Topic 6 · Alcohol, Drugs, and Driving (DUI Laws)
What is the effect of alcohol on a person’s confidence in their driving abilities?
- It increases confidence while actual skills decrease — correct answer
- It makes people more cautious
- It always matches skill level
Why
Alcohol raises confidence while lowering ability. That gap is exactly what makes it dangerous — you feel more capable as you become less so.
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.