How may drivers fight oncoming "Highway hypnosis?"
- Scanning the road, not staring.
- Stopping every 100 miles.
- Only driving a maximum of eight hours a day.
- All of the above. ✓
Answer: D. All of the above.
Drivers fight highway hypnosis by doing all of these things: scanning the road instead of staring, stopping about every 100 miles, and not driving more than eight hours a day.
Why this is the answer
The handbook describes highway hypnosis as a drowsy, unaware state caused by reduced activity and the steady sound of wind, engine, and tires. It then lists three ways to fight it: stop often, at least every two hours or every 100 miles, and get out and walk; don't drive more than eight hours in a day; and keep shifting your eyes, looking near and far, left and right, reading road signs, and checking the mirror. Since all three listed methods appear among the choices, the combined answer fits.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Scanning the road, not staring. — Scanning the road and not staring is only one of the three methods the handbook lists, so it is incomplete on its own.
- B. Stopping every 100 miles. — Stopping every 100 miles is just one of the listed methods and leaves out the eye movement and the daily driving limit.
- C. Only driving a maximum of eight hours a day. — Capping driving at eight hours a day is only one listed method, not the whole set of ways to fight the condition.
Remember it
Picture three tools against highway hypnosis: moving your eyes, stopping every 100 miles or two hours, and keeping the day under eight hours behind the wheel.