Topic 3 · Rules of the Road: Traffic Laws in California
When are you required to yield to pedestrians?
- Only if they are in your lane
- At all crosswalks, marked or unmarked — correct answer
- Only during school hours
Why
At every crosswalk, marked or unmarked. An unmarked crosswalk exists at most intersections whether it is painted or not.
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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