Manuseio de emergência
- 1/20Your car starts to break down while driving.
This alerts others and helps avoid accidents.
If you can’t move your vehicle off the road.
Staying in the car is often safer than walking on the road.
Breakdown with passengers inside the car.
Visibility and calm action prevent further danger.
Best place to wait after a highway breakdown.
Standing near moving traffic is dangerous.
Stopped on a slope and your brakes fail.
This helps use natural resistance to stop safely.
Make a broken-down vehicle more visible.
Visibility reduces collision risks for approaching vehicles.
If the hood starts smoking.
Smoking may indicate overheating or fire risk.
Hazard lights use.
They signal to other drivers that you’re in trouble.
Should you avoid placing a warning triangle?
It warns others early enough to prevent accidents.
After breakdown, before exiting the vehicle.
It ensures you’re seen by passing drivers.
Where to store your safety vest.
You need it before stepping out after a breakdown.
Passengers after vehicle breakdown.
Increases group visibility, especially in low light.
Reflective strips on vests and triangles.
They reflect headlights to alert approaching drivers.
Using hazard lights to park illegally.
Hazard lights don’t justify illegal parking.
Car skids suddenly on a wet road.
Sudden moves worsen skidding, stay calm and steer.
If a tire bursts while driving.
Avoid braking hard to maintain control.
Brake failure while driving.
Mechanical resistance can help slow the car.
An emergency vehicle approaches behind.
Yielding helps emergency responders reach their destination quickly.
No phone signal in a remote breakdown area.
Staying near the vehicle and moving to higher ground may help.
Parking on a narrow road after breaking down.
Alerting others is crucial in narrow or low-visibility areas.