Topic 4 · Defensive Driving and Safe Driving Practices
If rain causes your windshield to fog up, you should:
- Open your windows wide while driving fast
- Use your defroster to keep windows clear — correct answer
- Turn on the heat at maximum
Why
Use the defroster. Wiping the glass with your hand leaves smears and takes a hand off the wheel and your eyes off the road.
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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