Practice question

When you call for emergency roadside assistance, what should you do while waiting for help?

  1. Stay in your vehicle until help arrives.
  2. Stand behind your vehicle in the traffic lane.
  3. Leave the scene immediately.
  4. Jump a curb.

Answer: A — Stay in your vehicle until help arrives.

Stay inside your car with your seat belt fastened and your hazard lights on. This keeps you protected from passing traffic and makes you visible to help you’ve called, so you’re safer while you wait. If you must move, do so only to get to safety away from the roadway, but otherwise stay put until assistance arrives. Standing behind the vehicle in traffic, leaving the scene, or jumping a curb all create serious hazards and should be avoided.

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