Practice Permit Test
A teenage driver practicing with a parent on a sunny suburban street

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Pass your permit test knowing why each answer is right.

Practice tests written from your state's own driver's handbook. Every question shows the rule behind it, and you can ask about anything in plain English.

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1,040California rules, restated in plain English
515practice questions, each checked against the rules
80%the real pass mark, used in every practice test

The part other practice sites skip

Ask the handbook anything.

Stuck on a rule? Ask it the way you'd ask a friend. You get a two-sentence answer, the exact rules it rests on, the handbook section to read, and a practice question on that rule so you can check it stuck.

  • Answers come only from rules we've checked against the handbook
  • If the handbook doesn't cover it, it says so
  • Every answer names its section
Ask the California handbookPlain-English answers from 1,040 checked rules, with the section named.

Example

Can I turn right on a red light?

Yes, after a complete stop at the stop or limit line, as long as no NO TURN ON RED sign is posted, you yield to pedestrians, and it's safe.

Section 7 · Laws and Rules of the RoadYou may turn right on a solid red light only if no NO TURN ON RED sign is posted, you first stop at the stop or limit line, you yield to pedestrians, and it is safe to turn.

How a question gets on this site

We read the handbook

Every section of your state's official handbook, broken into single rules.

We check every rule

Each rule is written in plain English, then checked against the handbook by a second, independent pass. A wrong number or a dropped exception gets it thrown out.

We test the questions

Every question is answered again from the rules alone, without the key. If the rules don't settle it, it never gets published.

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