Topic 8 · Emergencies and Unforeseen Situations
In a skidding situation, when do you steer toward the direction of the skid?
- During a front-wheel (understeer) skid
- Never
- During a rear-wheel (oversteer) skid — correct answer
Why
Steering into the skid is the correction for a rear-wheel (oversteer) skid, where the back of the car has stepped out. (Handbook, Section 8.)
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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