When lanes are narrow or the shoulder is closed in a work zone, the manual says to watch for what?
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A.
Pedestrians crossing the highway
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B.
Emergency vehicles from behind
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C.
Bicycles sharing your lane Correct
The answer is "Bicycles sharing your lane"
The manual singles out bicycles when a work zone narrows the lane or closes the shoulder, because the bicyclist loses the space they normally ride in. The pedestrians answer is what a driver substitutes when they remember that people are on foot in work zones and stop reading before the sentence names bicycles specifically.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Pedestrians crossing the highway
The manual names bicycles when the lane narrows or the shoulder closes, not pedestrians crossing the road. This answer substitutes pedestrians for the road user the manual names, on the reasoning that people on foot are already active inside the zone.
B. Emergency vehicles from behind
Emergency vehicles are the subject of a separate rule; this sentence is about vulnerable road users squeezed by the closure. This answer applies the Move Over and Slow Down mindset to a paragraph that is actually about a road user affected by the narrower lane.
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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