Disadvantages of driving on the freeway

• A. High speeds
• B. No intersections
• C. No traffic
• D. Wide shoulders

Answer: (C)

On freeways, staying alert and controlling speed are crucial even when conditions look smooth. When there’s no traffic, it’s easy to become complacent and push speeds higher or close following distances, because you don’t have other vehicles signaling how fast is safe. That combination—higher speeds with less immediate feedback from surrounding cars—reduces your time to react to a sudden hazard like debris, a disabled vehicle, or a merging car. So the situation of no traffic actually creates a riskier driving environment, making it the disadvantage. The other points reflect real design aspects of freeways (no intersections is typical, wide shoulders are for emergencies) rather than everyday driving hazards.