When driving to an unfamiliar area, you:
- Should depend on road signs to find your way.
- Should plan your trip in advance. ✓
- Only have to know generally where your destination is.
- Should always choose the most direct route.
Answer: B. Should plan your trip in advance.
You should plan your trip in advance when driving to an unfamiliar area.
Why this is the answer
The handbook tells drivers to plan a trip in advance before using a highway, so they know their entrance, direction, and exit. A later safety-tip list repeats the advice to plan a trip or schedule ahead and allow extra time for breakdowns, congestion, crashes, construction, or rush-hour traffic. That makes advance planning the handbook's direct instruction for an unfamiliar trip, rather than depending only on signs or having a general idea of the destination.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Should depend on road signs to find your way. — Depending on road signs alone is not the handbook's instruction; guide signs are helpful in unfamiliar areas, but the handbook says to plan your trip and know which road you want to take.
- C. Only have to know generally where your destination is. — Only knowing generally where your destination is falls short, because the handbook says planning should tell you your entrance, direction, and exit.
- D. Should always choose the most direct route. — Always choosing the most direct route is not stated; the handbook emphasizes planning in advance, not a rule about picking the shortest or most direct path.
Remember it
Plan first, then let signs confirm the route as you go.
Official handbook: Texas Driver Handbook (DL-7), Chapter 8: Speed and Speed Limits , p. 47