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New Jersey driving lessons

New Jersey driving lessons.

Read 58 lessons across 10 course units, from licensing basics to the driving rules in New Jersey’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

Your License

IDs, license types, GDL stages, permits, and CDL basics

  1. Getting a New Jersey license 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Proving your identity: 6 Points and REAL ID 4 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  3. The Graduated Driver License (GDL) Program 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. GDL restrictions and decals 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Permits and drivers new to New Jersey 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  6. Commercial driver licenses (CDL) 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 2 · 4 lessons

Getting Tested

Knowledge test, vision, road test prep and vehicle checks

  1. The knowledge test 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Vision, health, and transfer applicants 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Booking the road test and what to bring 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Road test skills and vehicle rejection 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 3 · 8 lessons

Driver Responsibility

Belts, car seats, vehicle care, steering, braking and maneuvers

  1. Seat belts 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Child car seats 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  3. Air bags 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  4. Keeping your vehicle roadworthy 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Snow, carbon monoxide, and idling 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions
  6. Starting out: seat, mirrors and steering 4 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  7. Stopping distance, braking, and signals 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  8. Reversing, turning, K-turns, and parking 5 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 4 · 8 lessons

Safe Driving Rules

Speed, right-of-way, highways, turns, stops, lights and parking

  1. Speed limits, passing, and keeping right 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Right-of-way and intersections 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Highways, parkways, and turnpikes 4 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  4. Turning at intersections 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions
  5. Stop rules: signals, railroads, and school buses 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  6. Emergency vehicles, Move Over, and police stops 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  7. Headlights, other lights, and parking rules 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  8. Cell phones and littering 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions

Unit 5 · 8 lessons

Defensive Driving

Space, distractions, weather, night, emergencies and crashes

  1. Preventing crashes and aggressive driving 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  2. Distractions, fatigue, and communicating 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  3. Following distance and lane changes 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Wet roads, winter driving, and low visibility 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Night driving, city and highway, work zones 4 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  6. Reacting to driving problems 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  7. Vehicle failures 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  8. Avoiding crashes and what to do after one 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 6 · 3 lessons

Drinking, Drugs, and Health

BAC limits, impaired-driving signs, drugs and fitness to drive

  1. Alcohol and blood alcohol concentration 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Impaired drivers, good hosts, and designated drivers 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  3. Drugs and driver health 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions

Unit 7 · 7 lessons

Driver Privileges and Penalties

DUI penalties, interlocks, suspensions, programs and points

  1. DUI: first offenses and underage drinking 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. DUI penalty chart: interlocks, repeat offenses, related crimes 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions
  3. Breath tests, ignition interlocks, and the IDRC 4 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  4. Other motor vehicle violations 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  5. The driving privilege and driving while suspended 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  6. Driver programs and violation surcharges 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  7. The point system 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 8 · 5 lessons

Sharing the Road

Pedestrians, cyclists, motorcycles, trucks, trains and animals

  1. Pedestrians 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Motorcycles, mopeds, and bicycles 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Trucks, buses, and no-zones 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Scooters, low-speed vehicles, and off-road vehicles 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions
  5. Trains, animals, and horses 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 9 · 2 lessons

Vehicle Information

Title, registration, plates, inspection and insurance

  1. Title, registration, and license plates 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Inspection and insurance 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 10 · 7 lessons

Signs, Signals, and Road Markings

Signals, sign shapes, sign gallery, markings and traffic calming

  1. Traffic signals 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Sign shapes and colors 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Warning, work zone, and regulatory signs 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  4. Warning and guide signs to recognize 2 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  5. Regulatory signs to recognize 2 min · 4 checkpoint questions
  6. Road markings 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  7. Roundabouts, rumble strips, and slow-moving vehicles 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions