Avoiding collisions — Delaware Permit Test

Delaware's manual says that in avoiding a collision, drivers have three options: stop, turn, or speed up.

Many drivers panic and freeze, when one of these moves could have avoided the crash or softened it.

In avoiding a collision, drivers have three options: stop, turn, or speed up.

Delaware's manual says that in most cases you can turn the vehicle quicker than you can stop it, so consider turning to avoid a collision.

A driver who only stands on the brake can slide into a car that a quick turn would have missed.

In most cases, you can turn the vehicle quicker than you can stop it.

Without ABS, Delaware's manual says to turn quickly by stepping on the brake pedal, then letting up and turning the steering wheel.

Turning with the front wheels locked does nothing, and the car plows straight ahead.

You should step on the brake pedal, then let up and turn the steering wheel.

Delaware's manual says that generally it is better to run off the road than to crash head-on into another vehicle.

A head-on crash adds both cars' speeds together, while the roadside usually gives more room to slow.

Remember that generally it is better to run off the road than to crash head-on into another vehicle.

Delaware's manual says it may be best to speed up to avoid a collision when another vehicle is about to hit you from the side or behind and there is room ahead; slow down once the danger has passed.

Braking when a car is about to hit you from behind only makes the crash harder.

This may happen when another vehicle is about to hit you from the side or from behind and there is room to the front of you to get out of danger.

In avoiding a collision, what three options does a driver have?

Stop, turn, or speed up. Many drivers panic and freeze, when one of these moves could have avoided the crash or softened it. Delaware Driver Manual, p.138: “In avoiding a collision, drivers have three options: stop, turn, or speed up.”