Emergencies
Tire blowouts, brake failure, engine fires, and stuck-accelerator response.
Emergencies rules in New York follow the federal framework with state-specific limits, distances, and exceptions. The practice questions below are drawn from the New York driver handbook, so they track the state's own rules.
Emergencies questions, New York edition.
Each question links through to a full explanation, the rule it tests, and a citation back to the manual.
- Your car has driven into deep water. Why does the manual say to escape through a window instead of a door? →
- Your car sinks in the water before you can escape. Why does the manual say an air pocket forms in the back seat? →
- You have escaped a sunken car and are rising to the surface. How does the manual say to release the air pressure that has built up in your lungs? →
- Your vehicle stalls on railroad tracks, and you are completely sure no trains are coming. What does the manual say to try next? →
- No train is coming, but your stalled car on the tracks will not restart. What does the manual say to do next? →
- Why does the manual warn you not to run "down the track" in the same direction the train is moving? →
- Smoke is coming from under your hood. Which of these actions does the manual call dangerous? →
- 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? →
- 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? →
- According to the manual, what does a car that has just driven into water normally do before it starts to sink? →
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