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Track (measured between center line of wheels) In automobiles (and other wheeled vehicles which have two wheels on an axle), the axle track is the distance between the hub flanges on an axle. [1] Wheel track, track width or simply track refers to the distance between the centerline of two wheels on the same axle. In the case of an axle with ...
The American gauges converged, as the advantages of equipment interchange became increasingly apparent. Notably, all the 5 ft (1,524 mm) broad gauge track in the South was converted to "almost standard" gauge 4 ft 9 in (1,448 mm) over the course of two days beginning on 31 May 1886. [21] See Track gauge in the United States.
A series of practice laps, common on oval tracks, before heat races. Used to help drivers with their cars and improve the track's condition before racing. house car A chassis manufacturer's research and development car. [33] hydrolocking Excessive fuel entering ("flooding") one or more cylinders due to abnormal operating conditions.
During practice, a light blue flag waved on the track notifies a driver that a faster car is approaching and that they must move aside. During a race, a light blue flag waved on the track warns the driver that they are about to be lapped by a faster car and must not intentionally impede their progress, such as blocking a passing manoeuver.
Traffic psychology is a discipline of psychology that studies the relationship between psychological processes and the behavior of road users. In general, traffic psychology aims to apply theoretical aspects of psychology in order to improve traffic mobility by helping to develop and apply crash countermeasures, as well as by guiding desired behaviors through education and the motivation of ...
A printed quiz on health issues. A quiz is a form of mind sport in which people attempt to answer questions correctly on one or several topics. Quizzes can be used as a brief assessment in education and similar fields to measure growth in knowledge, abilities, and skills, or simply as a hobby.
The Szondi test is a 1935 nonverbal projective personality test developed by Léopold Szondi. [1] [2] He theorized people's decisions are determined by genetically coded preferences ("drives") that untimately shape their entire life ("fate"/"destiny"), and these unconscious preferences can be uncovered through the subject's attraction to photographs of similar individuals.
The ability to drive without intense concentration (e.g., on highways without intersections or traffic lights [9]) or with few cars on the road [7] It is suggested that highway hypnosis occurs more frequently in experienced drivers and on familiar road sections, as this allows for driving in an automatic mode.