Smoke is coming from under your hood. Which of these actions does the manual call dangerous?
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A.
Turning off the vehicle's ignition.
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B.
Trying to put out the fire yourself. Correct
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C.
Calling the fire department for help.
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D.
Getting well away from the vehicle.
The answer is "Trying to put out the fire yourself."
The manual is blunt: fighting the fire yourself is dangerous, so you leave that to the fire department. Choice A catches drivers taught to turn the ignition off after any engine trouble, who miss that the manual lists that as a step to do here, not one to avoid.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Turning off the vehicle's ignition.
The manual lists this step between pulling off and calling the fire department. This answer follows the reflex that the ignition should stay on until help arrives, opposite of what this passage says.
C. Calling the fire department for help.
The manual explicitly tells you to make this call. This answer flips one of the manual's four steps into the answer, hoping the reader will not check the order.
D. Getting well away from the vehicle.
The manual tells you to get away from the car. This answer confuses a listed correct step with the one the passage marks as dangerous.
This question tests your knowledge of Emergencies in New York. Source: New York State Driver's Manual, "Driving Emergencies: Fire," p.66..
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