(36/133) How may drivers fight oncoming "Highway hypnosis?"
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Explanation
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Question Analysis
The Texas DPS Driver Handbook discusses 'highway hypnosis' (also called 'white line fever') as a trance-like state that can occur when driving for long periods on monotonous roads. The handbook advises drivers to avoid this condition by using multiple strategies: keep scanning the road and avoid staring at one point, take frequent breaks (e.g., stop every 100 miles or every two hours), and limit driving time to no more than eight hours per day. Because all three listed actions are recommended, the correct answer is 'All of the above.'
Correct Answer Analysis
Correct Answer: All of the above.
The correct option is 'All of the above' because the Texas DPS Driver Handbook recommends all three practices to prevent highway hypnosis: scanning the road instead of staring, stopping every 100 miles, and driving no more than eight hours a day. Each measure helps maintain alertness and reduces the risk of falling into a hypnotic trance while driving.
Wrong Options Analysis
Option: Scanning the road, not staring.
This is a correct practice, but it is not the only correct answer. The question asks how drivers may fight highway hypnosis, and the handbook lists multiple methods, so choosing only this option is incomplete.
Option: Stopping every 100 miles.
This is also a correct practice, but it is not the only correct answer. The handbook recommends taking breaks, but it also includes other strategies, so this option alone is incomplete.
Option: Only driving a maximum of eight hours a day.
This is another correct practice, but it is not the only correct answer. The handbook advises limiting driving time, but it also includes other strategies, so this option alone is incomplete.
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