Topic 4 · Defensive Driving and Safe Driving Practices
On ice, your speed should be no more than:
- 25 mph
- 15 mph
- 5 mph — correct answer
Why
Ice is the extreme case of the three: no faster than 5 mph. (Section 8, Slippery Roads.)
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.