Topic 4 · Defensive Driving and Safe Driving Practices
Before turning right at an intersection, always:
- Rely only on your mirrors
- Assume no one is beside you
- Check for bicycles continuing straight on your right — correct answer
Why
Check for a cyclist continuing straight on your right before you turn across their path. This is the classic right-hook collision.
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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