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Alaska driver handbook guide

Alaska driver handbook guide.

Use this guide to navigate the 30 chapters in the handbook edition behind Roadwise’s Alaska course. Read the source, look up a rule in the study app, or work through 62 companion lessons.

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Handbook chapters
30
Source PDF pages
95
Companion lessons
62
Licensing agency
DMV

A way through the handbook

Start with the application and licensing material that applies to your age and license type. Then work through the driving rules, signs, and safe-driving chapters. A rule is easier to remember when you can explain what it asks you to do in a real road situation.

For a quick refresher, use the chapter list below. For a deeper study session, follow a companion lesson and its checkpoint questions. The page numbers refer to this course’s source edition and may differ from the newest agency edition.

Chapter list

  1. Introduction Source p. 1
  2. Who Must Have an Alaska Driver's License Source p. 6
  3. Parental Consent & Instruction Permits Source p. 7
  4. Driver's License Requirements & Provisional Licenses Source p. 9
  5. Examinations & Other Information Source p. 10
  6. Crash Duties & the Point System Source p. 15
  7. Suspensions and Revocations Source p. 17
  8. Implied Consent Source p. 18
  9. Alcohol, Drugs & Driving Source p. 19
  10. Safety Belts Source p. 25
  11. Child Passenger Safety Source p. 27
  12. Distracted Driving Source p. 29
  13. Control of Vehicle Source p. 30
  14. Following Distance, Speed & Braking Source p. 32
  15. Signaling, Towing & Turns Source p. 35
  16. Intersections & Roundabouts Source p. 38
  17. Stops Required & Passing Source p. 41
  18. Signs Source p. 43
  19. Signs Within Work Areas Source p. 47
  20. Sharing the Roadway Source p. 48
  21. School Buses & Slow-Moving Vehicles Source p. 53
  22. Traffic Signals Source p. 55
  23. Pavement Markings Source p. 59
  24. Railroad Crossings Source p. 63
  25. Night Driving, Highways & Weather Source p. 66
  26. Parking Source p. 74
  27. Emergency Vehicles & Emergencies Source p. 76
  28. Required Equipment Source p. 80
  29. Large Trucks, Flooding & Eco-Driving Source p. 82
  30. Motor Vehicle Contacts Source p. 92

What you will find in each chapter

Chapter 1 · source p. 1

Introduction

This chapter’s sections include:

  • Preface 1
  • Preface 3
Open this handbook chapter

Chapter 2 · source p. 6

Who Must Have an Alaska Driver's License

This chapter’s sections include:

  • WHO MUST HAVE AN ALASKA DRIVER’S LICENSE?
  • Who Is Exempt?
  • Licenses And Permits
  • Identification
Open this handbook chapter

Chapter 3 · source p. 7

Parental Consent & Instruction Permits

This chapter’s sections include:

  • PARENTAL CONSENT
  • Non-Commercial Instruction Permit
Open this handbook chapter

Chapter 4 · source p. 9

Driver's License Requirements & Provisional Licenses

This chapter’s sections include:

  • Driver’S License Requirements
  • Provisional Licenses
Open this handbook chapter

Chapter 5 · source p. 10

Examinations & Other Information

This chapter’s sections include:

  • Examinations services/road-test/
  • Other Information
  • Federally Compliant
  • Driving
  • Voter registration
Open this handbook chapter

Chapter 6 · source p. 15

Crash Duties & the Point System

This chapter’s sections include:

  • What To Do In Case Of Every Crash
  • A Word About “Points”
  • Driver’S License Point Assignment
Open this handbook chapter

Chapter 7 · source p. 17

Suspensions and Revocations

This chapter’s sections include:

  • SUSPENSIONS AND REVOCATIONS
  • Suspension
  • Revocation
Open this handbook chapter

Chapter 8 · source p. 18

Implied Consent

This chapter’s sections include:

  • IMPLIED CONSENT
Open this handbook chapter

Chapter 9 · source p. 19

Alcohol, Drugs & Driving

This chapter’s sections include:

  • ALCOHOL • DRUGS • DRIVING
  • Consequences
  • Alternatives
  • Fraudulent Use Of A Driver’S License
  • Consuming Alcohol Or Refusal To Submit To Chemical Testing
  • Court Penalties
  • • Refusal To Submit To Chemical Testing
  • Revocation Or Disqualification adjudication/administrative-hearing-information/
  • Know Your Limits
  • Ignition Interlock Device (Iid)
  • Period of IID installed
  • How Drinking Affects A Driver
  • Alcohol • Drugs •Driving verge of death
  • Drugs
Open this handbook chapter

Chapter 10 · source p. 25

Safety Belts

This chapter’s sections include:

  • Facts You Should Know About Safety Belts
  • Safety Belt Use Is Required By Law
Open this handbook chapter

Chapter 11 · source p. 27

Child Passenger Safety

This chapter’s sections include:

  • CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY
Open this handbook chapter

Chapter 12 · source p. 29

Distracted Driving

This chapter’s sections include:

  • DISTRACTED DRIVING
Open this handbook chapter

Chapter 13 · source p. 30

Control of Vehicle

This chapter’s sections include:

  • CONTROL OF VEHICLE
  • Drivers To Exercise Due Care
  • Backing
  • Obstruction To Driver’S View
  • Tv, Laptops, Texting, Etc.
Open this handbook chapter

Chapter 14 · source p. 32

Following Distance, Speed & Braking

This chapter’s sections include:

  • Car-Less Tomorrow
  • What The Law Says About Following
  • How To Avoid Rear End Collisions
  • How To Keep From Being Struck
  • Speed, Impact And Braking Distance
  • 20 mph.*
  • 15 mph. *
  • 25 mph.*
  • Speed Limitation Law
Open this handbook chapter

Chapter 15 · source p. 35

Signaling, Towing & Turns

This chapter’s sections include:

  • Signaling
  • Two Way Street To One Way Street
  • One Way Street To Two Way Street corners
  • LEFT TURN - RIGHT TURN
  • Right turn Two-way Street to two-way street
  • Three Point Turn
Open this handbook chapter

Chapter 16 · source p. 38

Intersections & Roundabouts

This chapter’s sections include:

  • INTERSECTIONS For approaching intersections
  • Uncontrolled intersections For going through an uncontrolled intersection
  • Roundabouts
  • Entering the roundabout
  • Exiting the roundabout
  • You Must Yield In These Situations
Open this handbook chapter

Chapter 17 · source p. 41

Stops Required & Passing

This chapter’s sections include:

  • Passing Safely
  • DO NOT PASS
Open this handbook chapter

Chapter 18 · source p. 43

Signs

This chapter’s sections include:

  • SIGNS
  • How Signs Can Help You Be A Better Driver
  • How You Can Become A Better “Sign” Driver
  • REGULATORY SIGN • black or red on white
  • STOP SIGN • white on red
  • YIELD SIGN • red and white
  • DO NOT ENTER SIGN • red and white
  • WARNING SIGN • black on yellow
  • GUIDE SIGN • white on green
  • SCHOOL SIGN • black on yellow
  • SERVICE SIGN • white on blue
Open this handbook chapter

Chapter 19 · source p. 47

Signs Within Work Areas

This chapter’s sections include:

  • SIGNS WITHIN WORK AREAS
Open this handbook chapter

Chapter 20 · source p. 48

Sharing the Roadway

This chapter’s sections include:

  • SHARING THE ROADWAY
  • Your responsibility as a PEDESTRIAN
  • Bicycles
  • Motorcycles
Open this handbook chapter

Chapter 21 · source p. 53

School Buses & Slow-Moving Vehicles

This chapter’s sections include:

  • Overtaking A School Bus With Red Lights Activated
  • Meeting A School Bus
  • Recognize this sign
  • Emblem
  • By day
  • By night
Open this handbook chapter

Chapter 22 · source p. 55

Traffic Signals

This chapter’s sections include:

  • Red Ball
  • Yellow Ball
  • Green Ball
  • Red Arrow
  • Yellow Arrow
  • Green Arrow
  • Flashing Red Ball
  • Flashing Red Arrow
  • Flashing Yellow Ball
  • Flashing Yellow Arrow
  • Unlit Signal Head
  • Steady Orange Upraised Hand
  • Flashing Orange Upraised Hand
  • Countdown Timer
  • Steady Orange Don’T Walk
  • Flashing Orange Don’T Walk
  • Steady Clear Walk
  • Lane Control Signals
  • Steady Red X
  • Steady Yellow X
  • Steady Green Arrow
  • Two-Way Left Turn Arrows
  • One-Way Left Turn Arrow
Open this handbook chapter

Chapter 23 · source p. 59

Pavement Markings

This chapter’s sections include:

  • Marking
  • Restricted Lane
  • Divided Roadways
  • Roadway
  • Shared Center Lane
  • Lane
Open this handbook chapter

Chapter 24 · source p. 63

Railroad Crossings

This chapter’s sections include:

  • Get Out Of Your Vehicle! as in GET OUT of your vehicle!
  • Emergency Notification System (ENS)
Open this handbook chapter

Chapter 25 · source p. 66

Night Driving, Highways & Weather

This chapter’s sections include:

  • Night Driving & Lighting
  • Glare And Glare Recovery
  • Safety Tips
  • Lighting Law
  • Equipment
  • Check Vehicle
  • Emergencies
  • Quit Driving When Drowsy
  • Speed
  • Changing Lanes ... Check Blind Spots
  • Following
  • Passing
  • Changing Lanes
  • Entering The Controlled Access Highway-Freeway
  • Leaving The Expressway
  • Rain - Snow - Sleet - Ice - Fog - Frost - Wind - Sun
  • Animals
  • Prevention
  • Recovery From Skid
Open this handbook chapter

Chapter 26 · source p. 74

Parking

This chapter’s sections include:

  • Parallel Parking
  • Parking On A Hill
  • Leaving Parking Space
Open this handbook chapter

Chapter 27 · source p. 76

Emergency Vehicles & Emergencies

This chapter’s sections include:

  • Emergency Vehicles
  • Approaching emergency vehicles
  • Encountering stationary emergency vehicles
  • Following emergency vehicle
  • Do not crossfire hoses
  • Special Requirements
  • Stop by Law Enforcement
  • Tire Blows Out
  • Fire
  • Wet Brakes
  • Accelerator Jammed
  • Disabled Vehicle
  • Brakes Fail
  • Vehicle Approaching In Your Lane
  • Safety Tips
Open this handbook chapter

Chapter 28 · source p. 80

Required Equipment

Read this chapter in the study app to see its complete text, source page references, and any accompanying illustrations.

Open this handbook chapter

Chapter 29 · source p. 82

Large Trucks, Flooding & Eco-Driving

This chapter’s sections include:

  • Stay Out Of The "No-Zone"
  • Don'T Cut In Front Of Trucks
  • Large Trucks & Buses
  • Avoid Tailgating
  • Trucks Make Wide Right Turns
  • Flooding
  • Your Wallet, And The Planet*
  • Driving Habits To Adopt
  • Check Your Driving Habits
  • Maintenance Practices To Follow
  • Stay Informed
  • Additional Resources
  • Maintenance Safety Tips
Open this handbook chapter

Chapter 30 · source p. 92

Motor Vehicle Contacts

This chapter’s sections include:

  • MOTOR VEHICLE CONTACTS
  • DMV FIELD LOCATIONS – Call 269-5551 or 1-855-269-5551
  • Mailing Addresses
  • Online Services
  • Www.Dmv.Alaska.Gov/Home
Open this handbook chapter

Turn the reading into a study routine

The Alaska course groups the source material into 12 units. Each lesson includes handbook page references, examples, and a checkpoint in the study app.

Unit 1 · 7 lessons

Getting Your Alaska License

Classes, ID, permits, provisional rules, tests

  1. License classes & who needs one
  2. Proving identity & parental consent
  3. Instruction permits
  4. Driver's license rules
  5. Provisional license rules
  6. Vision, written & driving tests
  7. Scheduling, fees & keeping your record current

Unit 2 · 5 lessons

Your Driving Record

Insurance, crashes, points, suspensions

  1. Insurance & financial responsibility
  2. What to do after a crash
  3. How the point system works
  4. Point values by violation
  5. Suspension vs. revocation

Unit 3 · 6 lessons

Alcohol, Drugs & Implied Consent

BAC limits, DUI penalties, ignition interlock, drugs

  1. Implied consent & BAC limits
  2. DUI revocation & minors who drink
  3. DUI penalties, hearings & the real cost
  4. Ignition interlock device
  5. How alcohol affects you
  6. Drugs & driving

Unit 4 · 3 lessons

Safety Belts & Child Passenger Safety

Who must buckle up, and how

  1. Why safety belts matter
  2. Seat belt law & exceptions
  3. Child car seats & boosters

Unit 5 · 3 lessons

Distraction, Control & Fatigue

Phones, focus, backing, and staying alert

  1. Distracted driving
  2. Vehicle control, due care & backing
  3. Fatigue, road rage & long drives

Unit 6 · 4 lessons

Speed, Following Distance & Highways

Limits, gaps, stopping distance, freeways

  1. Speed limits & the speed law
  2. Following distance
  3. Speed, impact & stopping distance
  4. Highways: lanes, blind spots & freeways

Unit 7 · 5 lessons

Turns & Intersections

Signaling, turning, right-of-way, roundabouts, stops

  1. Signaling & towing
  2. Making turns & turning around
  3. Uncontrolled intersections & right-of-way
  4. Roundabouts
  5. Stops required

Unit 8 · 2 lessons

Passing & No-Passing Zones

When it's safe, and when it's illegal

  1. How to pass safely
  2. When you may not pass

Unit 9 · 8 lessons

Signs, Signals & Pavement Markings

Shapes, colors, lights, and lines

  1. Sign shapes & colors
  2. What common signs tell you
  3. Work zones & flaggers
  4. Traffic lights & arrows
  5. Flashing & dark signals
  6. Pedestrian & lane-control signals
  7. Pavement lines
  8. Arrows, stop lines & crosswalks

Unit 10 · 6 lessons

Sharing the Road

Pedestrians, bikes, motorcycles, buses, trucks, animals

  1. Pedestrians
  2. Bicycles
  3. Motorcycles
  4. School buses & slow-moving vehicles
  5. Large trucks & buses
  6. Moose & other animals

Unit 11 · 7 lessons

Railroads, Night, Weather & Emergencies

Trains, headlights, skids, breakdowns, emergency vehicles

  1. Railroad crossings
  2. Stuck on the tracks & emergency numbers
  3. Night driving & headlight law
  4. Bad weather & flooding
  5. Skids & slippery roads
  6. Vehicle emergencies
  7. Emergency vehicles & traffic stops

Unit 12 · 6 lessons

Parking, Equipment & Maintenance

Legal distances, required gear, upkeep

  1. Where you may not park
  2. Parallel parking, hills & pulling out
  3. Required equipment
  4. Noise, carbon monoxide, loads & litter
  5. Tires & routine maintenance checks
  6. Fuel-smart & safe driving habits