To back up with the aid of a guide, what should you do?
- (a) Make sure that you can see the guide throughout the manoeuvre.
- (b) Position the guide where there is a clear view of your backing path.
- (c) Back into your blind side.
- Do both (a) and (b). ✓
Answer: D. Do both (a) and (b).
Do both: make sure you can see the guide throughout the maneuver, and position the guide where there is a clear view of your backing path.
Why this is the answer
The ICBC commercial driving handbook says that when you use a guide for backing, you should put the guide where they have a clear, continuous view of the path your vehicle will take. It also says you must be able to see the guide for the whole maneuver. The answer combines those two requirements because each one covers a different visibility problem: the guide needs to watch the path, and you need to watch the guide. Neither half is enough by itself.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. (a) Make sure that you can see the guide throughout the manoeuvre. — Making sure you can see the guide is only one part; the handbook also requires the guide to have a clear, continuous view of the backing path.
- B. (b) Position the guide where there is a clear view of your backing path. — Positioning the guide with a clear view of the path is only one part; you also must be able to see the guide throughout the maneuver.
- C. (c) Back into your blind side. — Backing into your blind side is not what the handbook tells you to do with a guide; its guidance is about keeping both the guide and the path visible.
Remember it
Guide in sight, path in view — both halves make the check complete.