Topic 8 · Emergencies and Unforeseen Situations
Vulnerable road users (VRUs) are:
- Any road user under 18 or over 70
- Non-motorized road users such as cyclists, pedestrians and people with reduced mobility — correct answer
- Drivers of motorcycles and mopeds
Why
VRUs are non-motorized users: cyclists, pedestrians and people with disabilities or reduced mobility using a wheelchair, tricycle or quadricycle. (Section 14, Glossary.)
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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