Defensive Driving
Hazard recognition, following distance, scanning, and crash avoidance.
Defensive Driving rules in California follow the federal framework with state-specific limits, distances, and exceptions. The practice questions below are drawn from the California driver handbook, so they track the state's own rules.
Defensive Driving questions, California edition.
Each question links through to a full explanation, the rule it tests, and a citation back to the manual.
- How far ahead should you scan the road as you drive? →
- What is the recommended following distance behind a motorcycle? →
- A vehicle merges in front of you too closely. What should you do? →
- Another driver is tailgating you. What should you do? →
- You are driving in heavy fog. Which headlights should you use? →
- May a motorcycle legally share a lane with your vehicle in California? →
- You need to turn across light rail tracks at an intersection. When may you complete the turn? →
- When must you add extra space in front while following a motorcyclist? →
- Why do motorcycles easily disappear in vehicle blind spots? →
- Fog becomes too thick to drive safely. What should you do? →
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