Topic 4 · Defensive Driving and Safe Driving Practices
What is the best approach to managing emotional driving, such as anger or stress?
- Take out your frustration on other drivers
- Take time to calm down before driving — correct answer
- Drive faster to release stress
Why
Anger and stress narrow your attention and shorten your patience. Deal with the emotion before you drive rather than while driving.
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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