Driver's License Test Prep
California Practice Construction Signs

Which action does the manual list for going through a work zone carefully?

  1. A.
    Sound the horn as you pass workers.
  2. B.
    Allow extra space between vehicles. Correct
  3. C.
    Turn on your high-beam headlights.
The Why

The answer is "Allow extra space between vehicles."

The manual lists allowing extra space between vehicles among the actions for going through a work zone carefully. The high-beam answer comes from the night-driving chapter on open country roads, and drivers who blend general road-safety rules with the specific work-zone list reach for it in this slot.

Why the others miss

The traps in the wrong answers

A. Sound the horn as you pass workers.

The manual's work-zone list does not include using the horn to alert workers on foot. This answer applies a courtesy-horn habit some drivers use around cyclists or blind alleys, which does not appear in the manual's work-zone list.

C. Turn on your high-beam headlights.

High-beam use belongs to the night-driving chapter, not the list of work-zone behaviors. This answer carries an open-road night-driving rule into this list, on the reflex that any tighter driving condition should call for brighter lights.

The Rule

This question tests your knowledge of Construction Signs in California. Source: California Driver Manual, "Road Workers and Work Zones," p.49..

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