You are in a highway crash with no injuries or fatalities. The manual says the vehicle should be moved out of the travel lane onto the shoulder provided which condition is met?
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A.
It can be driven safely under its own power without causing further damage Correct
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B.
Both drivers have first exchanged license and insurance information
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C.
An officer has arrived and photographed the final resting positions
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D.
The median is wide enough to hold the vehicle out of both directions of travel
The answer is "It can be driven safely under its own power without causing further damage"
The manual says each vehicle should be moved onto the shoulder provided it can be driven safely under its own power and without causing further damage to the vehicle, other traffic, or the roadway. Drivers who pick the information-exchange answer treat trading license and insurance details as a gate that must be cleared first, when the manual lists it as a separate on-scene duty rather than a precondition for moving the vehicle.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. Both drivers have first exchanged license and insurance information
The manual does not make the information exchange a precondition for moving the vehicle. Clearing the lane and exchanging details are separate duties, and the move depends only on the vehicle being drivable without causing further damage. Confuses the on-scene duty to exchange name, address, license and insurance details with a gate that must be completed before the vehicle may be moved to the shoulder.
C. An officer has arrived and photographed the final resting positions
The manual's only condition for clearing the lane is that the vehicle can be driven safely without causing further damage; it does not require waiting for an officer or photos. Treats the crash scene as evidence that must be preserved until police measure and document the final positions before any vehicle may be moved.
D. The median is wide enough to hold the vehicle out of both directions of travel
The manual names the shoulder of the road as the destination for a drivable vehicle. The median appears in the manual's list of places a crash can happen, not as a place to move the vehicle to. Carries over the divided-highway habit of treating a wide grass median as a refuge, when the manual points a drivable vehicle only to the shoulder.
This question tests your knowledge of Crash Procedures in North Carolina. Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook, "Chapter 4 - Your Driving, Crashes," p.78..
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