Developing Hazards Flashcards
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You are following a school bus that begins to slow down. What developing hazard should you anticipate?
Answer: Children may cross the road as the bus stops
A slowing school bus signals that children may be boarding or alighting and could cross the road unpredictably.
What makes an oncoming vehicle's behavior a developing hazard when approaching a blind bend?
Answer: The vehicle may cross the center line while navigating the bend
Vehicles sometimes drift across the center line on blind bends, creating a potential head-on collision risk.
How does a junction on the left side of the road become a developing hazard?
Answer: A vehicle may pull out from the junction into your path
A vehicle emerging from a side junction may pull out without seeing you, requiring you to brake or steer quickly.
You see a construction worker near the edge of the road ahead. Why is this a developing hazard?
Answer: The worker may step into your path while working
Construction workers near the road may step into traffic while focused on their work, creating a sudden hazard.
A vehicle ahead is indicating to turn right but has not yet started turning. What developing hazard does this present?
Answer: Oncoming traffic or pedestrians may conflict with the turning vehicle, causing it to stop suddenly
A vehicle waiting to turn right may stop suddenly if oncoming traffic or pedestrians block its path, causing you to brake.
Which of these roadside scenes would you treat as a developing hazard?
Answer: A group of people near the edge of the road looking across it
People standing near the road's edge who appear ready to cross represent a developing hazard requiring reduced speed.