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Idaho driver handbook guide

Idaho driver handbook guide.

Use this guide to navigate the 22 chapters in the handbook edition behind Roadwise’s Idaho course. Read the source, look up a rule in the study app, or work through 48 companion lessons.

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Handbook chapters
22
Source PDF pages
139
Companion lessons
48
Licensing agency
ITD

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. Fees Source p. 5
  3. One Driver, One License, One Record Source p. 12
  4. Requirements for an Idaho Driver's License Source p. 21
  5. Required Testing Source p. 32
  6. Vehicle Equipment & Safety Source p. 38
  7. Highway & Vehicle Knowledge Source p. 44
  8. Traffic Signals Source p. 55
  9. Pavement Markings Source p. 58
  10. Intersections Source p. 60
  11. Traffic Laws & the Rules of the Road Source p. 68
  12. Parking Source p. 80
  13. Freeway Driving Source p. 83
  14. The Driving Task Source p. 86
  15. Sharing the Road Source p. 95
  16. Night Driving Source p. 108
  17. Winter Driving Source p. 113
  18. Be Prepared Source p. 117
  19. Crashes & the Law Source p. 121
  20. What Affects Your Driving Privilege and Record Source p. 122
  21. Driving Under the Influence Source p. 131
  22. Practice Test Questions Source p. 134

What you will find in each chapter

Chapter 1 · source p. 1

Introduction

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

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Chapter 2 · source p. 5

Fees

This chapter’s sections include:

  • FEES
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Chapter 3 · source p. 12

One Driver, One License, One Record

This chapter’s sections include:

  • One Record
  • What Is Real Id
  • What Is A Star Card
  • Misuse Of A Driver’S License
  • Where To Get An Idaho Credential
  • Your Photograph
  • Types Of Credentials
  • Class A, B, And C
  • Class D
  • Driver Training Permits
  • Class D Instruction Permits
  • Restriction When Under 16
  • Restriction When Under 17
  • Under 18 And 21 Years Of Age
  • Foreign Class D
  • Foreign Cdl
  • Motorcycle Instruction Permits
  • Program
  • Driver Training
  • Motorcycle Endorsement
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Chapter 4 · source p. 21

Requirements for an Idaho Driver's License

This chapter’s sections include:

  • Idaho Driver’S License
  • Proof Of Age & Identity
  • Verification
  • Proof Of Idaho Residency
  • Documents (If Applicable)
  • Applicable)
  • Training (If Under 17)
  • Liability Signer (If Under 18)
  • (Voc) (If Under 18 Years Of Age)
  • Star Card
  • Designations Added To Credentials
  • Name Change On Credential
  • Address Change
  • Renewals
  • Duplicates
  • Extensions
  • Lost Or Stolen Credential
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Chapter 5 · source p. 32

Required Testing

This chapter’s sections include:

  • Required To Pay The Knowledge Test Fee Again.
  • Skills Test Examiner). strictly enforced
  • Vehicle Registration (not expired): Valid, not a photo
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Chapter 6 · source p. 38

Vehicle Equipment & Safety

This chapter’s sections include:

  • The Owner’S Consent
  • Required Equipment
  • Child Restraints Are Required
  • Seat Belts & Shoulder Straps
  • Equipment Not Allowed
  • Other Laws You Need To Know
  • Keep Windows and Windshield Clear: Windows and
  • Antique Vehicles & Street Rods
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Chapter 7 · source p. 44

Highway & Vehicle Knowledge

This chapter’s sections include:

  • Signs, Signals, & Pavement Markings
  • Traffic Signs
  • Work Zone Signs
  • School Safety Patrols
  • Warning Signs
  • Added
  • Guide Signs
  • Barricades
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Chapter 8 · source p. 55

Traffic Signals

This chapter’s sections include:

  • Pedestrian Crossings
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Chapter 9 · source p. 58

Pavement Markings

This chapter’s sections include:

  • A Solid Yellow Line and A Dashed
  • A Solid White Line With a Bicycle
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Chapter 10 · source p. 60

Intersections

This chapter’s sections include:

  • Green Pavement in Bicycle Lanes
  • Railroad Crossings
  • Roundabouts (aka Rotary or Traffic Circle)
  • How do I drive it?
  • Thru-Turn
  • Single Point Urban Interchange
  • Going Straight (Orange Arrow)
  • Exiting Highway (Blue Arrow)
  • Walking or Bicycling
  • Diverging Diamond Interchange – DDI
  • Going Straight over the Interchange
  • Turning onto the Highway The Road
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Chapter 11 · source p. 68

Traffic Laws & the Rules of the Road

This chapter’s sections include:

  • Speed Limits
  • Stopping
  • Stopping Behind a Vehicle
  • Turns
  • Keep To The Right
  • Right-Of-Way & Yield
  • Pedestrians & Right-Of-Way
  • Yielding To Other Drivers
  • Passing
  • Passing on the Right
  • When Passing Other Vehicles
  • When Being Passed
  • Funeral Processions
  • Slow-Moving Vehicle
  • Following Distances
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Chapter 12 · source p. 80

Parking

This chapter’s sections include:

  • Keep A Space Cushion
  • Parking On A Hill Or Incline
  • No-Parking Zones
  • Handicapped Parking
  • Backing
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Chapter 13 · source p. 83

Freeway Driving

This chapter’s sections include:

  • Travel Plans
  • Entering A Freeway
  • Possible Entrance Problems
  • Don’T Drive Too Fast Or Slow
  • Changing Lanes
  • Leaving The Freeway
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Chapter 14 · source p. 86

The Driving Task

This chapter’s sections include:

  • THE DRIVING TASK
  • Starting Out
  • Your Mood Affects Your Driving
  • Watch For Problem Drivers
  • Defensive Driving
  • Distracted Driving
  • Attention
  • Distracted
  • Cell Phones
  • Fatigue & Highway Hypnosis
  • Unattended Vehicles
  • Alive At 25
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Chapter 15 · source p. 95

Sharing the Road

This chapter’s sections include:

  • SHARING THE ROAD
  • Emergency Vehicles
  • Pedestrians
  • Children At Play
  • Horseback Riders
  • Bicyclists
  • Bicycle Publications
  • Motorcycles
  • Large Vehicles
  • Idaho’S 511 Traveler Services
  • Mountain Driving
  • Wildlife Areas
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Chapter 16 · source p. 108

Night Driving

This chapter’s sections include:

  • Open Range
  • Snow Removal Equipment
  • Fog, Smoke, Dust, Or Rain
  • Rain & Hydroplaning
  • Flash Floods
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Chapter 17 · source p. 113

Winter Driving

This chapter’s sections include:

  • Winter Weather
  • Handling Emergencies
  • Skidding
  • Stopping Quickly
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Chapter 18 · source p. 117

Be Prepared

This chapter’s sections include:

  • If You Have Car Trouble
  • Avoiding Crashes
  • Protecting Yourself In A Crash
  • If You Hit An Unattended Vehicle
  • A Crash With An Uninsured Driver
  • Oncoming Car In Your Lane
  • Tire Blowouts
  • Running Off The Road
  • At The Scene Of The Crash
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Chapter 19 · source p. 121

Crashes & the Law

This chapter’s sections include:

  • Crashes & The Law
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Chapter 20 · source p. 122

What Affects Your Driving Privilege and Record

This chapter’s sections include:

  • Privilege And Record The Driver License Compact
  • Suspension & Point Violations System
  • Penalty
  • Reasons For Suspension
  • Penalties
  • Administrative License Suspension
  • Other Intoxicating Substances
  • Restricted Driving Permit
  • Ignition Interlock Device
  • Getting Your Driving Privileges Back
  • How Much Is Too Much
  • Is Beer Safer Than Hard Liquor
  • How Drinking Affects You
  • How Drinking Affects Driving
  • Open Container Law
  • Drugs & Driving
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Chapter 21 · source p. 131

Driving Under the Influence

This chapter’s sections include:

  • Impaired Driving
  • Driving
  • Driving Under The Influence
  • By Law Enforcement
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Chapter 22 · source p. 134

Practice Test Questions

This chapter’s sections include:

  • PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS
  • Visit us online at dmv.idaho.gov
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Turn the reading into a study routine

The Idaho course groups the source material into 10 units. Each lesson includes handbook page references, examples, and a checkpoint in the study app.

Unit 1 · 8 lessons

Your License

Permits, GDL, documents, and testing

  1. Who needs an Idaho license
  2. Credential types and learner permits
  3. Young drivers: GDL and driver training
  4. Foreign licenses, territories, and motorcycles
  5. Documents for new applicants
  6. Under-18 consent, Star Card, and designations
  7. Vision, knowledge, and skills test rules
  8. Skills test day: vehicle, passengers, and scoring

Unit 2 · 3 lessons

Vehicle Equipment & Safety

Required gear, child restraints, and prohibited equipment

  1. Required equipment
  2. Child restraints and seat belts
  3. Prohibited equipment, lights, and loads

Unit 3 · 7 lessons

Signs, Signals & Markings

Reading the road

  1. Regulatory and guide signs
  2. Warning signs
  3. Work zones, school patrols, and barricades
  4. Traffic signals and pedestrian beacons
  5. Pavement markings
  6. Railroad crossings
  7. Roundabouts and modern interchanges

Unit 4 · 4 lessons

Speed, Stopping & Turning

The core rules of the road

  1. Speed limits and the basic rule
  2. When you must stop
  3. Turns, signals, and U-turns
  4. Keep right and right-of-way at intersections

Unit 5 · 5 lessons

Right-of-Way, Passing & Parking

Yielding, passing safely, and where to park

  1. Yielding to pedestrians and other drivers
  2. Passing safely
  3. Following distance and slow vehicles
  4. Parking and backing
  5. Freeway driving

Unit 6 · 3 lessons

The Driving Task

Readiness, defensive driving, and distraction

  1. Getting ready to drive
  2. Defensive driving
  3. Distraction, phones, and fatigue

Unit 7 · 5 lessons

Sharing the Road

Pedestrians, cyclists, motorcycles, and large vehicles

  1. Emergency vehicles, pedestrians, and riders
  2. Bicyclists: rights and turns
  3. Bicyclists: passing, doors, and bike lanes
  4. Sharing the road with motorcycles
  5. Sharing the road with large vehicles

Unit 8 · 4 lessons

Weather & Special Conditions

Night, winter, wet roads, and skid control

  1. Mountains, wildlife, open range, and night
  2. Winter driving and snowplows
  3. Fog, rain, hydroplaning, and flash floods
  4. Skids and emergency stops

Unit 9 · 3 lessons

Crashes & Emergencies

Handling breakdowns, blowouts, and crash duties

  1. Breakdowns, blowouts, and avoiding crashes
  2. At the crash scene: your legal duties
  3. Unattended property, uninsured drivers, and liability

Unit 10 · 6 lessons

Your Record & DUI

Renewals, points, suspensions, BAC limits, and traffic stops

  1. Keeping your license current
  2. Your record, points, and suspensions
  3. GDL penalties and administrative suspension
  4. Implied consent, interlocks, and reinstatement
  5. Alcohol, drugs, and driving
  6. DUI limits, penalties, and traffic stops