Conditions – Stalling On Railroad Tracks

Correct answer: The dimmer or headlight switch

Try the dimmer or headlight switch; if they stay out, turn on parking lights, flashers or turn signals and pull off the road.

Source: Chapter 9: Safe Driving Tips For Special Driving Conditions – Handling Vehicle Emergencies

Correct answer: Ease off the gas; brake only near the end

Take your foot off the accelerator, let the vehicle slow by itself, avoid braking until almost stopped unless you must, and turn on flashers.

Source: Chapter 9: Safe Driving Tips For Special Driving Conditions – Handling Vehicle Emergencies

Correct answer: *55

The cellular number to call in a highway emergency is *55 (or 911 in metropolitan areas).

Source: Chapter 6: Highway Driving – Emergencies

Correct answer: Just over a hill or around a curve

If you must stop on the road, choose a spot where other drivers can see you clearly, not just over a hill or around a curve.

Source: Chapter 6: Highway Driving – Emergencies

Correct answer: Raise the hood or tie a white cloth on it

Turn on flashers, set flares behind the vehicle, and raise the hood or tie a white cloth to the antenna, mirror or door handle. Never stand in the roadway.

Source: Chapter 6: Highway Driving – Emergencies

Correct answer: Only after you have come to a full stop

Never turn off the ignition until you have stopped; turning the key to lock while moving can lock the steering wheel.

Source: Chapter 9: Safe Driving Tips For Special Driving Conditions – Handling Vehicle Emergencies

Correct answer: Take the next exit and come back

Never stop, back up, or turn around on the highway; get off at the next exit and return.

Source: Chapter 6: Highway Driving – Controlled Access Highways