Topic 8 · Emergencies and Unforeseen Situations
If you see a tornado and cannot avoid it, you should:
- Drive directly toward the tornado
- Try to outrun it in your vehicle
- Park, get out and lie in a ditch or low spot — correct answer
Why
A vehicle is one of the worst places to be. Leave it and lie flat in a ditch or low ground, covering your head.
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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