Your vehicle stalls in floodwater covering the road. What does the manual tell you to do?
-
A.
Climb onto the roof and wait for rescue
-
B.
Stay in the car until the water level drops
-
C.
Restart the engine and drive slowly forward
-
D.
Get out quickly and move to higher ground Correct
The answer is "Get out quickly and move to higher ground"
The manual's specific instruction is to leave the vehicle immediately and head for higher ground, because rushing water can sweep the car away with you inside. Option B is the trap: staying with the car feels safer than wading, and floodwater rises faster than most drivers plan for.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Climb onto the roof and wait for rescue
The manual sends you to higher ground on foot, not to the roof of a car that may be swept away. This answer copies a flood-rescue image from television, though the manual asks you to leave the vehicle entirely.
B. Stay in the car until the water level drops
Rushing water can carry the car away with you inside, which is why the manual sends you out. This answer treats the car as shelter, ignoring that six inches of water reaches the bottom of most cars.
C. Restart the engine and drive slowly forward
The car has already stalled and the water depth is unknown; restarting is not the manual's answer. This answer tries to power through the flood, a habit from ordinary puddles the manual explicitly warns against.
This question tests your knowledge of Emergencies in Texas. Source: Texas Driver Manual, "Floods," p.50..
Related Texas questions
- Your car begins to skid on a slick road. What does the manual tell you to do with the gas pedal? →
- Your brakes fail while driving. Which two tools does the manual tell you to use to stop the car? →
- The manual tells you to apply the parking brake cautiously during a brake failure. Why? →
- You cannot move your disabled car off the road. What does the manual tell you to use to warn oncoming traffic? →
- You have no white cloth to tie to your broken-down car. What does the manual tell you to do instead? →
You just took one Texas question apart. The book does it for the whole test.
The Texas book unlocks a free companion: an adaptive study plan, progress synced across your devices, a denser laminate cheat sheet, and a test-day walkthrough. Verify your copy once, usually in seconds; there's nothing extra to buy.
$18.99 paperback, free companion included.