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California driving lessons

California driving lessons.

Read 66 lessons across 12 course units, from licensing basics to the driving rules in California’s handbook. Every public lesson includes its full study text, examples, and source page references.

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Your course, in order

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Unit 1 · 6 lessons

Getting Your License

Permits, provisional rules, and testing

  1. License classes, REAL ID & ID cards 2 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Getting your instruction permit 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Your license as a minor: provisional rules 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. The vision & knowledge tests 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions
  5. Drive test day: what to bring & vehicle check 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  6. Renewing, replacing & changing your license 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 2 · 5 lessons

Vehicle Control Basics

Fitness to drive, steering, signals, and lights

  1. Are you fit to drive? 2 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Steering methods 2 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Signaling 2 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Horn & headlights 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Emergency flashers & breakdowns 2 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 3 · 5 lessons

Lane Markings & Lane Types

Reading lines on the road and using special lanes

  1. Yellow lane lines 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  2. White lines, lane-end markings & yield lines 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  3. Choosing & changing lanes 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Passing, HOV, center turn lanes & turnouts 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Bicycle lanes & bike markings 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 4 · 8 lessons

Turns, Merging & Parking

Turns, U-turns, highways, passing, and parking

  1. Right turns 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Left turns 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions
  3. U-turns 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Which lane to turn from & into; braking 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  5. Merging onto & exiting highways 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  6. Crossing traffic & passing 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  7. Parallel parking, backing & hill parking 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  8. Colored curbs & where you can't park 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 5 · 7 lessons

Signals, Signs & Right-of-Way

Lights, signs, who goes first, and pedestrians

  1. Traffic signals 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Pedestrian signals, STOP & YIELD signs 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  3. Regulatory & warning sign gallery 2 min · 4 checkpoint questions
  4. Sign shapes, colors & wrong-way signs 3 min · 3 checkpoint questions
  5. Right-of-way at intersections 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  6. Roundabouts 2 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  7. Pedestrians, crosswalks & mountain roads 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 6 · 6 lessons

Sharing the Road

Trucks, transit, motorcycles, emergency vehicles, and bicycles

  1. Large vehicles, trucks & towing 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Buses, streetcars & light rail 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Motorcycles & emergency vehicles 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Slow-moving vehicles, NEVs & animals 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Bicyclists: rights, duties & night equipment 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  6. Sharing lanes with & passing bicyclists 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions

Unit 7 · 7 lessons

Special Zones, Laws & Enforcement

Work and school zones, rail crossings, traffic stops, and points

  1. Work zones & move over 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  2. School zones & school buses 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Blind intersections, alleys & railroad crossings 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Other roadway laws, evading & reckless driving 4 min · 4 checkpoint questions
  5. Law enforcement stops & your rights 4 min · 3 checkpoint questions
  6. Points on your driver's record 2 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  7. Suspension, revocation, minors & hearings 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 8 · 8 lessons

Safe Driving Fundamentals

Awareness, weather, skids, and emergencies

  1. Scanning & following distance 2 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Blind spots, your sides & behind you 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Night driving & sun glare 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Skids & braking emergencies 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  5. Slippery roads, rain & snow 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  6. Hydroplaning, floods, wind, fog & traffic breaks 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  7. Blowouts, running off the road & stalled on tracks 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions
  8. Disabled on the freeway & Freeway Service Patrol 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions

Unit 9 · 4 lessons

Vehicle Safety & Distraction

Belts, car seats, speed, phones, and carbon monoxide

  1. Seat belts 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Child seats, air bags & unattended children 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Managing your speed 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Distracted driving, phones & carbon monoxide 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 10 · 4 lessons

Alcohol, Drugs & DUI

BAC limits, testing, and DUI penalties

  1. DUI laws, medications & open containers 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. BAC limits & the BAC chart 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. DUI arrests & convictions 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Drivers under 21 & alcohol 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 11 · 4 lessons

Insurance, Collisions & Registration

Coverage minimums, crashes, reports, and registration

  1. Insurance requirements 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Collision causes & what to do at the scene 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Reporting a collision 2 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Vehicle registration 2 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 12 · 2 lessons

Driver Fitness & Seniors

Reexamination, restrictions, and aging drivers

  1. Reexamination & license restrictions 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Seniors: warning signs, renewal & programs 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions