You notice you are driving in another vehicle's blind spot on a Florida highway. What does the manual tell you to do?
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A.
Move forward or drop back so the other driver can see you Correct
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B.
Match the other vehicle's speed and hold your position
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C.
Flash your headlights until the other driver waves you through
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D.
Move into the other driver's lane to force them to notice
The answer is "Move forward or drop back so the other driver can see you"
The manual tells you to move forward or drop back so the other driver can see you. Drivers who default to matching speed and holding position pick B, carrying over the highway habit that any change of position feels riskier than staying put, which is exactly what keeps them invisible in the blind spot.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. Match the other vehicle's speed and hold your position
Holding position is exactly what leaves you invisible; the manual wants you to move. This answer treats a steady highway speed as the safer choice than adjusting position, so any change of position feels riskier than staying invisible in the blind spot.
C. Flash your headlights until the other driver waves you through
The manual does not use a headlight flash to fix a blind-spot problem. This answer reaches for the courtesy headlight flash from the passing section and repurposes it as a visibility fix.
D. Move into the other driver's lane to force them to notice
Cutting into the lane before you are visible is what the manual is trying to prevent. This answer confuses being noticed with being safe, carrying over a habit from aggressive city driving where forcing attention counts as defensive.
This question tests your knowledge of Lane Changes & Merging in Florida. Source: Florida Driver Manual, "Blind Spots," p.60..
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