Excerpt from Preventing Backovers in America's Driveways National Highway Transportation Safety Administration
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In the case of a backover incident, the blind spot is the place behind your vehicle that you cannot see in the rear or side view
mirrors - or even by craning your neck out the driver's side window. Generally speaking, the larger the vehicle, the larger the
blind spot.
6 Blind spots for shorter drivers tend to be significantly larger as well. In addition, the elevation of the driver's seat, the shape of
a vehicle's windows and mirrors, and the slope of a driveway can affect the size of the blind spot behind a vehicle. In addition,
the smaller stature of children can make them particularly difficult for a driver to see when backing up.
Based on the information from the passage, which of these combinations would be most likely to result in a driveway backover?
A)
midsize sedan and an elderly woman
B)
compact car and two-year old toddler
full size truck and a thirty-year-old man
D)
sport-utility vehicle and two-year-old toddler