Topic 1 · Introduction
You should signal at least how far before you turn?
- 200 feet
- 100 feet — correct answer
- 50 feet
Why
The handbook asks for at least 100 feet before a turn, and at least five seconds before a lane change on a freeway. (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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