Topic 1 · Introduction
When approaching a dark intersection with no working traffic signals, you should:
- Treat it as a four-way stop — correct answer
- Yield only to cars on the bigger road
- Drive through if no cars are coming
Why
Dark signals are treated as a four-way stop: everyone stops and proceeds in turn.
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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