Topic 4 · Defensive Driving and Safe Driving Practices
When driving on a curvy or hilly road, you should:
- Adjust your speed before curves and use engine braking on downhills — correct answer
- Ignore warning signs for curves
- Speed up on curves to maintain control
Why
Slow down before you enter a curve, not while in it, and use a lower gear on long downhills so the engine holds your speed instead of the brakes overheating.
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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