If you come to a roadway covered in water, you should:
- Drive until you think the water is too deep.
- Drive through, as it is unlikely the standing water will become too deep.
- Turn around and find another way to go. ✓
- Walk out into the water to determine its depth.
Answer: C. Turn around and find another way to go.
Turn around and find another way to go when a roadway is covered in water.
Why this is the answer
The handbook's rain section addresses flooded roads directly. It says to turn around and find another route, and not to try driving through. The reason given is that you cannot tell how deep the water is or how strong the current is, and the vehicle could become submerged or swept away. That matches turning around and choosing a different way.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Drive until you think the water is too deep. — Driving until you think the water is too deep is wrong because the handbook says not to attempt driving through a flooded roadway at all.
- B. Drive through, as it is unlikely the standing water will become too deep. — Driving through because the water seems unlikely to get too deep is wrong because the handbook warns that depth and current cannot be determined and the vehicle could be submerged or swept away.
- D. Walk out into the water to determine its depth. — Walking out into the water to judge its depth is not the handbook's guidance; it says to turn around and find another route instead.
Remember it
If water covers the road, treat it as a dead end: turn around, don't test it.