Topic 3 · Rules of the Road: Traffic Laws in California
If you are driving and become extremely tired, you should:
- Roll down your window and drive faster
- Turn up the radio and keep driving
- Pull over in a safe place and rest — correct answer
Why
There is no substitute for sleep. Coffee, open windows and loud music do not reverse fatigue; pulling over to rest is the only thing that does.
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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