What does the manual say about backing up on an expressway entrance or exit ramp?
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A.
It is legal below a speed of five miles per hour
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B.
It is dangerous and should not be done Correct
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C.
It is allowed only when the ramp is empty
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D.
It is permitted with hazard lights flashing
The answer is "It is dangerous and should not be done"
The manual states plainly that backing up on an entrance or exit ramp is dangerous and pairs it with crossing a median as things not to do. Choice A, keying the answer to a low speed, is drawn from the parking-lot rule that a slow reverse is a safe reverse; on a ramp the drivers arriving over the crest will not expect a car moving the wrong way at any speed.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. It is legal below a speed of five miles per hour
The manual does not tie the danger to a speed; ramp traffic arrives at highway speed regardless of yours. This answer carries over the parking-lot rule that a slow reverse is a safe reverse.
C. It is allowed only when the ramp is empty
The danger is not tied to how busy the ramp looks; drivers arriving over the crest may not expect a vehicle backing up. This answer reads an empty ramp as a safe ramp, ignoring the vehicle about to appear over the rise.
D. It is permitted with hazard lights flashing
The manual gives no exception for hazard lights on a ramp; the move is dangerous with or without them. This answer treats hazard lights as making a dangerous ramp maneuver acceptable, borrowing a habit from surface-street breakdowns.
This question tests your knowledge of Lane Changes & Merging in New York. Source: New York State Driver's Manual, "Expressway Driving," p.62..
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