California driver manual
The official book the real written test is based on. Read it here, or save it to your phone.
- Edition
- 2025 edition
- Pages
- 92
- File size
- 10 MB
- Published by
- California Department of Motor Vehicles
What is inside
- Getting your permit and license: age rules, ID and tests
- Rules of the road: speed, right of way, turning and passing
- Traffic signs, signals and pavement markings
- Seat belts and child safety seats
- Alcohol, drugs and impaired driving
- Sharing the road with motorcycles, trucks and bicycles
- Crashes, emergencies and what to do after
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Every free California test is built from this book, and each explanation names the part of the manual it comes from.
This is the official manual as published by California Department of Motor Vehicles, hosted here so it is easy to find. Rules and fees change, so confirm anything important on the official California source.