Topic 6 · Alcohol, Drugs, and Driving (DUI Laws)
Impaired driving is particularly dangerous because:
- It increases the likelihood of fatal crashes — correct answer
- It reduces your insurance premiums
- It improves your ability to react
Why
Impairment attacks exactly what driving needs — reaction time, judgment and attention — which is why impaired crashes are so much likelier to be fatal.
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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