CA Department of Motor Vehicles Driver Education Curriculum

Table of Contents

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Introduction (PDF)

Unit 1: Driving Responsibilities (PDF)

Unit 2: Human Physical and Psychological Issues (PDF)

Unit 3: The Effect of Natural Forces on your Vehicle (PDF)

Unit 4: Signs, Signals, and Road Markings (PDF)

Unit 5: Licensing, Registration, and the CA Vehicle Code (PDF)

Unit 6: Vehicle Systems (PDF)

Unit 7: Rules of the Road and Safe Driving Practices: Urban and Rural (PDF)

Unit 8: Accidents, causes and prevention (PDF)

Unit 9: Sharing the Road (PDF)

Unit 10: Alcohol and Drugs (PDF)

Charts and Tables

4.1 - 4.8 General regulatory signs (PDF)

5.1 Instruction permit and driver license requirements and restrictions chart (PDF)

5.2 Type of license needed chart (PDF)

6.1 - 6.4 Driver controls (PDF)

9.1 Bicycle and pedestrian signs (PDF)

10.1 Blood Alcohol Content chart (PDF)

Guidelines for constructing knowledge questions (PDF)

Example questions (PDF)

Resources (PDF)

Reference abbreviation key (PDF)