Topic 4 · Defensive Driving and Safe Driving Practices
Which of the following is true about most crashes?
- They mostly occur at night
- They happen close to home and often to experienced drivers — correct answer
- They only happen to new drivers
Why
Most crashes happen close to home, to experienced drivers, on familiar roads — because that is where attention drops.
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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