How would you respond to the situation depicted in the following picture?
- Drive faster and pass the children before they start crossing the roadway.
- Correct answer: Slow down, follow the children movement and prepare to stop.
- Continue driving. The children would not cross the road when noticing an approaching vehicle.
- Honk to the children and warn them that you are approaching and that they should not get on the roadway.
Why this is the answer
The correct answer in the official bank: Slow down, follow the children movement and prepare to stop.
Children are unpredictable, find it hard to judge speed and distance, and may step onto the road suddenly. So the safe response is to slow down, keep watching what they do and be ready to stop. Honking can startle them and make them run into the road, and speeding up only makes a collision more likely and more severe.