You hit and injure an animal while driving. What should you do?
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A.
Move the animal to the side of the road so traffic can pass
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B.
Call the nearest humane society or law enforcement Correct
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C.
Continue driving if there is no visible damage to your vehicle
The answer is "Call the nearest humane society or law enforcement"
For an injured animal, the manual directs you to call the nearest humane society or law enforcement and specifically instructs you not to try to move the animal. Choice A is the helpful-driver reflex of clearing an obstacle; the manual overrides it because moving an injured animal worsens the injury and risks a bite.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Move the animal to the side of the road so traffic can pass
Manual expressly says do not try to move an injured animal. This answer reaches for the helpful-driver reflex of clearing an obstacle, a habit the manual overrides for injured animals.
C. Continue driving if there is no visible damage to your vehicle
The duty to call is not conditional on damage to your vehicle. This answer imports the property-damage threshold from the SR 1 rule and applies it to whether the animal needs help.
This question tests your knowledge of Crash Procedures in California. Source: California Driver Manual, "What to Do if You Are in a Collision," p.77..
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