Topic 4 · Defensive Driving and Safe Driving Practices
If you feel drowsy while driving, the best remedy is to:
- Turn up the radio and open the windows
- Pull over and take a nap — correct answer
- Drink coffee and keep driving
Why
Only sleep cures sleepiness. Pull over somewhere safe and nap — caffeine and fresh air just mask the symptoms briefly.
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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