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What does it mean to cover the brake?
- A.Resting your foot lightly on the pedal with pressure applied
- B.Hovering your foot over the brake pedal, ready to stop, without riding it
- C.Covering the pedal with a mat so it is not pressed by mistake
- D.Using the parking brake at every intersection
Correct answer
B. Hovering your foot over the brake pedal, ready to stop, without riding it
Why
Covering the brake means your foot is poised over the pedal so reaction time shrinks when a hazard appears, such as approaching a stale green light. Riding the brake instead overheats the brakes and confuses drivers behind you.
Manual topic: Safe Driving - Seeing Hazards · From the General Knowledge practice bank (GK-036).