Topic 8 · Emergencies and Unforeseen Situations
If you are pulled over on a freeway at night, you should:
- Drive to the nearest city
- Stop in your lane
- Pull over at the next exit if it is very close and safe — correct answer
Why
If an exit is very close and it is safe to reach, take it. Stopping on a freeway shoulder at night is one of the most exposed places to be.
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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