Topic 3 · Rules of the Road: Traffic Laws in California
A WRONG WAY sign means:
- The road ahead is closed for works
- You have taken a wrong exit but may continue
- You are about to drive against the flow of traffic and must not proceed — correct answer
Why
It appears where you would enter a road or ramp in the wrong direction. Back out or turn around safely at once. (Section 7, WRONG WAY Sign.)
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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