Emergencies
Tire blowouts, brake failure, engine fires, and stuck-accelerator response.
Emergencies 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.
Emergencies questions, California edition.
Each question links through to a full explanation, the rule it tests, and a citation back to the manual.
- A tire blows out while you are driving at highway speed. How does the manual tell you to hold the steering wheel? →
- You have a tire blowout at highway speed. What does the manual tell you to do with the accelerator? →
- You see a vehicle's emergency flashers ahead of you on the road. What does the manual tell you to do? →
- You spot a collision ahead. Which action does the manual list as a way to warn drivers behind you? →
- You must stop because of vehicle trouble, but your vehicle has no emergency flashers. What does the manual tell you to use instead? →
- Vehicle trouble forces you off the road. Where does the manual specifically warn you not to stop? →
- An officer is conducting a law enforcement traffic break ahead of you. What does the manual tell you to do with your emergency flashers? →
- During a law enforcement traffic break, what does the manual say about the patrol vehicle weaving ahead of you? →
- A law enforcement officer directs you to do something that conflicts with the posted traffic signs. What does the manual tell you to do? →
- You drive to the scene of a nearby collision to see what happened. What does the manual say can result from this? →
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