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2. Braking distance
Braking efficiency is the most
important thing when driving on
highway. When recognizing the
hazard ahead and preparing to
apply the brake, your reaction time
will take about one second. This
means that your vehicle, if
assumed to have run at speed of
80km/h, will travel additional 20 to
30m the moment you applied the
brake. Therefore, you should main-
tain a safe following distance.
3. Distance between vehicles
Normally, the following distance
between your vehicle and the vehi-
cle ahead depends on vehicle
speeds. A safe following distance
of about 80m should be main-
tained in 80km/h traffic.
4. Passing
To pass, increase your vehicle’s
speed by at least 10km/h more
than the speed of the vehicle
ahead. Before preparing to pass,
be sure to check the traffic behind
you and then pull out into the left
lane(in case of RHD, the right
lane) promptly with turn signal
“ON”.
5. Turning on a curve
Generally curves of highway are
given grade on their either side.
With a light movement of the
steering wheel the vehicle turns
very easily. Therefore, be careful
of tire slippage when applying the
brake on a curve, especially in
rainy weather or on an icy road.
You must fully understand vehicle
performance in dirving on high-
way.
1. Acceleration
As running resistance increas-
es greatly while driving on
highway, the vehicle should be
accelerated with allowance for
its engine power.
2. Gradeability
Maintain suitable engine rpm
taking into account the relation
of grade and maximum speed
at each gearshift position.
3. Fuel consumption
NOTE
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