Topic 3 · Rules of the Road: Traffic Laws in California
You must NOT park:
- On a sidewalk or blocking a driveway — correct answer
- More than 18 inches from the curb
- In front of your own house
Why
Never park on a sidewalk or across a driveway. You force pedestrians into the roadway and trap the driveway's user. (Handbook, Section 6 — Illegal Parking.)
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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