Safe drivingQuestion 275 of 309
You see brake lights flash in the line of vehicles ahead. What should you do?
- Speed up to pass
- Turn on your high beams
- Be ready to stop
- Ignore the lights
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Correct answer: Be ready to stop
Flashing brake lights tell you traffic is slowing. Get ready to stop.
Source: New Brunswick Driver's Handbook (Government of New Brunswick, 2022), 5.6 The driver, page 61
Practice safe drivingQuestions last reviewed: 18 October 2026