Topic 4 · Defensive Driving and Safe Driving Practices
High winds are especially hazardous for:
- Motorcycles only
- Larger vehicles such as trucks, campers and vehicles towing trailers — correct answer
- Small city cars
Why
The bigger the side area, the more a gust moves the vehicle. (Section 8, High Winds.)
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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