You speed up when another driver tries to pass, and a crash causes bodily injury. What consequence does the manual name for this?
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A.
A civil fine payable by mail.
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B.
A misdemeanor charge. Correct
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C.
Four points and no criminal charge.
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D.
A written warning only.
The answer is "A misdemeanor charge."
The manual states that speeding up and failing to yield to a passing driver draws a misdemeanor charge if the crash causes bodily injury or property damage. Drivers who assume any driving violation stays in traffic court reach for choice A, but the manual escalates this specific situation into criminal court when a crash results.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. A civil fine payable by mail.
This offense crosses into criminal court once a crash and injury occur. This answer assumes any driving violation resolves through the mail-in ticket system, missing the criminal escalation the manual specifies.
C. Four points and no criminal charge.
The manual names a misdemeanor here, not a points-only consequence. This answer reads across from the point-schedule table earlier in the manual, where failure to yield lists a point value.
D. A written warning only.
The manual escalates this to a criminal charge, not a warning. This answer downgrades a criminal outcome to a first-offense warning, extending give-and-take from routine stops to a crash scenario.
This question tests your knowledge of Passing in North Carolina. Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook, "When your vehicle is being passed," p.55..
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