Topic 7 · Insurance and Financial Responsibility
What should you do immediately after being involved in any accident?
- Call your insurance before stopping
- Stop at the scene and exchange info — correct answer
- Leave if damage looks minor
Why
Stop. Leaving the scene is a hit-and-run, which carries severe penalties regardless of who caused the collision. (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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