The Iowa driver’s handbook

Iowa Driver's License Manual

Form M M1170 07/23/2026, 8.6 MB PDF. Published by the Iowa Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division.

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The knowledge test is written from this handbook, so it is the one document worth reading cover to cover. Read a section, then practice the matching topic below; the practice questions link back to the exact page.

Which pages cover each topic

Page numbers are the PDF’s pages, so the links open straight to them.

TopicHandbook pagesPractice
Road signsPages6789Practice 6 questions
Traffic signalsPages1118Practice 5 questions
Pavement markingsPages151617Practice 4 questions
Right of way & intersectionsPages1018195155Practice 7 questions
Turning & signalingPages1643Practice 6 questions
Lanes, passing & mergingPages1516444546Practice 5 questions
Speed limits & controlPages42Practice 7 questions
Following distance & spacePages40414858Practice 6 questions
Parking & stoppingPages21Practice 6 questions
Highways & freewaysPages51533 questions
Sharing the roadPages1141575861Practice 6 questions
School buses & emergency vehiclesPages192022Practice 8 questions
Railroad crossingsPages12Practice 4 questions
Work zonesPages143 questions
Night, weather & hazardsPages49576061Practice 7 questions
Emergencies & crashesPages22596264Practice 4 questions
Alcohol & drugsPages37Practice 5 questions
Distracted & drowsy drivingPages36Practice 2 questions
Laws, points & insurancePages5202263Practice 4 questions
Seat belts & equipmentPages242535Practice 7 questions

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