Topic 8 · Emergencies and Unforeseen Situations
What should you do if you must get out of your car on a busy highway?
- Stand directly behind your car
- Exit on the traffic side for speed
- Exit on the side away from traffic if possible — correct answer
Why
Leave by the door away from traffic wherever possible, and move behind a barrier if there is one.
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.