According to the manual, what should you use to decide which routes to take when planning a trip?
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A.
The destination signs on the highway.
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B.
The service sign directory.
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C.
The route markers you spot along the way.
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D.
A highway map before you go. Correct
The answer is "A highway map before you go."
The manual splits trip guidance into two stages: use a highway map when you plan, and watch destination signs while you drive. Option A picks destination signs because a driver mid-trip may treat them as the primary tool, which quietly swaps the planning stage for the driving stage.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. The destination signs on the highway.
Destination signs work during the trip; the manual assigns planning to a highway map. This answer collapses the manual's two-stage guidance into one, so the driving-stage tool ends up doing the planning-stage job.
B. The service sign directory.
The manual describes no service sign directory; services appear on individual blue signs. This answer imagines a compiled listing that would sit alongside a map; the manual only describes signs a driver passes on the road.
C. The route markers you spot along the way.
Route markers only tell you what route you're currently on, not which one to take. This answer trusts real-time signs to double as trip planning, though the manual assigns planning to a separate stage.
This question tests your knowledge of Guide Signs in New York. Source: New York State Driver's Manual, "Route Signs," p.30..
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