If involved in an accident with an unattended vehicle, drivers:
- May continue driving without stopping.
- Should find the vehicle's owner or leave a written note describing the situation. ✓
- Should not contact their insurance agency.
- May leave the scene without leaving notice.
Answer: B. Should find the vehicle's owner or leave a written note describing the situation.
If you hit an unattended vehicle, you should stop and either find the owner or operator to give your details or attach a written note explaining what happened.
Why this is the answer
The Texas handbook says a driver who damages an unattended vehicle must stop right away. Then there are two acceptable steps: find the person who owns or operates it and provide your name and address, or fasten a written notice where it can be seen. That notice must include your name and address and a short account of the collision. Leaving without doing one of these things is not allowed, which is why finding the owner or leaving a note fits the rule.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. May continue driving without stopping. — Continuing without stopping is wrong because the handbook requires the driver to stop immediately after damaging an unattended vehicle.
- C. Should not contact their insurance agency. — Not contacting your insurance agency is not the rule here; the handbook's required steps are about stopping and notifying the vehicle owner or leaving written notice.
- D. May leave the scene without leaving notice. — Leaving the scene without any notice is wrong because the handbook requires either finding the owner or attaching a visible written notice.
Remember it
Think: stop, then either tell the owner or leave a note with your details and what happened.