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Difficulty: EasyDefensive Driving and Hazard Anticipation

While driving on a multi-lane roadway, you notice a vehicle in an adjacent lane weaving slightly and changing speed erratically. Which of the following is the safest defensive driving practice to manage this potential hazard?

  1. Increase your following distance and avoid driving directly alongside the vehicleAnswer
  2. B
    Drive closely behind the vehicle to force the driver to maintain a steady speed
  3. C
    Accelerate rapidly using the road shoulder to pass the vehicle as quickly as possible
  4. D
    Maintain your exact speed alongside the vehicle, assuming the driver will remain in their lane

Answer

Increase your following distance and avoid driving directly alongside the vehicle
Defensive driving requires maintaining safe space cushions around your vehicle. When encountering an erratic driver, increasing your following distance and staying out of their side or blind spot gives you maximum reaction time and space to avoid a collision if they drift into your lane or brake suddenly.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the potential hazard in the traffic environment
Recognized erratic vehicle movement in an adjacent lane.
Defensive driving begins with early hazard recognition.
2
Determine the safest spatial adjustment
Increase distance from the unpredictable vehicle and clear their side/blind spots.
Creating a safety cushion maximizes your time to react if the hazard develops into an emergency.

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Defensive Driving and Hazard Anticipation
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