Defensive Driving Question

[SnapAttack]

Taking a corporate required exam online. I've already answered it... and got it wrong. I think there's a type error in the answer but here you go.

Question: When going in reverse, to avoid hitting a parked vehicle you should:

A) Use all your mirrors.

B) Look over your shoulder.

C) Look at the front of your hood.

D) Go as quickly as you can.

 

[stlbusarider]

a or b, would think b

 

[SnapAttack]

tick tock tick tock

 

[kaosccw]

Where's the parked vehicle?

 

[jessup]

Stupid question... The option for an answer should be use all available lines of sight.

I would imagine the answer is A but since I think that it is probably B...

 

[SnapAttack]

Answer was C. Look at the front of your hood. I think they meant to say "trunk".

 

[kaosccw]

Choice B probably won't help in a semi truck.

 

[VaBusa]

Ouch, yeah, that is definitely a bad answer to a question...any way you can challenge it?

 

[SnapAttack]

(VaBusa @ Sep. 25 2007,09:54) Ouch, yeah, that is definitely a bad answer to a question...any way you can challenge it?

didn't cause me to fail... but might send an email up the pipeline

 

[kaosccw]

(kaosccw @ Sep. 25 2007,12:48) Where's the parked vehicle?

Is it behind, beside, or across the street?

 

[VaBusa]

(SnapAttack @ Sep. 25 2007,12:56)

(VaBusa @ Sep. 25 2007,09:54) Ouch, yeah, that is definitely a bad answer to a question...any way you can challenge it?

didn't cause me to fail... but might send an email up the pipeline

I would...that's just insane...

 

[SnapAttack]

(kaosccw @ Sep. 25 2007,09:57)

(kaosccw @ Sep. 25 2007,12:48) Where's the parked vehicle?

Is it behind, beside, or across the street?

That's all it said... no pics or anything... must have been awarded on a corporate low bid

 

[Projekt]

It is supposed to be B. Look over your "right" shoulder. Turn to face the back of your vehicle.

 

[kaosccw]

(SnapAttack @ Sep. 25 2007,13:07) That's all it said... no pics or anything... must have been awarded on a corporate low bid  

 

[Rayabusa0818]

(Projekt @ Sep. 25 2007,13:15) It is supposed to be B. Look over your "right" shoulder. Turn to face the back of your vehicle.

+1 That is the answer in Tennessee. Here are bhe backing instructions from the 2007 Drivers Handbook...

With foot on the brake, move gear selector lever to
“R†for reverse.
• Grasp steering wheel at 12 o’clock position with left
hand.
• Turn to the right and place right arm over the back of
the seat.
• Look over your shoulder through the rear window fora safe, clear path.• Use idle speed or accelerate gently and smoothly,
keeping a slow speed.
• Turn the wheel to the right to back to the right; turn to
the left to back to the left.
• Continue looking to the rear until coming to a
complete stop.

 

[kaosccw]

(Rayabusa0818 @ Sep. 25 2007,14:00)

(Projekt @ Sep. 25 2007,13:15) It is supposed to be B. Look over your "right" shoulder. Turn to face the back of your vehicle.

+1 That is the answer in Tennessee.  Here are bhe backing instructions from the 2007 Drivers Handbook...

With foot on the brake, move gear selector lever to
“R†for reverse.
• Grasp steering wheel at 12 o’clock position with left
hand.
• Turn to the right and place right arm over the back of
the seat.
• Look over your shoulder through the rear window fora safe, clear path.• Use idle speed or accelerate gently and smoothly,
keeping a slow speed.
• Turn the wheel to the right to back to the right; turn to
the left to back to the left.
• Continue looking to the rear until coming to a
complete stop.

I drive a semi. How does looking into my sleeper help?

 

[el stumpo]

Darn, I thought it was "D"....

 

[kaosccw]

'D' sounds right.

 

[Rayabusa0818]

(kaosccw @ Sep. 25 2007,14:04)

(Rayabusa0818 @ Sep. 25 2007,14:00)

(Projekt @ Sep. 25 2007,13:15) It is supposed to be B. Look over your "right" shoulder. Turn to face the back of your vehicle.

+1 That is the answer in Tennessee.  Here are bhe backing instructions from the 2007 Drivers Handbook...

With foot on the brake, move gear selector lever to
“R†for reverse.
• Grasp steering wheel at 12 o’clock position with left
hand.
• Turn to the right and place right arm over the back of
the seat.
• Look over your shoulder through the rear window fora safe, clear path.• Use idle speed or accelerate gently and smoothly,
keeping a slow speed.
• Turn the wheel to the right to back to the right; turn to
the left to back to the left.
• Continue looking to the rear until coming to a
complete stop.

I drive a semi. How does looking into my sleeper help?

In that case I don't think I would go by the book

Personally I never look over my shoulder. I use the mirrors.

 

[Scar]

I vote for "D", also.