Topic 4 · Defensive Driving and Safe Driving Practices
If a driver is approaching you with high beams on, you should:
- Look toward the right edge of your lane — correct answer
- Stare directly at the lights
- Flash your high beams
Why
Look toward the right edge of your lane to keep your night vision. Staring at the lights blinds you for seconds afterwards.
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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