If you experience a tire blowout:
- Take your foot of the gas.
- Do not immediately use your brakes.
- Gradually slow down and pull off the side of the road.
- All of the above. ✓
Answer: D. All of the above.
All of the above: take your foot off the gas, do not immediately brake, then gradually slow and pull off the side of the road.
Why this is the answer
The handbook's blowout steps are a sequence, not a choice. First you lift your foot off the gas pedal so the car is not being pushed faster. Then you avoid hitting the brakes right away, because braking before you have control is what the handbook warns against. Once the car is under control you brake gently and pull completely off the pavement or roadway. Each of the three actions is one step in that same order.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Take your foot of the gas. — Taking your foot off the gas is only the first step, so on its own it leaves out the braking and pulling-off steps that complete the response.
- B. Do not immediately use your brakes. — Not braking immediately is only the second step, and it says nothing about releasing the gas first or steering off the road afterward.
- C. Gradually slow down and pull off the side of the road. — Slowing gradually and pulling off the road is the final step, and it skips the earlier actions of releasing the gas and holding off the brakes.
Remember it
Think of it as a chain: foot off the gas, hands on the wheel, brakes later, then off the road.