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  2. J-turn - Wikipedia

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    A J-turn is a driving maneuver in which a reversing vehicle is spun 180 degrees and ... (from the evasive driving tactics used by bootleggers), a "reverse ...

  3. Basic fighter maneuvers - Wikipedia

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    Basic fighter maneuvers (BFM) are actions that a fighter aircraft makes during air combat maneuvering, historically known as dogfighting.The development of BFM began with the first fighter aircraft, during World War I, then continued with each following war, adapting to the changing weapons and technologies.

  4. Moose test - Wikipedia

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    The evasive manoeuvre test (Swedish: Undanmanöverprov; colloquial: moose test or elk test; Swedish: Älgtest, German: Elchtest) is performed to determine how well a certain vehicle evades a suddenly appearing obstacle. This test has been standardized in ISO 3888-2.

  5. Bootleg turn - Wikipedia

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    A bootleg turn is a driving maneuver intended to reverse the direction of travel of a forward-moving automobile by 180 degrees in a minimum amount of time while staying within the width of a two-lane road. [1] This maneuver is also known as a smuggler's turn, powerslide, or simply bootlegger.

  6. GM patented a system that gives robotaxis a way to ... - AOL

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    Waymo has a similar system in which the vehicle can warn a pedestrian, emit a siren, or take evasive maneuvers, such as finding a different route. GM's Cruise faced a major roadblock last year.

  7. Teen Driver Challenge - Wikipedia

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    The hands-on driving instruction, usually held at a Law Enforcement driving range, will put the students behind the wheel of their own vehicle and go through as assortment of exercises including: Figure 8; Backing; Cornering; Skid control; Off-road recovery; Forward serpentine; Reverse serpentine; Evasive maneuvers; Threshold/Emergency Braking

  8. PIT maneuver - Wikipedia

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    PIT maneuver diagram (animated GIF image) California Highway Patrol cruisers using a PIT maneuver to disable a fleeing vehicle The PIT maneuver (precision immobilization technique [1]), also known as TVI (tactical vehicle intervention), is a law enforcement pursuit tactic in which a pursuing vehicle forces another vehicle to turn sideways abruptly, causing the driver to lose control and stop. [2]

  9. Torpedo defence - Wikipedia

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    Torpedo defence includes evasive maneuvers, passive defense like torpedo belts, torpedo nets, torpedo bulges, and sonar torpedo sensors, "soft-kill" active countermeasures like sonar decoys and sonar jammers, and "hard-kill" active defenses, like anti-torpedo torpedoes similar in idea to missile defense systems. [1]