Topic 6 · Alcohol, Drugs, and Driving (DUI Laws)
Which statement about alcohol and driving is TRUE?
- It is safe to drive after one drink
- Alcohol always improves focus
- Even small amounts of alcohol can impair driving — correct answer
Why
Even small amounts impair. The handbook is explicit that almost everyone feels negative effects below the legal limit. (Handbook, Section 9.)
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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