A load extending more than ____ beyond the rear of a vehicle must be marked by a red flag during the day.
- One foot
- Two feet
- Three feet
- Four feet ✓
Answer: D. Four feet
A load that sticks out more than four feet past the back of the vehicle has to be marked with a red flag in daylight.
Why this is the answer
The handbook states that a load extending more than four feet beyond the rear of a vehicle must be clearly marked, and it spells out that during the day the extremities of the load are marked with red flags at least 18 inches square. So the daytime flag rule is tied to that four-foot overhang, not to a shorter distance. Anything smaller than four feet does not trigger the marking requirement described in the passage.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. One foot — One foot is far short of the overhang the handbook uses to trigger marking, so a flag would not be required yet at that distance.
- B. Two feet — Two feet is still below the threshold the handbook gives for marking a projecting load.
- C. Three feet — Three feet does not reach the more-than-four-feet rear overhang the handbook ties to the red flag requirement.
Remember it
Think of the flag as starting where the four-foot overhang ends: past four feet, mark it.