Topic 3 · Rules of the Road: Traffic Laws in California
Making a U-turn on a one-way street is:
- Allowed if no vehicles are approaching
- Never allowed — correct answer
- Allowed at intersections only
Why
The handbook lists the one-way street among the places where you never make a U-turn, along with railroad crossings and in front of fire stations. (Section 6, U-turn.)
Practise this in the real format
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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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