Topic 8 · Emergencies and Unforeseen Situations
If you start to skid on a slick surface, the first thing to do is:
- Accelerate
- Ease off the gas — correct answer
- Brake hard
Why
Take your foot off the accelerator first. Only once weight settles onto the tires can steering do anything.
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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