Topic 3 · Rules of the Road: Traffic Laws in California
When leaving a driveway or alley, you must:
- Stop before crossing the sidewalk and yield to pedestrians — correct answer
- Only stop if cars are coming
- Proceed without stopping
Why
Stop before you cross the sidewalk and yield to anyone on it. Pedestrians on a sidewalk have no reason to expect a vehicle emerging.
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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