Topic 2 · Requirements and Process
In the pre-drive check, your tires must have a tread depth of at least:
- 2/32 of an inch
- 1/32 of an inch, uniformly — correct answer
- 1/16 of an inch
Why
And a donut spare is not allowed during a drive test. (Section 3, Behind-the-Wheel Drive Test.)
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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