By a ditch along the A7 near Heerenveen your car ends up in the water. The side window seems hard to reach, but the windscreen is right in front of you. According to the book, which window do you try?

Explanation

False — The book makes waiting conditional: only if the side window does not work. Trying to open or break it first is step 3, not waiting straight away

Why learners get this wrong

• The book makes waiting conditional: only if the side window does not work. Trying to open or break it first is step 3, not waiting straight away
• The windscreen is extra strong and almost unbreakable; use the side window

Topic: Car in water — the complete escape sequence

Read the rule: Core: Car in water — the complete escape sequence

Sections

• Challenge: Car in water — the complete escape sequence
• The model: Car in water — the complete escape sequence
• Core: Car in water — the complete escape sequence
• Why it matters: Car in water — the complete escape sequence
• Active recall: Car in water — the complete escape sequence
• Teach back: Car in water — the complete escape sequence
• Memory hook: Car in water — the complete escape sequence

Terms

• Auto op zijn kop
• Auto te water
• Deur waterdruk
• Releasing the seat belt as step 2 (car in the water)
• Kinderen eerst
• Verlichting aan eerste stap

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