At night you park on a rural roadway shoulder outside of any city or town. What does the Florida manual say to do with your lights?
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A.
Leave the high beam headlights on
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B.
Turn on your parking lights Correct
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C.
Turn on the hazard flashers only
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D.
Turn off all exterior lights to save the battery
The answer is "Turn on your parking lights"
For roadside parking beyond city limits, the manual requires parking lights on so other drivers can spot the stopped vehicle. Choice D tempts drivers used to city parking, where an unlit parked car is normal, but the rural rule is spelled out separately.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Leave the high beam headlights on
High beams would blind passing drivers and are not the parked-vehicle rule. This answer extends the see-and-be-seen night-driving idea to a parked car, past the point the rule actually reaches.
C. Turn on the hazard flashers only
The manual names parking lights, not flashers, for this situation. This answer reaches for flashers as the universal parked-car signal instead of the parking-light rule the manual sets.
D. Turn off all exterior lights to save the battery
The manual requires parking lights on in this situation. This answer carries city curbside parking habits into a rural setting the manual treats as its own case.
This question tests your knowledge of Adverse Conditions in Florida. Source: Florida Driver Manual, "Night Driving," p.73..
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