Topic 8 · Emergencies and Unforeseen Situations
What should you do if you must leave the scene of an accident to get help for someone injured?
- Wait for someone to call you
- Do nothing, as getting help excuses you
- Go to the nearest police station and file a report as soon as possible — correct answer
Why
Getting help for an injured person is a legitimate reason to leave, but go to the nearest police station and report it as soon as you can. (Handbook, Section 10.)
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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