Topic 7 · Insurance and Financial Responsibility
What should you avoid saying at the scene of an accident?
- Asking if everyone is okay
- Offering your insurance information
- Admitting fault — correct answer
Why
Do not admit fault. You rarely have the full picture at the scene, and fault is for the insurers and courts to determine.
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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