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New Mexico driving lessons

New Mexico driving lessons.

Read 45 lessons across 10 course units, from licensing basics to the driving rules in New Mexico’s handbook. Every public lesson includes its full study text, examples, and source page references.

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Your course, in order

Start at the beginning or choose a topic you want to understand better. Open a lesson in the study app when you want to take its checkpoint and save your progress.

Unit 1 · 5 lessons

Your License

GDL permit and provisional rules, renewal, losing your license, safety belts

  1. Getting your instructional permit 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Provisional license rules 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Earning an unrestricted license & renewal 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Keeping your license 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions
  5. Safety belts & child restraints 2 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 2 · 5 lessons

Traffic Control Devices

Signals, signs, pavement markings and special lanes

  1. Traffic signals 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Warning & railroad signs 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Work zone, regulatory & guide signs 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Pavement markings 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Reversible, reserved & shared center lanes 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 3 · 6 lessons

Right-of-Way, Speed & Parking

Lane rules, who yields, speed limits, parking and points

  1. General lane rules: driving, passing, turning 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Right-of-way at intersections 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Emergency vehicles, school buses & trains 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. One-way streets, circles & speed limits 2 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Parking rules & no-parking zones 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  6. Curb colors & traffic violation points 2 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 4 · 5 lessons

Basic Driving Skills

Starting, steering, scanning, looking behind and headlights

  1. Starting, accelerating, steering & speed 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Stopping smoothly & scanning ahead 2 min · 4 checkpoint questions
  3. Scanning at intersections & railroad crossings 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions
  4. Looking behind: lane changes, slowing & backing 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  5. Using your headlights 2 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 5 · 7 lessons

Communicating & Managing Space

Lights, horn, signals, road conditions and space cushions

  1. Letting others know you're there: lights & horn 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Breakdowns & staying out of blind spots 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Signaling your moves 2 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Adjusting to road & weather conditions 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Wildlife & keeping pace with traffic 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  6. Stopping distance & sight distance 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  7. Following, merging & crossing space 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 6 · 4 lessons

Sharing the Road

Passing, bicycles, sharrows, trucks and RVs

  1. Passing safely 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Sharing the road with bicycles 2 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Bicyclist duties & sharrows 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions
  4. Large trucks, RVs & the No Zone 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 7 · 4 lessons

Fit to Drive

Vision, fatigue, alcohol, drugs, health and distractions

  1. Vision & fatigue 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Alcohol & the law 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Other drugs & driving 2 min · 4 checkpoint questions
  4. Health, emotions & cell phones 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 8 · 3 lessons

Emergencies & Collisions

Vehicle failures, avoiding crashes, skids and crash protection

  1. Handling vehicle emergencies 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Avoiding a collision 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Skids & protecting yourself in a crash 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 9 · 2 lessons

Accidents & Insurance

What to do at a crash, reporting it, and insurance minimums

  1. At the accident scene 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Reporting a crash & insurance minimums 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 10 · 4 lessons

Motorcycles

Braking, lane position, helmets, group riding and hazards

  1. Motorcycle passing, cars alongside & braking 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Parked cars, lane sharing, lane position & signals 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  3. Helmets, mirrors, night & group riding 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Intersections, animals, wobble & being passed 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions