Your car breaks down on a highway at night. You have pulled far onto the shoulder, turned on the flashers and raised the hood. A stranger stops and offers you a ride to a service station. What should you do?

Correct answer: Stay in the locked car with your seat belt on, and ask the person to call for help.

Why

For a breakdown, the New Jersey manual says to pull as far off the road as you can, turn on the flashers and raise the hood to signal for help. Then stay in the car with your seat belt on and the doors locked, and call for help if you have a phone. A driver who stops can help by making the call for you, but do not get into a stranger's vehicle. These steps assume the car is a safe place to wait; if there is a fire or another immediate danger, get everyone out and well away from traffic.

Verified against New Jersey Driver Manual · Disabled Vehicles · p. 73, 107