Car Engine, Seatbelt Laws, and Car Survival Kit Quiz 10/3

Click Link for Car Engine Diagram: really just know what each part does not how to label the parts since they are different for each model car.

Changing a Flat Tire

Find the right spot

• Find a level area where you can work. It's dangerous to jack up a car on a hill or incline.
• Find a spot where you can pull the car over, out of the way of traffic. A long, straight stretch of road is better than just around the bend in a road. Traffic will be able to see you, rather than coming upon you unexpectedly.
• Turn on your emergency flashers (usually near the steering wheel).

Set the parking brake! Put automatic transmission cars in park. Put manual transmission cars (stick shifts) in first or reverse gear. To be really safe, put two bricks or rocks (at least the size of your fist) in front of and behind the tire opposite the flat. This will help keep the car from inadvertently rolling.

Get the spare and the jack

Loosen the lug nuts

Jack up the car

Remove the old wheel

Put on the new wheel

Lower the car and pack it all up

Seat Belt Facts

· If 90 percent of Americans buckle up, we will prevent more than 5,500 deaths and 132,000 injuries annually.

· 63% of people killed in car accidents are not wearing seat belts

• According to Crashtest.Com, frontal and frontal offset crashes combine for about 72% of severe crashes. Side impacts are about 24%. Rear and rear offset crashes only account for about 4%.

• The safest place for any child, in any restraint system, is in the back seat.

Infant Seat

Make sure your baby has celebrated her first birthday and is at least 20 lbs before turning her around in the car. Consider to keep her rear facing even longer, up till the limits of your rear facing seat. (Cite) diaperpin

Booster Seat

Why does my child need a booster seat?

• Beginning July 10, 2008 a child passenger restraint is required by law

for children 5-7 years of age or until they reach 4’9” in height in the

state of Massachusetts.

How do I know when my child needs to move from a car seat to a booster seat?

• Children need to move from a child safety seat to a booster seat when

they reach the weight limit on their forward facing child safety seat.

• If your child’s ears are above the back of the child’s safety seat and/or

their shoulders are above the top strap slots they are ready to move

from a child safety seat into a booster seat.

You Will Know They can move to a regular Seatbelt When:

They are tall enough to sit without slouching, generally over 4’9”

and 80 pounds

Their shoulder belt rests comfortably across the shoulder and

chest, not on the neck or throat

Their knees completely bend over the edge of the vehicle seat

(Cite) MA Dept Public Health

Car Survival Kit

Water

Duct Tape

Flashlight

Lighter

Blanket

Multi Tool

Dry Food