Topic 4 · Defensive Driving and Safe Driving Practices
If your vehicle is hit by a strong gust of wind, having reduced your speed gives you:
- More time to react — correct answer
- A shorter stopping distance only
- Better fuel economy
Why
Reducing speed is about control and reaction time when a gust arrives. (Section 8, High Winds.)
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.