Chapter 9 / Manitoba Class 5L
Driving emergencies practice questions
Respond to tire failures, skids, breakdowns and other emergencies using the handbook guidance.
10 questions · Choose an answer, then check your understanding.
Your wheels leave the pavement onto the shoulder. What is the first steering response?
Study the answers
Open a question to read its explanation and check the official source.
Your wheels leave the pavement onto the shoulder. What is the first steering response?
Keep a straight path
Stay straight on the shoulder, ease off the accelerator and slow before returning safely.
Manitoba Driver's Handbook, 20 October 2026 (DVL0019), p. 121 · Running off the pavement
A tire bursts at speed. What should you do immediately?
Hold the wheel firmly and ease off
Maintain steering control and let speed decrease before braking or moving off the road.
Manitoba Driver's Handbook, 20 October 2026 (DVL0019), p. 121 · Blowouts
While recovering from a skid, where should you look and steer?
Toward your intended path
Ease off the accelerator or brake and direct your eyes and steering where you want the vehicle to go.
Manitoba Driver's Handbook, 20 October 2026 (DVL0019), p. 122 · Skid control
Your skidding car starts to straighten. What should you do with its front wheels?
Straighten them too
Straightening the wheels as the vehicle recovers helps prevent a skid in the other direction.
Manitoba Driver's Handbook, 20 October 2026 (DVL0019), p. 122 · Skid control
What does threshold braking mean in a car without ABS?
Braking without locking the wheels
Steady pressure just short of locking preserves steering ability and requires practice.
Manitoba Driver's Handbook, 20 October 2026 (DVL0019), p. 123 · Without anti-lock brakes
After driving through deep water, how should you check the brakes?
Apply them lightly
Water can weaken braking or cause pulling; test lightly and dry them with gentle application at low speed.
Manitoba Driver's Handbook, 20 October 2026 (DVL0019), p. 123 · Wet brakes
If possible, where should a disabled vehicle be positioned beside a highway?
Entirely off the travelled roadway
Move all four wheels clear of traffic when possible and use warning devices.
Manitoba Driver's Handbook, 20 October 2026 (DVL0019), p. 124 · Disabled vehicle
An oncoming driver enters your lane. Which side is the recommended escape direction if safely available?
The right shoulder
The other driver may return to their proper lane; avoid escaping left into that path.
Manitoba Driver's Handbook, 20 October 2026 (DVL0019), p. 124 · Direct collision course
A vehicle fire is large. What should you do?
Move away and call firefighters
The guide distinguishes a small fire from a large one; a large fire requires moving away and calling the fire department.
Manitoba Driver's Handbook, 20 October 2026 (DVL0019), p. 125 · Vehicle on fire
Your car touches live wires and cannot move free, but is not burning. What is safest?
Stay inside and warn others away
Contact with the vehicle and ground can be fatal; remain inside and have others contact police from a safe distance.
Manitoba Driver's Handbook, 20 October 2026 (DVL0019), p. 126 · Vehicle in contact with electrical wires