Topic 3 · Rules of the Road: Traffic Laws in California
If you need to stop briefly in a 'No Parking' zone, you may:
- Leave your car unattended
- Double park
- Remain in the driver’s seat and leave promptly — correct answer
Why
A no-parking zone still allows a momentary stop if you stay behind the wheel and leave right away. The moment you leave the vehicle, it is parked.
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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