According to the manual, how much longer does it usually take to pass a truck than a car on a level highway?
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A.
About fifteen seconds more.
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B.
Roughly one full minute more.
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C.
Only three to five seconds more. Correct
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D.
Between eight and ten seconds more.
The answer is "Only three to five seconds more."
The manual gives a narrow, specific window: three to five seconds longer than passing a car on a level road. On upgrades and downgrades the picture changes, but the level-highway figure is the one to memorize. B stretches a vague memory that passing trucks takes a long time into a full minute rather than settling on the level-highway three-to-five-second figure.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. About fifteen seconds more.
Fifteen seconds overshoots the number the manual gives for level highway. This answer splits the difference toward the 30-second highway-speed figure the manual uses for a different scenario.
B. Roughly one full minute more.
A full minute is far above the figures given in this passing-trucks section: three to five seconds longer on a level highway, and up to 30 seconds for safely passing at highway speeds. This answer stretches a vague memory that passing trucks takes a long time into a full minute instead of checking the level-highway three-to-five-second figure.
D. Between eight and ten seconds more.
Eight to ten seconds is above the range the manual reports for level highway. This answer rounds the actual range upward toward what feels safer without checking the manual's figure.
This question tests your knowledge of Sharing the Road in Pennsylvania. Source: Pennsylvania Driver Manual, "Sharing the Road With Trucks and Buses - Passing a Truck," p.56..
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