Topic 3 · Rules of the Road: Traffic Laws in California
You must not stop or park:
- On the right side of a two-way street
- On railroad tracks or within 7.5 feet of them — correct answer
- Next to a yellow curb
Why
Never stop or park on railroad tracks or within 7.5 feet of them. A train needs far more clearance than it looks, and it cannot swerve.
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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