Another vehicle is coming straight at you in your lane. What does the Florida manual list as the first response?
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A.
Sound the horn and flash your high beams Correct
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B.
Steer to the right shoulder without slowing
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C.
Speed up so you can clear the driver's path faster
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D.
Cross into the opposing lane the other driver just left
The answer is "Sound the horn and flash your high beams"
The manual's numbered steps for a vehicle approaching in your lane are sound the horn and flash the high beams, then brake hard, then steer to the side of the road. Choice B is the trap because 'steer to the shoulder' feels like the safest instinct, but the manual wants you to try to alert the other driver first, since they may still be able to correct.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. Steer to the right shoulder without slowing
Steering to the side of the road is step three; braking hard comes before it, and warning the other driver comes first. This answer skips straight to the escape move, since 'get off the road' feels like the safest single action.
C. Speed up so you can clear the driver's path faster
The manual tells you to brake hard, not speed up, in this scenario. This answer confuses closing speed with time-to-impact, guessing that faster is safer because the encounter ends sooner.
D. Cross into the opposing lane the other driver just left
The manual does not tell you to swap lanes with a wrong-way driver; that risks a crash if they correct. This answer applies a piece of trucker folklore about swapping lanes with a wrong-way driver, which the manual does not endorse.
This question tests your knowledge of Emergencies in Florida. Source: Florida Driver Manual, "Handling Emergencies - Vehicle Approaching in Your Lane," p.80..
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