Topic 6 · Alcohol, Drugs, and Driving (DUI Laws)
What is the main message about combining driving with alcohol or impairing drugs?
- Never mix driving with any impairing substance — correct answer
- It’s okay in small amounts
- Only illegal drugs are a problem
Why
There is no safe amount and no safe combination. Decide how you are getting home before you drink.
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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