When should you slow down and increase your following distance?
- When the road is wet.
- When your visibility is limited.
- When driving in heavy traffic.
- All of the above. ✓
Answer: D. All of the above.
You should slow down and leave more following distance in all of these situations: wet roads, limited visibility, and heavy traffic.
Why this is the answer
The Texas handbook puts wet roads, crowded roads, and limited vision together as times to reduce speed and allow more space ahead. It explains that wet pavement makes the car harder to control, and that you should be able to stop within the distance you can see. A second passage adds heavy traffic, bad weather, and low visibility to the same advice. Because each listed condition is covered, the choice that includes all of them is the right one.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. When the road is wet. — Wet roads are one reason to back off, but the handbook also names crowded roads and limited vision, so this choice is incomplete.
- B. When your visibility is limited. — Limited visibility is one reason to back off, but the handbook also names wet roads and crowded roads, so this choice is incomplete.
- C. When driving in heavy traffic. — Heavy traffic is one reason to adjust speed and space, but the handbook also names wet roads and limited vision, so this choice is incomplete.
Remember it
Wet, crowded, or hard to see? Ease off the gas and leave more room.