HPT Developing Hazards 3

Question 1

You are following a school bus that begins to slow down. What developing hazard should you anticipate?

Accepted Answer

Children may cross the road as the bus stops

Answer

The bus is stopping for fuel

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The bus driver is lost

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The bus is about to change lanes

Question 2

What makes an oncoming vehicle's behavior a developing hazard when approaching a blind bend?

Accepted Answer

The vehicle may cross the center line while navigating the bend

Answer

The vehicle is in a legal lane

Answer

Blind bends have special speed limits

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Headlights make the bend safe

Question 3

How does a junction on the left side of the road become a developing hazard?

Accepted Answer

A vehicle may pull out from the junction into your path

Answer

Junctions always have stop signs

Answer

The road surface at junctions is always different

Answer

Junctions are only hazardous at night

Question 4

You see a construction worker near the edge of the road ahead. Why is this a developing hazard?

Accepted Answer

The worker may step into your path while working

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Workers are always protected by barriers

Answer

Construction zones have separate speed limits that make them safe

Answer

You should accelerate to clear the zone quickly

Question 5

A vehicle ahead is indicating to turn right but has not yet started turning. What developing hazard does this present?

Accepted Answer

Oncoming traffic or pedestrians may conflict with the turning vehicle, causing it to stop suddenly

Answer

The vehicle will accelerate instead of turning

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Right turns are always safe maneuvers

Answer

The indicator light may be a fault

Question 6

Which of these roadside scenes would you treat as a developing hazard?

Accepted Answer

A group of people near the edge of the road looking across it

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An empty parked car with no activity around it

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A closed shop front

Answer

A stationary bicycle locked to a post