Your car has sunk in water and you are now in the back seat, breathing from the air pocket. What does the manual say to do next?
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A.
Push open the rear door.
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B.
Wait until the trunk fills before opening a door.
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C.
Kick out the windshield.
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D.
Escape through a window. Correct
The answer is "Escape through a window."
The manual is sequential: once the car settles, take a breath and escape through a window. Choice A tempts drivers to reach for the nearest door once submerged, forgetting the water-rush warning the passage prints just above about opening a door underwater.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Push open the rear door.
The manual's door warning from the same passage still applies once the car is submerged. This answer reaches for the closest door and forgets the water-rush warning printed just above.
B. Wait until the trunk fills before opening a door.
The manual gives no rule about waiting for the trunk to fill. This answer invents a pressure-equalization step the passage does not describe.
C. Kick out the windshield.
The manual names a window, not the windshield, as the exit route. This answer borrows an image from action films rather than the passage's plain window instruction.
This question tests your knowledge of Emergencies in New York. Source: New York State Driver's Manual, "Driving Emergencies: Going Into Water," p.66..
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