Your vehicle plunges into water and begins to sink. If you cannot escape immediately, where should you move?
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A.
To the back seat area, where an air pocket usually forms Correct
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B.
To the driver's seat with the seatbelt fastened
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C.
Under the dashboard, away from breaking glass
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D.
To the trunk area, where the frame is strongest
The answer is "To the back seat area, where an air pocket usually forms"
If your vehicle sinks, move to the back seat where an air pocket usually forms. Choice B misfires because the always-buckle habit is safety gospel in every other setting; here, staying belted in the driver's seat keeps you below the air pocket instead of reaching it.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. To the driver's seat with the seatbelt fastened
Staying belted in the driver's seat keeps you low in the vehicle, where the air pocket is not. This answer extends the always-buckle rule to a situation where it prevents escape.
C. Under the dashboard, away from breaking glass
Ducking under the dashboard traps you in a low, enclosed space with no air. This answer confuses a crash-brace position with the escape route the manual describes.
D. To the trunk area, where the frame is strongest
The trunk is sealed off from the cabin and has no air pocket to reach. This answer applies a structural-strength idea from crash-safety marketing to a submerged vehicle.
This question tests your knowledge of Crash Procedures in Illinois. Source: Illinois Rules of the Road, "Water Crashes," p.88..
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