After making a full stop at a STOP sign, what does the manual require you to do?
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A.
Wait five seconds even if no vehicles are present
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B.
Check traffic in all directions before proceeding Correct
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C.
Look only at oncoming traffic before you go
The answer is "Check traffic in all directions before proceeding"
The manual requires a scan in every direction before you move again, because cross traffic can come from any lane at an intersection. The five-second-timing answer comes from a driving-school countdown carried into the exam; the manual describes the traffic check, not a timer.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Wait five seconds even if no vehicles are present
The manual sets a traffic check, not a timed wait, as the required next step. This answer carries a driving-school memory count into the exam that the manual does not include.
C. Look only at oncoming traffic before you go
The manual requires a scan of every direction, not just the oncoming lane. This answer reduces the all-directions check to the single-direction scan a driver naturally does when yielding for a turn.
This question tests your knowledge of Regulatory Signs in California. Source: California Driver Manual, "STOP Sign," p.35..
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