In freeway entrances, a driver should check traffic by
- looking in her side and rear view mirrors and shoulder checking ✓
- stopping, then shoulder checking
- shoulder checking and accelerating
- looking in her rear view mirror
Answer: A. looking in her side and rear view mirrors and shoulder checking
She should look in her side and rear-view mirrors and do a shoulder check.
Why this is the answer
The handbook does not name freeway entrances directly, but it gives the general rule for moving into another lane or direction. Your side- and rear-view mirrors tell you what is behind you, and side mirrors are used when you plan to change your road position. Mirrors still leave blind spots, so the handbook says to do a shoulder check before moving into another lane or direction. Entering a freeway means joining traffic, so both checks apply.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. stopping, then shoulder checking — The passages never direct a driver to stop before checking at an entrance, and stopping does not replace mirror checks.
- C. shoulder checking and accelerating — Shoulder checking alone leaves out the mirror checks, and the passages do not say accelerating is part of checking traffic.
- D. looking in her rear view mirror — The rear-view mirror alone does not cover the side areas and blind spots that the handbook says to check with side mirrors and a shoulder check.
Remember it
Mirrors first, then a shoulder check, before you move into the merging lane.
Official handbook: ICBC Learn to Drive Smart, Chapter 5: see-think-do – See, p. 61