Topic 8 · Emergencies and Unforeseen Situations
If you see flashing police lights behind you, you should:
- Ignore them and keep driving
- Signal right and pull over as soon as safe — correct answer
- Speed up to get out of their way
Why
Signal right and pull over as soon as you can do it safely, then stop clear of the traffic lane.
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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