The manual pairs warning signs with certain slippery road situations. On a cold, wet day, what does the manual say shade from trees or buildings can hide?
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A.
Icy spots on the road surface. Correct
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B.
Wet leaves that collect on the shoulder.
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C.
Standing water in low areas.
The answer is "Icy spots on the road surface."
The manual lists shade from trees or buildings as a stretch that can hide icy spots on cold, wet days, and notes warning signs are usually posted at such stretches. Someone drawn to B has pulled a nearby item from the manual's list of slippery surfaces, missing that the shade rule specifically names hidden ice.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. Wet leaves that collect on the shoulder.
Wet leaves are a separate slippery hazard the manual lists on page 60; they are not what shade hides. This answer pulls a nearby item from the manual's list of surfaces to avoid, without noticing the shade rule is about hidden ice.
C. Standing water in low areas.
Standing water is a wet-weather hazard but is not what shade is said to hide on cold, wet days. This answer substitutes the more common rainy-day risk for the specific cold-day threat the shade rule flags.
This question tests your knowledge of Warning Signs in California. Source: California Driver Manual, "Slippery Roads," p.61..
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