Topic 4 · Defensive Driving and Safe Driving Practices
A child of six may be left in a vehicle under the supervision of a person aged at least:
- 18
- 16
- 12 — correct answer
Why
Twelve is the age the law sets for the supervising person. (Section 8, Unattended Children and Pets.)
Practise this in the real format
Reading one answer is not the same as sitting the test. The simulator runs the first-time adult form: 36 questions, 6 mistakes allowed, 83% to pass.
Source: California Driver's Handbook (DL 600, rev. 6/2025), the document the DMV writes the real test from. Edited by Fernando Aguilera. Aprobify is not affiliated with the California DMV.
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