According to the manual, what effect do distractions have on drivers?
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A.
Show quicker but incorrect responses to hazards.
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B.
React more slowly to traffic conditions or events. Correct
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C.
Become more cautious and slow down to compensate.
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D.
Steer harder than needed when hazards appear.
The answer is "React more slowly to traffic conditions or events."
The manual states plainly that distractions cause drivers to react more slowly to traffic conditions or events, such as a car stopping to make a turn or pulling out from a side road. Choice C tempts drivers who follow the common advice to ease off the gas when distracted, confusing a speed adjustment with the slower reaction the manual actually names.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Show quicker but incorrect responses to hazards.
The manual describes slower reactions, not quicker ones. Flips the slower-reaction effect by borrowing the panicked-driver stereotype of overreacting at the wheel.
C. Become more cautious and slow down to compensate.
The manual names slower reactions to events, not a lower driving speed. Confuses reaction time with driving speed by picking up the folk tip to ease off the gas when distracted.
D. Steer harder than needed when hazards appear.
The manual says distracted drivers respond more slowly, not more forcefully. Confuses response timing with steering force by importing the jerk-the-wheel image from general crash lore.
This question tests your knowledge of Distracted Driving in North Carolina. Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook, "Chapter 4, Your Driving, Distractions," p.41..
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