A vehicle parked near the corner of an intersection blocks your view of cross-traffic. What does the manual say to do?
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A.
Ease your vehicle forward until you can see clearly Correct
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B.
Rely on your mirrors to find a gap in cross-traffic
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C.
Back up and reroute to a different intersection
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D.
Honk twice and move through at idle speed
The answer is "Ease your vehicle forward until you can see clearly"
The manual's rule for a blocked view is to ease the vehicle forward until the obstruction no longer hides cross-traffic. Drivers in a hurry reach for choice D because a horn and a slow roll feel like reasonable caution, but a horn does not reveal what the parked car is hiding.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. Rely on your mirrors to find a gap in cross-traffic
Mirrors cover the sides and rear, not the forward view a parked car blocks. This answer treats mirrors as a general-purpose eye instead of the limited aid they are.
C. Back up and reroute to a different intersection
The manual gives a creep-forward fix, not an avoidance route. This answer overshoots to the safest-looking option when a simpler step is on offer.
D. Honk twice and move through at idle speed
A horn signals your presence but does not uncover what the obstruction hides. This answer confuses alerting the other driver with being able to see them.
This question tests your knowledge of Defensive Driving in North Carolina. Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook, "Defensive Driving - Scanning," p.68..
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