Topic 8 · Emergencies and Unforeseen Situations
Why should you not stand in the lanes after a collision?
- It’s dangerous; you could be struck by passing vehicles — correct answer
- It is disrespectful
- You could block emergency responders
Why
Standing in a live lane after a collision is how people are killed by the traffic that arrives next. Get behind a barrier or well off the road.
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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