Topic 4 · Defensive Driving and Safe Driving Practices
Which of these surfaces should you avoid when the road is slippery?
- Painted crosswalk markings
- Freshly laid asphalt
- Wet leaves, oil patches and standing water — correct answer
Why
The handbook names ice patches, wet leaves, oil and standing water. (Section 8, Slippery Surface Skids.)
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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