Topic 8 · Emergencies and Unforeseen Situations
When your car is stalled at night on the shoulder, what should you do?
- Keep interior dome light and hazards on — correct answer
- Turn off all lights to save battery
- Sit on the hood to flag down help
Why
Keep the hazards on and the interior light on so approaching drivers can see both the vehicle and that someone is in it.
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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