According to the Texas manual, what three things must you do when leaving your vehicle?
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A.
Turn the motor off, roll up the windows, and lock the doors
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B.
Turn the motor off, set the parking brake, and remove the key Correct
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C.
Set the parking brake, shift into neutral, and remove the key
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D.
Turn the motor off, remove the key, and leave the hazard lights on
The answer is "Turn the motor off, set the parking brake, and remove the key"
The manual's Chapter 7 opens by naming the three things a driver does on leaving the vehicle: turn the motor off, set the parking brake, and remove the key. Rolling up windows and locking the doors is a habit worth having, and a driver who picks A is defaulting to the routine their parents taught rather than to what this section actually lists.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Turn the motor off, roll up the windows, and lock the doors
Rolling up windows and locking doors is a common safety habit, but the manual does not list either action here. A driver defaults to what real-world experience taught rather than to what the chapter opens on.
C. Set the parking brake, shift into neutral, and remove the key
This choice drops turning the motor off and adds shifting into neutral, which the manual never mentions for leaving the vehicle. Shifting into neutral gets pulled in by association with the coasting rule later in the chapter.
D. Turn the motor off, remove the key, and leave the hazard lights on
The parking brake is required and is missing here; the manual never asks you to leave hazard lights on when parking normally. The emergency-roadside checklist gets blended into the routine leave-your-car checklist.
This question tests your knowledge of Parking in Texas. Source: Texas Driver Manual, "Chapter 7: Parking, Stopping, or Standing," p.41..
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