You are approaching construction equipment that displays the reflective orange slow-moving vehicle triangle. What does the manual say to do?
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A.
Use caution and make sure it is safe before you pass Correct
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B.
Pass immediately on the right shoulder
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C.
Follow within one car length until the vehicle turns off
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D.
Sound your horn and pass without slowing
The answer is "Use caution and make sure it is safe before you pass"
The manual says to use caution when approaching a slow-moving vehicle and to make sure it is safe before you pass. Choice C is the trap for drivers who default to a close-following habit on divided highways, but the speed gap the triangle warns about shrinks your following distance the moment you close on the vehicle.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. Pass immediately on the right shoulder
The shoulder is not a legal passing lane, and using it here would put you next to workers or equipment. This answer treats the shoulder as an open lane, applying a shortcut some drivers reach for in stopped traffic.
C. Follow within one car length until the vehicle turns off
Following that close cuts your reaction time when the vehicle you are behind is already moving slowly. This answer applies a routine highway following habit without adjusting for the speed gap the triangle is warning about.
D. Sound your horn and pass without slowing
The horn does not give you legal permission to pass, and the manual calls for caution instead of speed. This answer treats the horn as a right-of-way notice, a habit drivers pick up in impatient traffic rather than from the manual.
This question tests your knowledge of Construction Signs in New York. Source: New York State Driver's Manual, "Chapter 11 – Sharing the Road: Slow-Moving Vehicles," p.76..
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