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Topic 8 · Emergencies and Unforeseen Situations

When should you call 911 after a collision?

Why

Call whenever anyone is hurt or the road is blocked. Both are emergencies for the people who arrive next. (Handbook, Section 10.)

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.

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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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