You back into a parked vehicle in a lot. You look for the owner but cannot find them. According to the manual, what should you do?
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A.
Post a message on a nearby bulletin board and continue on
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B.
Leave a note where it can be seen and call the police Correct
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C.
Wait no more than five minutes, then drive away
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D.
Report the crash to your insurance company only
The answer is "Leave a note where it can be seen and call the police"
The manual says to stop immediately when a crash involves a parked vehicle or property damage, try to find the owner, and if you cannot find them, leave a note in a place where it can be seen and call the police. Choice C mixes this up with the urban-myth rule that a short wait at the scene excuses leaving; the manual sets no such time limit and still requires both the note and a call to police.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Post a message on a nearby bulletin board and continue on
The manual directs you to leave the note somewhere the owner is likely to see it; a nearby bulletin board is too indirect to reliably reach the owner of the vehicle you struck. This answer borrows the community-notice reflex from lost-pet flyers, where a public bulletin board is how you reach an unknown owner, and misapplies it here.
C. Wait no more than five minutes, then drive away
The manual gives no short waiting-then-leaving option; leaving without a note and without notifying police is treated as leaving the scene. This answer applies the urban-myth 'wait a few minutes and you are free to go' rule that circulates around parking-lot bumps in place of the manual's actual steps.
D. Report the crash to your insurance company only
Calling your insurer alone skips the note the owner needs to identify you and skips the police notification the manual requires. This answer treats an insurance claim as the whole obligation, which is how minor damage often ends but not how the manual says it must begin.
This question tests your knowledge of Crash Procedures in Pennsylvania. Source: Pennsylvania Driver Manual, "CRASHES," p.81..
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