Topic 4 · Defensive Driving and Safe Driving Practices
What should you do if you miss your exit on the freeway?
- Continue to the next exit — correct answer
- Make a U-turn at the median
- Reverse on the freeway
Why
Carry on to the next exit. Braking, reversing or crossing lanes for a missed exit causes far worse than a detour.
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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