The manual's STOP-sign example shows that a driver under the influence is most likely to do what?
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A.
Make a wrong decision and take a chance. Correct
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B.
Miss the sign entirely and roll through.
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C.
Slow down more than sober drivers would.
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D.
Stop shorter than intended.
The answer is "Make a wrong decision and take a chance."
The manual's STOP-sign example describes an impaired driver as more likely to make a wrong decision and take a chance on crossing the intersection. The trap is B, because rolling through a stop matches the picture people carry of drunk driving; the manual's example is about a poor judgment call the driver made after stopping, not a missed sign.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. Miss the sign entirely and roll through.
The example has the driver stopped and then choosing wrongly to enter. This answer matches the caricature of drunk driving as missed signs, when the manual's example is a bad judgment after a stop.
C. Slow down more than sober drivers would.
The STOP example describes a risky decision, not a cautious slowdown. This answer reads impairment as over-caution because a nervous first-time drinker might hesitate, but the manual's example goes the other way.
D. Stop shorter than intended.
The example is about the decision after the stop, not the stopping distance. This answer redirects the example to braking distance, which the alcohol section does not name at this STOP sign.
This question tests your knowledge of Defensive Driving in New York. Source: New York State Driver's Manual, "What Alcohol Does," p.54..
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