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Minnesota driving lessons

Minnesota driving lessons.

Read 47 lessons across 8 course units, from licensing basics to the driving rules in Minnesota’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 · 8 lessons

Your License

Permits, testing, GDL levels, and license classes

  1. Who needs a Minnesota license 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Identification and documents 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. The written, vision and road tests 5 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Instruction permits 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Provisional license, Vanessa's Law and the under-21 license 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  6. Driving at 15: farm, medical and moped exceptions 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  7. License classes and endorsements 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  8. Renewal, replacement and special cases 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 2 · 3 lessons

Your Vehicle

Required equipment and maintenance

  1. Required equipment and lights 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Mirrors, tires, windows and upkeep 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Loads, trailers and recreational vehicles 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 3 · 8 lessons

Traffic Laws & Vehicle Operation

Speed, turns, passing, and parking rules

  1. Keeping right and speed limits 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Signaling, lanes and turns 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Turning on red, roundabouts and multiple turn lanes 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. J-turns, divided highways, U-turns and lane use 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Passing and backing up 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  6. Parking rules 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  7. Seat belts, child seats and airbags 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  8. Crashes, insurance, registration and phones 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 4 · 8 lessons

Sharing the Road

School buses, right-of-way, and vulnerable road users

  1. Stopping rules and school buses 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Right-of-way and yielding 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Emergency vehicles, following and careless driving 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Traffic stops and fleeing police 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Pedestrians and crosswalks 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  6. Bicycles and mopeds 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  7. Motorcycles, vulnerable road users and NEVs 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  8. Sharing the road with trucks and buses 4 min · 5 checkpoint questions

Unit 5 · 7 lessons

Signs, Signals & Pavement Markings

Shapes, colors, and what they mean

  1. Sign colors, shapes and regulatory signs 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Warning signs 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Railroad crossings 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Work zones, zipper merges and guide signs 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Traffic signals 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  6. Pedestrian signals, lane-use signals and ramp meters 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  7. Pavement markings and traffic officers 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 6 · 8 lessons

Driving Conditions

Following distance, night driving, and emergencies

  1. SIPDE, following distance and stopping 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Night driving, headlights and deer 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Entering and driving on the freeway 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Interchanges, freeway stops and exits 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Distracted and aggressive driving 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  6. Winter driving and staying alert 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  7. Skids, rain, hydroplaning and vehicle failures 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  8. Floods, fire, other emergencies and carbon monoxide 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 7 · 2 lessons

Your Driving Privileges

Suspension, revocation, and cancellation

  1. Suspension and revocation 5 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Limited license and cancellation 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 8 · 3 lessons

Alcohol, Drugs & Driving

BAC limits, implied consent, and penalties

  1. Alcohol, drugs and impairment 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. DWI law, implied consent and penalties 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Underage drinking, CDLs, cannabis and open containers 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions