Topic 3 · Rules of the Road: Traffic Laws in California
What is the speed limit in a school zone unless otherwise posted?
- 25 mph — correct answer
- 35 mph
- 20 mph
Why
25 mph in a school zone when children are present, unless a lower limit is posted. (Handbook, Section 7.)
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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