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Difficulty: MediumDefensive Driving and Hazard Anticipation

While driving through a commercial area, you observe a parked delivery vehicle ahead with its left turn signal flashing, indicating it is about to pull into your lane, while simultaneously noticing brake lights flickering two vehicles ahead. According to defensive driving principles, which action should you take immediately to anticipate potential hazards?

  1. Ease off the accelerator and cover the brake pedal to prepare for potential hazards.Answer
  2. B
    Maintain your posted speed limit continuously because you possess the legal right-of-way.
  3. C
    Accelerate rapidly to overtake the delivery truck before it merges into your lane.
  4. D
    Swerve immediately into the adjacent lane to avoid slowing down behind the traffic.

Answer

Ease off the accelerator and cover the brake pedal to prepare for potential hazards.
Defensive driving requires drivers to scan ahead and anticipate hazards before they fully materialize. Easing off the accelerator and covering the brake pedal reduces stopping distance and allows the driver to respond safely to both the pulling-out delivery vehicle and the slowing traffic ahead.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify visual cues indicating developing hazards (the pulling-out delivery vehicle and slowing traffic downstream).
Recognized early hazard indicators in the flight path.
Defensive driving requires scanning ahead and detecting potential conflicts before they require emergency action.
2
Proactively reduce speed by easing off the gas and hovering the foot over the brake pedal.
Optimized reaction time and reduced total stopping distance.
Covering the brake prepares the driver to stop smoothly if either hazard escalates without executing dangerous evasive maneuvers.

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Defensive Driving and Hazard Anticipation
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