Topic 8 · Emergencies and Unforeseen Situations
If you have a minor crash but vehicles are drivable, you should:
- Immediately call for a tow truck before moving vehicles
- Leave vehicles where they are and block the road
- Move vehicles out of traffic flow to a safe place — correct answer
Why
If nobody is hurt, move the vehicles out of the traffic lanes first, then exchange details. A stopped car in a live lane is a second collision waiting to happen. (Handbook, Section 10.)
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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