If an oncoming vehicle veers into your lane, what should you do?

• A. Stay calm and steer to the right
• B. Brake hard and stay in your lane
• C. Swerve to the left
• D. Speed up to avoid the other vehicle

Answer: (A)

When another vehicle drifts into your lane, the priority is to get out of the danger path while keeping control. Staying calm helps you make a smooth, deliberate move rather than panicking. Steering gently to the right toward the shoulder moves you away from the other car and toward a safer escape route, increasing your margin to react. Braking hard can cause you to lose steering control, and swerving left would put you directly back into the other vehicle. Speeding up doesn’t buy you time and tends to tighten the space you have to maneuver. So the safest response is to stay calm and steer to the right.