STALLING ON RAILROAD TRACKS -  If a train approaches, release your seat belt, leave the vehicle and get as far away as you can from the tracks. Run toward the general direction the train is coming from. If you run “down the track” in the same direction as the train, you can be hit with debris when the train hits your vehicle. When you are completely sure no trains are coming, open your window to listen for a train and try to start the engine. If that fails, shift your vehicle into neutral and push it from the tracks. 

GOING INTO WATER -  A vehicle will normally float for a while, and you should have time to remove yourself before it starts to sink. Release your seat belt and escape through a window. An open door would cause water to rush in and the car could turn over on top of you. 

If the vehicle sinks before you can remove yourself, get into the back seat. An air pocket can form there as the weight of the engine pulls the vehicle down front first. When the vehicle settles, take a breath and escape through a window. When you rise air pressure will build in your lungs. Let it out in small breaths through your nose or lips as you surface. Do not hold your breath tight or try to blow air out; just allow the air to escape in a natural way. 

FIRE -  If you see smoke come from under the hood, pull off the road and park your vehicle. Turn off the ignition. Get away from the car and call the fire department. It is dangerous to try to fight the fire yourself. 

BLOCKED VISION - If your hood opens suddenly or your vision through the windshield becomes blocked by some other object or wipers that have failed, you can open the side window so you can see. Turn on your emergency lights and carefully pull your vehicle off the road and park it. 

## QUESTIONS 

Before you go on to Chapter 11, make sure you can answer these questions: 

• What should you do if you miss an expressway exit? 

• What are expressway entrance ramps used for? 

• What should you do if an entrance ramp is short? 

• When should you signal that you are exiting an expressway? 

• What should you check for when you leave an expressway? 

• Why is expressway driving different from normal driving? 

• What is the main reason night driving is more difficult than daytime driving? 

• Driving within the range of your headlights indicates you can stop your vehicle within about how many feet? 

• What should you do if you are blinded by the headlights on an approaching vehicle? 

• Is it best to keep your headlights on high beam or low beam when there is fog, rain or falling snow? 

• Which direction should you turn your steer- ing wheel to get out of a skid? 

• How should you use your brake pedal on a slippery road? 

• What is the most important rule to remember in any emergency? 

• What should you do if one of your tires blows out? 

• What is the first thing you should do if your brakes fail? 

• What should you do if your wheels move off the pavement? 

