According to the manual, when is daily deer activity highest?
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A.
During the middle of the night
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B.
In late morning and mid-afternoon
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C.
Around midday
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D.
At dawn and at dusk, the low-light hours Correct
The answer is "At dawn and at dusk, the low-light hours"
Deer are most active at dawn and dusk, which the manual notes overlaps with peak commuter travel hours. A is the trap: drivers who lump deer with generic nocturnal animals pick the middle of the night rather than the low-light bookends the manual actually names.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. During the middle of the night
The manual specifies dawn and dusk, not the middle of the night. This answer groups deer with fully nocturnal wildlife like raccoons or opossums instead of the crepuscular dawn-and-dusk pattern the manual describes.
B. In late morning and mid-afternoon
These hours fall between the dawn and dusk peaks the manual names. This answer substitutes routine daylight hours a driver associates with roadside sightings for the specific dawn-and-dusk peaks the manual names.
C. Around midday
Deer are least active in bright midday hours; the manual pins the peak to dawn and dusk. This answer treats deer as ordinary daytime grazers most active when the sun is highest, rather than at the low-light hours the manual names.
This question tests your knowledge of Adverse Conditions in New York. Source: New York State Driver's Manual, "How to Avoid Collisions With Deer," p.64..
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