Defensive drivers should:
- Always keep their eyes moving.
- Look for developing trouble spots.
- Have plans of action.
- All of the above. ✓
Answer: D. All of the above.
Defensive drivers should keep their eyes moving, watch for developing trouble spots, and have a plan of action, so all of the listed choices are correct.
Why this is the answer
The handbook's defensive driving section lists three habits that go together: staying alert with your eyes moving so you track what is happening, looking for trouble spots developing around you, and having a plan of action. Because the question asks what a defensive driver should do and each listed behavior is one of those habits, the choice that includes all of them is the right one. None of the three stands alone as the complete answer in the handbook.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Always keep their eyes moving. — Keeping your eyes moving is only one of the listed defensive driving habits, so it is incomplete on its own.
- B. Look for developing trouble spots. — Looking for developing trouble spots is just one piece of the handbook's defensive driving list, not the whole answer.
- C. Have plans of action. — Having a plan of action is a single item on that list, so picking it alone leaves out the other required habits.
Remember it
Picture defensive driving as three habits stacked together: eyes moving, spotting trouble, and having a plan — miss one and the picture is incomplete.