Which action does the manual list as one of the four things a defensive driver should do to avoid crashes?
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A.
Stay alert and keep eyes moving Correct
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B.
Use the horn before every lane change
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C.
Always match the flow of surrounding traffic
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D.
Rely on other drivers to signal early
The answer is "Stay alert and keep eyes moving"
Page 64 gives four defensive-driving actions, and the first is to stay alert and keep the eyes moving so the driver tracks what is happening at all times. Choice B borrows from the folk rule that the horn is a defensive-driving tool; the manual's four actions never mention it.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. Use the horn before every lane change
The horn is not part of the four defensive-driving actions listed on page 64. This answer reaches for a communicate-your-intent folk rule that the four defensive-driving actions never mention.
C. Always match the flow of surrounding traffic
Traffic-flow matching is a highway-driving habit, not one of the four actions the manual lists. This answer substitutes a highway courtesy for one of the four defensive actions Texas actually names.
D. Rely on other drivers to signal early
The manual's fourth rule requires you to protect other drivers from their mistakes, not depend on them. This answer inverts the fourth rule the manual gives, which puts the burden on you rather than on the driver beside you.
This question tests your knowledge of Defensive Driving in Texas. Source: Texas Driver Manual, "Chapter 14: Defensive Driving," p.64..
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