Your car breaks down on a Florida highway. Where does the manual say to park the vehicle if possible?
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A.
Anywhere on the median with hazard lights on
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B.
Where the disabled vehicle can be seen for 200 feet in each direction Correct
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C.
On the shoulder within 200 feet of the nearest exit
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D.
On the median as long as all four wheels are out of the traffic lanes
The answer is "Where the disabled vehicle can be seen for 200 feet in each direction"
The manual says to park where the disabled vehicle can be seen for 200 feet in each direction. A driver who carries the 200-foot figure from the visibility rule but attaches it to the nearest exit lands on A instead.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Anywhere on the median with hazard lights on
Hazard lights come on after you park, not before you choose where to stop. The 200-foot visibility rule governs the location. This answer reads step 3's hazard lights as permission to stop anywhere, ignoring step 1's four-wheels-out-of-traffic-lanes requirement and step 2's 200-foot visibility rule.
C. On the shoulder within 200 feet of the nearest exit
The manual sets visibility from the disabled vehicle, not proximity to an exit, as the standard. This answer keeps the 200-foot figure from the visibility rule but attaches it to distance from the nearest exit as the reference point.
D. On the median as long as all four wheels are out of the traffic lanes
The 200-foot visibility rule tells you where to park. Step 1's four-wheels-out-of-traffic-lanes requirement sets a minimum, not a location. This answer reads step 1's 'four wheels out of traffic lanes' rule as location advice, treating the median as acceptable once the wheels clear.
This question tests your knowledge of Crash Procedures in Florida. Source: Florida Driver Manual, "Breakdowns/Disabled Vehicles," p.78..
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