If your wheels go off the pavement you should…?
- Take your foot off the gas pedal to slow down
- Grip the steering wheel firmly and avoid heavy braking
- Do all of these ✓
- Get the vehicle under control, steer toward the pavement
Answer: C. Do all of these
You should do all of these: grip the wheel firmly, ease off the gas to slow down, avoid heavy braking, and once the vehicle is under control, steer back toward the pavement.
Why this is the answer
The handbook's advice for wheels going off the pavement is a short sequence, not one single action. It says grip the steering wheel firmly, take your foot off the gas so the car slows, and avoid heavy braking. Then, once the vehicle is under control, steer toward the pavement, and be ready to correct your steering and pick up speed again when all four wheels are back on the pavement. Each of the listed steps is one piece of that sequence, so the choice that covers them all is the right one.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Take your foot off the gas pedal to slow down — Easing off the gas is only the slowing-down part of the procedure; on its own it leaves out gripping the wheel, avoiding heavy braking and steering back once you have control.
- B. Grip the steering wheel firmly and avoid heavy braking — A firm grip and no heavy braking are real steps, but by themselves they don't cover slowing down or steering toward the pavement once the car is under control.
- D. Get the vehicle under control, steer toward the pavement — Getting the vehicle under control and steering back is the last stage only; it skips the earlier steps of holding the wheel firmly, easing off the gas and avoiding heavy braking.
Remember it
Think of it as a sequence: hold the wheel, lift off the gas, don't slam the brakes, then steer back once things feel settled.