Topic 4 · Defensive Driving and Safe Driving Practices
Which is the best action if you see a hazard while scanning?
- Assume it won’t affect your driving
- Identify it and prepare to respond early — correct answer
- Ignore it unless it is directly in your path
Why
Spotting a hazard is only half of it. Decide what you will do about it early, while you still have gentle options.
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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