Topic 4 · Defensive Driving and Safe Driving Practices
A loose pet in your car can be dangerous because:
- It can jump on you or under pedals and become a projectile in a crash — correct answer
- It keeps you company during your drive
- It helps keep you alert
Why
An unrestrained animal can climb onto you, slide under the pedals, or become a heavy projectile in a crash. Secure it in a carrier or harness.
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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