Civilized Driving Ethics and Driver Psychology (文明驾驶与驾驶人心理)
This domain covers courtesy that is also law, and the psychological states that produce crashes. The questions look soft, but the answer is always the option that yields, waits or de-escalates. Any option involving retaliation or teaching someone a lesson is wrong by design.
Courtesy with legal backing
- Give way to pedestrians on or stepping onto a crossing, and slow down well before it.
- Do not use the horn in no-horn zones, at night in built-up areas, or near hospitals and schools.
- Dip the headlights for oncoming traffic and never retaliate with high beam.
- Do not throw objects from the car; slow down rather than splash pedestrians at a puddle.
- Do not use the emergency lane, a bus lane or the non-motor-vehicle lane to queue-jump.
- Merge in turn at a zipper merge instead of blocking the closing lane.
The four psychological states the exam loves
- 侥幸 (it will not happen to me): running a late amber light, skipping the mirror check.
- 急躁 (impatience and road rage): tailgating, weaving, horn abuse.
- 从众 (following the crowd): everyone crosses on red, so I will too.
- 逞强 (showing off): speeding to impress passengers.
All four narrow attention, lengthen reaction time and increase risk-taking. Anger after a conflict has the same effect, so the correct response is to pull over and calm down rather than continue driving while wound up.
Worked example
You are stopped at a crossing for an elderly pedestrian and the car behind honks repeatedly. Correct answer: stay stopped until the pedestrian has cleared, then proceed; do not creep forward. Reasoning: the pedestrian has priority, a horn does not transfer it, and creeping forward turns a courtesy stop into a live hazard for both the pedestrian and the impatient driver behind.
Traps
- Any option involving retaliation, flashing back or blocking another car.
- Choosing honk to warn pedestrians over slow down and yield.
- Assuming right of way means you never have to give way to avoid a crash.
- Reading a courtesy question as a right-of-way question.