The best way to prepare for unexpected behaviour by others is to always
- leave plenty of room to stop or steer around vehicles ✓
- have your hand near your horn
- drive below the speed limit
- take your right of way
Answer: A. leave plenty of room to stop or steer around vehicles
The best preparation is to leave plenty of room to stop or steer around vehicles.
Why this is the answer
The handbook's sharing-the-road section says that keeping well away from other road users lowers the chance of space conflicts. It explains that this space gives you room to stop or steer around when someone else starts moving into the space you are using. That matches leaving plenty of room to stop or steer around vehicles. The other choices do not create that buffer, and the passage points to space margins rather than horn readiness, slower speeds, or claiming right of way.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. have your hand near your horn — Keeping your hand near the horn does not create the space margin the handbook describes for reacting to unexpected moves.
- C. drive below the speed limit — Driving below the speed limit is not the handbook's preparation for unexpected moves; the passage focuses on keeping well away from others so you have room to react.
- D. take your right of way — Taking your right of way does not create a space margin, while the handbook says keeping well away from other road users reduces space conflicts.
Remember it
Think buffer first: space around your car gives you somewhere to go when someone else surprises you.