The Maryland driver’s handbook

Maryland Driver's Manual (DL-002)

October 2025 Edition; DL-002, 7.6 MB PDF. Published by the Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration.

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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 signsPages20Practice 3 questions
Traffic signalsPages1718Practice 6 questions
Pavement markingsPages2427Practice 6 questions
Right of way & intersectionsPages1314313237Practice 6 questions
Turning & signalingPages15173141Practice 4 questions
Lanes, passing & mergingPages16Practice 6 questions
Speed limits & controlPages142632Practice 3 questions
Following distance & spacePages15393 questions
Parking & stoppingPages444950Practice 4 questions
Highways & freewaysPages1432Practice 4 questions
Sharing the roadPages3237383940Practice 8 questions
School buses & emergency vehiclesPages37383945Practice 7 questions
Railroad crossingsPages182030Practice 5 questions
Work zonesPages313 questions
Night, weather & hazardsPages27282930Practice 8 questions
Emergencies & crashesPages4344Practice 5 questions
Alcohol & drugsPages33344748Practice 6 questions
Distracted & drowsy drivingPages3435Practice 4 questions
Permits & licensingPages910114751Practice 11 questions
Laws, points & insurancePages48495253Practice 6 questions
Seat belts & equipmentPages525354Practice 5 questions

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