You hit an animal with your vehicle on a North Carolina road. What does the manual tell you to do first?
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A.
Approach the animal to check if it is injured
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B.
Pull off, stay in your car, and turn on hazard lights Correct
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C.
Move the animal out of the roadway
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D.
Continue driving and report it later
The answer is "Pull off, stay in your car, and turn on hazard lights"
The manual says to pull off safely, stay in your car, lock the doors, and turn on your hazard lights, because the animal may be dangerous. Drivers who pick 'approach the animal' are following the human instinct to help, which the manual specifically names out as unsafe.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Approach the animal to check if it is injured
The manual explicitly says do not approach the animal. This answer follows the natural instinct to help an injured animal, which the manual warns is dangerous.
C. Move the animal out of the roadway
The manual keeps you in the vehicle, not out clearing the road. This answer puts helping traffic ahead of the self-protection step the manual lists first.
D. Continue driving and report it later
Skips the pull-off and hazard-light steps the manual sets. This answer treats a wildlife collision like a minor bump you handle after the drive is over.
This question tests your knowledge of Emergencies in North Carolina. Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook, "Wildlife," p.75..
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