If you are driving and you see animals standing near the roadway:
- Speed up to scare them away.
- Slow down and proceed with caution. ✓
- Quickly swerve into the next lane.
Answer: B. Slow down and proceed with caution.
Slow down and proceed with caution when animals are standing near the roadway.
Why this is the answer
The handbook says that if you see animals or livestock near the road, you should slow down or stop, then continue only when it is safe. It also tells you to follow directions from the person in charge of the animals. So the right response is to reduce speed and stay careful, not to rush past or make a sudden lane change.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Speed up to scare them away. — Speeding up goes against the handbook's advice to slow down or stop for animals near the road, and it gives you less time to react.
- C. Quickly swerve into the next lane. — The handbook does not tell you to swerve into another lane; it tells you to slow down or stop and proceed only when safe.
Remember it
Animals near the road mean the road is not fully yours yet: ease off the gas and be ready to stop.