BC Class 5&7
Pre-trip check, tires and winter preparation
ICBC's driving guide: You and your vehicle
The pre-trip check is the walk you do before starting out: lights working (both ends), tires inflated and in good condition, mirrors set, nothing behind the vehicle. A periodic check — more thorough — belongs every few weeks, at an interval that depends on how much you drive.
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Practice questions on this card
- Q-0349When should you check tire pressure?
- Q-0350A tire shows a bulge in the sidewall but holds pressure. What should you do?
- Q-0351You have fitted a space-saver spare tire. What limitation applies?
- Q-0352Why should all four tires be similar?
- Q-0353How many snow tires does the manual say to install?
- Q-0354Why does winter preparation include checking the exhaust system?
- Q-0355What does the manual advise about tire chains?
- Q-0356Conditions have become extremely bad on a winter highway. What does the manual suggest may be safer?
- Q-0357What belongs in a pre-trip check?
- Q-0358How often should a periodic check be done?
- Q-0360Why are seat, mirror and head restraint adjustments made before moving off rather than on the way?
- Q-0361Why rotate tires regularly?
- Q-0362When checking that all the lights work, what is easy to miss?
- Q-0365What single habit does the pre-trip check protect against most directly?