Topic 8 · Emergencies and Unforeseen Situations
When reaching for documents during a traffic stop, you should:
- Wait until the officer leaves
- Move quickly and quietly to grab them
- Tell the officer what you are doing before reaching — correct answer
Why
Say what you are about to do and where the documents are before you move. Unannounced reaching is what makes stops tense.
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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