Topic 7 · Insurance and Financial Responsibility
You see emergency flashers ahead on the road. You should:
- Speed up to clear the area quickly
- Stop and offer help in every case
- Slow down, because there may be a collision or emergency, and pass carefully — correct answer
Why
Flashers mean something has happened. Slow down and pass carefully; avoid driving near collisions when you can, so injured people get help faster. (Section 10, Causes of Collisions.)
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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