Topic 4 · Defensive Driving and Safe Driving Practices
When driving at night in an area with animals (like deer), you should:
- Swerve wildly to avoid animals
- Be extra vigilant, use high beams when possible, and brake firmly if needed — correct answer
- Speed up to pass through quickly
Why
Use high beams when there is no oncoming traffic — the extra reach gives you time to spot eyeshine at the roadside. Brake firmly rather than swerving.
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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