Topic 1 · Introduction
You are alone on the road with no other vehicle in sight. You should:
- Signal only if there is a camera present
- Save the signal for when someone can see it
- Signal anyway — correct answer
Why
The handbook lists signalling 'even when you do not see other vehicles around you' among the times you must signal. (Section 5, Signaling.)
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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