Topic 3 · Rules of the Road: Traffic Laws in California
What should you do when you hear sirens and see flashing lights from an emergency vehicle behind you?
- Accelerate to get out of the way
- Stop immediately in your lane
- Pull over to the right and stop — correct answer
Why
Pull to the right and stop, clear of the traffic lane, until it has passed. (Handbook, Section 7.)
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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- Local authorities may reserve parking spaces on public streets for:
- You may not make a U-turn when you cannot see clearly for:
- A yield line at an intersection is:
- The DMV will revoke your driving privilege if you are convicted of:
- When leaving a driveway or alley, you must: