Topic 4 · Defensive Driving and Safe Driving Practices
When driving in work zones, you should:
- Slow down and watch for unexpected changes — correct answer
- Ignore construction signs
- Speed up to clear the zone quickly
Why
Work zones change day to day: lanes shift, surfaces change and workers may be close to traffic. Slow down and expect the unexpected. (Handbook, Section 7 — Road Workers and Work Zones.)
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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