Lateral Thinking Riddles

Lateral thinking puzzles involve solving problems through an indirect and creative approach, using reasoning that is not immediately obvious, thinking out of the box and involving ideas that may not be obtainable by using only traditional step-by-step logic.

Minimum Damage

You’re driving your car at 80 mph. You can drive only on the road as one side there is a mountain and on the other side there is a deep valley. A car is heading towards you on the right side of the road and an old man is walking on the left side of the road.

What will you hit for minimum damage?

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