EmergenciesQuestion 248 of 312

Your car is stuck in a winter storm and you cannot get help. What is the best choice?

  1. Walk to find help
  2. Leave the car and wait at the roadside
  3. Stay in the car, and run the engine only now and then
  4. Run the engine all the time with all windows closed
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Correct answer: Stay in the car, and run the engine only now and then

The car gives shelter, and rescuers find it faster. Open a window slightly to avoid carbon monoxide.

Source: Prince Edward Island Driver's Handbook (revised spring 2011), Chapter 4: Winter driving: Winter kit, page 117

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026