If you are driving in another driver's blind spot, you should:
- Move forward or drop back so the other driver can see you. ✓
- Keep a steady pace.
- Stay in the driver's blind spot.
- Honk to let them know you are there.
Answer: A. Move forward or drop back so the other driver can see you.
Move forward or drop back so the other driver can see you, clearing their blind spot.
Why this is the answer
The handbook defines blind spots as the areas near the left and right rear corners of a vehicle that the driver cannot see in the mirrors or with peripheral vision. It says plainly not to drive in someone else's blind spot, and tells you to move forward or drop back so the other driver can see you. Staying hidden in that space means the driver may not know your car is there when they change lanes, pass, or turn.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Keep a steady pace. — Holding a steady pace keeps you sitting in the unseen area, which is exactly what the handbook tells you not to do.
- C. Stay in the driver's blind spot. — Remaining in the blind spot is the behavior the handbook warns against, since the other driver cannot see your vehicle there.
- D. Honk to let them know you are there. — The handbook's guidance for blind spots is to change your position so you become visible, not to honk.
Remember it
If you can't see the other driver's mirrors or face, assume they can't see you, and slide forward or back until they can.