When leaving a parking space, drivers should:
- Look around the vehicle for children and obstructing objects.
- Signal to other drivers.
- Check their mirrors.
- All of the above. ✓
Answer: D. All of the above.
When leaving a parking space, drivers should do all of these things: look around the vehicle for children and obstructions, signal to other drivers, and check their mirrors.
Why this is the answer
The handbook's parking chapter tells you to use caution whenever you leave a parking space. It says to check all your mirrors so nothing blocks your path, especially pedestrians or children, and notes that children often play between parked cars. It also tells you to look back before and while backing up and to signal so other drivers know you are pulling out. Since the handbook asks for all three actions together, the choice that covers everything is correct.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Look around the vehicle for children and obstructing objects. — Watching for children and objects is part of leaving a space, but on its own it leaves out checking mirrors and signaling, which the handbook also requires.
- B. Signal to other drivers. — Signaling is required when you pull out, but by itself it does not cover watching for children or checking your mirrors.
- C. Check their mirrors. — Checking your mirrors is required, but alone it misses the warning about children around parked cars and the need to signal.
Remember it
Before you pull out of a spot, run the same three checks in order: mirrors, look back for kids, then signal.