roadwise.Open study app

South Carolina driving lessons

South Carolina driving lessons.

Read 59 lessons across 10 course units, from licensing basics to the driving rules in South Carolina’s handbook. Every public lesson includes its full study text, examples, and source page references.

Continue in the study app Read the handbook guide

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 · 8 lessons

Your License

Classes, permits, GDL, tests, renewal, points and special licenses

  1. License classes 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Beginner's permit & first-license requirements 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. GDL: conditional, special restricted & full licenses 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  4. Taking the knowledge, vision & skills tests 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Moving to, from or visiting SC 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions
  6. Renewing your license 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions
  7. Points, suspensions & special licenses 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  8. Other SC laws: Selective Service, organ donation, litter & golf carts 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 2 · 6 lessons

Be in Shape to Drive

Vision, fatigue, distraction, emotions, alcohol and drugs

  1. Vision requirements 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Fatigue 2 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Distractions & the Hands-Free Act 2 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Aggressive driving, emotions & older drivers 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Alcohol: effects & BAC limits 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  6. Implied consent & other drugs 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 3 · 6 lessons

Before You Drive

Tires, seat and mirrors, belts, child seats, loads and ADAS

  1. Inspecting your tires 2 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Adjusting your seat & mirrors 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Safety belts & air bags 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Child passenger safety 2 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Securing your load 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions
  6. Driver assistance (ADAS) features 2 min · 4 checkpoint questions

Unit 4 · 3 lessons

Basic Driving Skills

Starting, steering and backing up

  1. Starting, moving & stopping 2 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Steering techniques 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Backing up 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 5 · 7 lessons

Signs, Signals & Markings

Right-of-way, signals, signs and pavement markings

  1. Yielding the right-of-way 2 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Traffic signals 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Warning & railroad crossing signs 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Work zone signs, flaggers & barriers 2 min · 4 checkpoint questions
  5. Regulatory signs: stop, yield, speed & lanes 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  6. Guide, route & evacuation signs 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions
  7. Pavement markings & crosswalks 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 6 · 8 lessons

General Driving

Turns, intersections, roundabouts, school buses, parking, passing and merging

  1. Turning & turnabouts 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Intersections, DDIs & RCUTs 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Roundabouts 2 min · 4 checkpoint questions
  4. Rules for school buses 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Parking 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  6. Changing lanes, entering & exiting highways 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  7. Passing 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  8. Zipper merge 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 7 · 5 lessons

Safe Driving Tips

Visual search, speed, stopping distance, space and signaling

  1. Visual search 2 min · 4 checkpoint questions
  2. Adjusting speed: curves, wet roads & floods 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Stopping distance 2 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Space cushion & following distance 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Communicating: lights, horn & signals 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 8 · 3 lessons

Emergency Situations

Avoiding collisions, skids, vehicle failures and breakdowns

  1. Avoiding collisions & handling skids 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Brake, tire & engine failures 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Breakdowns & emergency contact info 2 min · 5 checkpoint questions

Unit 9 · 7 lessons

Sharing the Road

Pedestrians, bicyclists, motorcycles, trucks, emergency and slow vehicles

  1. Pedestrians 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Bicyclists 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Motorcyclists 2 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Trucks & buses: the No Zones 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions
  5. Trucks & buses: following, hills & turns 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  6. Emergency vehicles & traffic stops 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  7. Move-over law & slow-moving vehicles 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 10 · 6 lessons

Special Driving Situations

Night, work zones, rural roads, winter and towing

  1. Night driving 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Work zones 2 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Rural road driving 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Winter driving techniques 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Towing: hooking up & loading a trailer 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions
  6. Driving with a trailer 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions