Which of these is a safe driving technique?
- Using your high beam lights in the fog.
- Staring at the road ahead of your vehicle.
- Checking your rearview mirrors frequently. ✓
Answer: C. Checking your rearview mirrors frequently.
Checking your rearview mirrors frequently is the safe technique among these choices.
Why this is the answer
The manual tells you that staying aware of everything around your vehicle is your own responsibility, and it names using mirrors as one of the ways you do that. It also warns that safety features assist you but do not drive for you, so you must keep checking traffic yourself rather than trusting equipment alone. Looking in your mirrors often keeps you informed about what is behind and beside you. Nothing in these passages supports the other two habits, and the manual gives no guidance on high beams in fog here.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Using your high beam lights in the fog. — The passages never mention using high beams in fog, so there is nothing in the manual here that presents it as a safe technique.
- B. Staring at the road ahead of your vehicle. — The manual says you must be aware of everything around you, which fixed staring at the road ahead does not do, since it leaves out what is behind and beside you.
Remember it
Treat your mirrors as a habit, not an occasional glance: a quick look shows you what the road ahead cannot.