If you are driving in another driver's blind spot, you should:
- Move forward or drop back so the other driver can see you. ✓
- Keep a steady pace.
- Stay in the driver's blind spot.
- Honk to let them know you are there.
Answer: A. Move forward or drop back so the other driver can see you.
You should move forward or drop back so the other driver can see you.
Why this is the answer
The handbook says that when you are passing, you should not drive or linger in the other driver's blind spot. Instead, either pass the other driver or slow down so you are not sitting in that spot. It adds that the other driver likely cannot see you when you are in or near their blind spot. Getting out of that spot by speeding up to complete a pass or easing back puts you where the other driver can see you.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Keep a steady pace. — Holding a steady pace can leave you sitting right where you are, which does nothing to get you out of the blind spot the handbook warns against.
- C. Stay in the driver's blind spot. — Staying in the blind spot is exactly what the handbook tells you not to do, since the other driver probably cannot see you there.
- D. Honk to let them know you are there. — Honking is not mentioned in the handbook for this situation; the guidance is to pass the other driver or slow down to leave the blind spot.
Remember it
Think of it as a choice, not a place to park: pass them or fall back, but don't hover where they can't see you.