The manual lists a motorist turning right across a bicycle's path as a common car-bicycle crash. What does it say the motorist should do instead?
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A.
Come to a full stop until the bicycle passes the intersection
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B.
Slow down and merge with the bicycle traffic before the turn Correct
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C.
Speed up to cross ahead of the bicycle safely
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D.
Sound the horn twice and complete the turn
The answer is "Slow down and merge with the bicycle traffic before the turn"
Page 53 tells motorists making a right turn to slow down and merge with bicycle traffic rather than cutting across its path. Drivers who treat a bicycle as a slower obstacle reach for the get around it first instinct, which is the exact pattern the manual names as the crash to avoid.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Come to a full stop until the bicycle passes the intersection
The manual asks for a slow merge, not a full stop. This answer overcorrects the crash pattern by stopping outright, missing that the manual asks the motorist to blend into bicycle traffic instead.
C. Speed up to cross ahead of the bicycle safely
The manual names this pattern as the crash to avoid, not the fix for it. This answer treats a bicycle as an obstacle to clear ahead of, the exact reflex the manual names as one of the three most common crash setups.
D. Sound the horn twice and complete the turn
The manual asks for a merge, not a horn signal. This answer reaches for the horn as a substitute for yielding, a habit the manual replaces with the slow-and-merge instruction.
This question tests your knowledge of Defensive Driving in Texas. Source: Texas Driver Manual, "Car-Bicycle Crashes," p.53..
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