Your view through the windshield is suddenly blocked. Along with opening the side window, what does the manual tell you to turn on before pulling off the road?
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A.
Your high-beam headlights.
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B.
Your windshield defroster.
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C.
Your emergency lights. Correct
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D.
Your rear fog lights.
The answer is "Your emergency lights."
The manual pairs the side-window step with turning on your emergency lights, then a careful pull to the shoulder. Choice A reflects the reflex to reach for high beams whenever visibility drops, which the manual never applies to blocked-vision emergencies.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Your high-beam headlights.
The passage says nothing about high beams in a blocked-vision emergency. This answer follows the reflex to reach for high beams any time visibility drops.
B. Your windshield defroster.
The manual covers a blocked view, not fog on the glass. This answer confuses a physical obstruction with condensation the defroster would clear.
D. Your rear fog lights.
The passage does not mention rear fog lights. This answer substitutes a low-visibility lamp for the emergency flashers the passage actually names.
This question tests your knowledge of Emergencies in New York. Source: New York State Driver's Manual, "Driving Emergencies: Blocked Vision," p.66..
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