The manual states that during each mile you drive, you make how many decisions?
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A.
Dozens.
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B.
Hundreds. Correct
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C.
Thousands.
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D.
Only a handful.
The answer is "Hundreds."
The manual gives the count as hundreds of decisions per mile, and the point is how many chances there are for a wrong choice. The trap is C, chosen by drivers who mentally add up every micro-adjustment and assume the count must run into the thousands; the manual settles on the smaller 'hundreds' figure.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Dozens.
Too few; the manual gives hundreds per mile. This answer undercounts to make driving sound simpler than the manual describes.
C. Thousands.
The manual uses hundreds, not thousands. This answer overshoots by counting every micro-adjustment as a separate choice.
D. Only a handful.
The count is far higher than a handful; the manual gives hundreds. This answer treats highway driving as steady-state and undercounts the choices a driver actually makes.
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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