Question 1462 · Safety · Licence classes: C1, C
When you are driving a truck down a steep descent:
- Drive down on high gear and stop the vehicle every few kilometers.
- Drive down on neutral gear and use the brakes according to need.
- Correct answer: Drive in an appropriate low gear and make sure that the vehicle’s special deceleration mechanisms are operating.
- The use of gears to brake the vehicle is of no significance.
WhyOn a steep descent a truck drives in a suitable low gear and uses its special deceleration mechanisms. Going down in neutral is not allowed.
Hebrew originalכשאתה נוהג במשאית בירידה תלולה:
✓ סע בהילוך נמוך מתאים וכן ודא הפעלת מנגנונים מיוחדים להאטה המותקנים ברכב .