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Difficulty: MediumDefensive Driving and Hazard Anticipation

You are driving through a suburban neighborhood and approaching an uncontrolled four-way intersection. Your view of the cross street to your left is obstructed by tall hedges, and another vehicle is approaching the intersection on the cross street from your right. Which of the following actions demonstrates proper defensive driving and hazard anticipation in this situation?

  1. Cover your brake pedal, reduce speed, and scan the obstructed area to ensure the path is clear, yielding the right-of-way to the vehicle on your right if you arrive at the same time.Answer
  2. B
    Maintain your current speed since you are traveling at the posted speed limit and assume cross traffic will yield to you.
  3. C
    Accelerate into the intersection quickly to cross before the vehicle approaching from your right can enter.
  4. D
    Overtake and pass any slower vehicle directly ahead of you before entering the intersection to clear the area faster.

Answer

Cover your brake pedal, reduce speed, and scan the obstructed area to ensure the path is clear, yielding the right-of-way to the vehicle on your right if you arrive at the same time.
Defensive driving requires anticipating hidden hazards when visibility is limited. Covering the brake pedal reduces stopping distance if a vehicle unexpectedly appears from behind an obstruction. Furthermore, standard traffic laws require yielding to vehicles approaching from the right at an uncontrolled intersection when arriving simultaneously.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify sight obstructions and potential traffic conflicts.
Recognize that tall hedges obscure your view of traffic from the left and that a vehicle is approaching from your right.
Defensive driving requires early scanning to locate visual barriers and potential conflict points.
2
Adjust speed proactively by covering the brake pedal.
Take your foot off the accelerator and hover it over the brake pedal while slowing down.
Covering the brake eliminates reaction time delay if an unseen vehicle emerges from behind the obstruction.
3
Apply right-of-way rules before proceeding.
Yield to the vehicle approaching from the right if arriving simultaneously, proceeding only when the intersection is clear.
At uncontrolled intersections, drivers must yield to vehicles arriving first or approaching from the right.

Key Concept

Defensive Hazard Anticipation and Uncontrolled Intersection Right-of-Way
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