South Carolina driving lesson · Emergency Situations
Breakdowns & emergency contact info
A 2-minute lesson from the South Carolina course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
A disabled vehicle is a hazard. Collisions often happen because a driver didn't see a stopped vehicle until it was too late. Your job is to get out of the way and make sure others see you.
Know the rule
If you can, use your cell phone or another device to notify authorities that your vehicle, or another vehicle, has broken down.
Your car stalls on a busy two-lane road at dusk. Coast as far off the road as you can, turn on your flashers, call for help, and set flares 200 to 300 feet behind the car so approaching drivers can move over in time.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
If your vehicle breaks down on the highway, you should:
Get it off the road and turn on flashers
Stay in your lane with flashers on
Raise the hood and wait in the lane
Walk to find help right away
Answer: Get it off the road and turn on flashers
Get your vehicle off the road and away from traffic, and turn on your emergency flashers to show it is disabled.