Topic 4 · Defensive Driving and Safe Driving Practices
How can you reduce stress while driving?
- Rush and make up time by speeding
- Let distractions take your mind off the road
- Allow plenty of time for your trip and plan routes ahead — correct answer
Why
Most driving stress comes from being late. Leaving margin in your schedule and knowing the route removes the pressure that causes risky decisions.
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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