Drive Right Companion - Delsea

NameDatepedal: A pedal is a lever that you operate with your foot, such as a clutch pedal,foot-brake pedal, and accelerator pedal.Pedalsquup TI~UP~~Clutch pedal Foot-brake pedal Accelerator pedalclutch pedal: Located to the left of the foot-brake pedal, the clutch pedal in stickshiftvehicles lets a driver shift gears.to accelerate: To accelerate is to go faster, to speed up. When you enter anexpressway, you ]nust accelerate.accelerator: The accelerator pedal controls the speed of a vehicle. Push down tomake the car go faster. Sometimes the accelerator pedal is given a short name, andis just called the accelerator.injury, injuries: hurt, damage. A broken arm is an injury.whiplash: A sudden moving back of the head can hurt the neck and cause whiplash.In a collision, the driver and passengers may get a whiplash injury.head restraints: These padded devices are on the back of the front seats tohelp reduce whiplash injuries-injuries to the neck-in a collision.blind-spot areas: These are areas that you are not able to see in the rcarview mirrors.20 Chapter 3 Basic Vehicle Control Unit 1 The Driving Task