You back into a parked car in a lot and cannot find the owner. What does the manual require you to do next?
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A.
Wait at the scene for up to 30 minutes for the owner to return.
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B.
Attach a written notice with your name, address, and the collision circumstances. Correct
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C.
Report the incident only if the damage looks worse than $500.
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D.
Photograph the damage and file a claim with your insurer within 24 hours.
The answer is "Attach a written notice with your name, address, and the collision circumstances."
The manual gives two options: locate the owner, or leave a written notice on the vehicle with your name, address, and the circumstances of the collision. The pull toward A comes from parking-lot lore that a fifteen- or thirty-minute wait counts as having tried; the manual sets no such timer.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Wait at the scene for up to 30 minutes for the owner to return.
The manual does not authorize any wait-and-leave timer. This answer follows the parking-lot rule of thumb that fifteen or thirty minutes is enough time to have tried.
C. Report the incident only if the damage looks worse than $500.
The manual imposes the duty regardless of the damage amount. This answer reads the $200 misdemeanor threshold as an excuse to skip reporting under it, which the manual does not allow.
D. Photograph the damage and file a claim with your insurer within 24 hours.
Insurance filing is a separate step; the manual sets a duty to the owner of the car you hit. This answer skips the notice step and goes straight to the insurance claim drivers file for their own coverage.
This question tests your knowledge of Crash Procedures in Texas. Source: Texas Driver Manual, "Crash Involving an Unattended Vehicle," p.60..
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