Everything a US learner driver needs to learn
67 topics in 9 parts. Each topic says what you should be able to do and know, explains it in plain English and ends with questions to test yourself. National overview of what US learner drivers need to know. Exact ages, hours and fees differ by state, so each topic says what varies and where to check.
Learn it topic by topic
Work in order, or jump to what you are practising this week.
Getting started: permits, licences and the law
Graduated licensing, permit requirements, documents, costs and the legal basics, with notes on where states differ.
- Graduated driver licensing explained
- Getting your learner permit
- Supervised driving hours and the practice log
- Driver education: classroom, online and parent-taught
- REAL ID and the documents you need
- Vehicle checks before you drive
- Insurance, registration and inspection
Vehicle controls and basic skills
Seat, mirrors, steering, braking, accelerating, turning and the controls of a car.
- Seat, mirrors and steering wheel
- Controls, gauges and warning lights
- Starting, accelerating and stopping
- Steering and turning
- Braking and stopping distance
- Automatic and manual transmissions
- Driver assistance features
Rules of the road
Right of way, intersections, speed, lanes, turns, passing, parking and school buses.
- Right of way
- Four-way and all-way stops
- Uncontrolled intersections
- Turns and yielding on left turns
- Roundabouts
- Speed limits and the basic speed law
- Lane use and changing lanes
- Passing and overtaking
- Following distance and space cushion
- Parking: parallel, angle and hills
- School buses
- Center turn lanes and HOV lanes
Signs, signals and markings
Sign shapes and colours, traffic signals, pavement markings and work zones.
- Sign shapes and colours
- Regulatory signs
- Warning signs
- Guide and information signs
- Traffic signals and arrows
- Pavement markings
- Work zones
- Hand signals and police direction
Sharing the road
Pedestrians, bicyclists, motorcyclists, trucks, emergency vehicles, trains and animals.
- Pedestrians and crosswalks
- Bicyclists
- Motorcycles
- Trucks and buses
- Emergency vehicles and move-over laws
- Railroad crossings
- Animals and deer
Highways, weather and special conditions
Freeways, rural roads, night, rain, fog, snow, hills and emergencies.
- Freeway driving
- Rural two-lane roads
- Driving at night
- Rain, fog, snow and ice
- Hills and mountains
- Toll roads and express lanes
- Vehicle emergencies
- Drowsy and fatigued driving
Law, safety and impaired driving
Alcohol, drugs, distraction, seat belts, insurance, points, crashes and police stops.
- Alcohol and DUI
- Drugs, cannabis and medicines
- Distracted driving and hands-free laws
- Seat belts and child safety seats
- Points, tickets and suspensions
- If you are pulled over
- What to do after a crash
- Road rage and aggressive driving
The permit test and road test
What the written test covers, booking, the road test, maneuvers and why people fail.
- The written permit test
- Booking your tests
- The road test
- Parallel parking
- Three-point turn and backing up
- Your vehicle for the road test
- Common reasons people fail
After you pass
Teen licence restrictions, moving states, renewing, REAL ID and your first car.
Open this partOne quiz, every topic
Random questions drawn from every topic in a random order. Great for the week before your test.