The Kentucky driver’s handbook

Kentucky Driver Manual

Updated 7-23-26, 4.4 MB PDF. Published by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Department of Vehicle Regulation, Division of Driver Licensing.

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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 signsPages434649Practice 6 questions
Traffic signalsPages43Practice 6 questions
Pavement markingsPages46475567Practice 4 questions
Right of way & intersectionsPages427677Practice 6 questions
Turning & signalingPages50515462Practice 5 questions
Lanes, passing & mergingPages545556Practice 6 questions
Speed limits & controlPages5758Practice 6 questions
Following distance & spacePages5976Practice 5 questions
Parking & stoppingPages5354Practice 4 questions
Highways & freewaysPages115561Practice 4 questions
Sharing the roadPages5667707274Practice 7 questions
School buses & emergency vehiclesPages527374Practice 6 questions
Railroad crossingsPages434445Practice 4 questions
Work zonesPages45772 questions
Night, weather & hazardsPages586276Practice 5 questions
Emergencies & crashesPages646566Practice 6 questions
Alcohol & drugsPages14333435Practice 8 questions
Distracted & drowsy drivingPages303132Practice 5 questions
Permits & licensingPages13141821Practice 10 questions
Laws, points & insurancePages24252627Practice 7 questions
Seat belts & equipmentPages20383941Practice 6 questions

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