The Massachusetts driver’s handbook

Massachusetts Driver's Manual (Class D Passenger Vehicles)

Revised April 2026, 6.9 MB PDF. Published by the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (MassDOT).

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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 signsPages9194Practice 6 questions
Traffic signalsPages8990106Practice 6 questions
Pavement markingsPages9899124Practice 6 questions
Right of way & intersectionsPages108109110Practice 7 questions
Turning & signalingPages42105106107Practice 5 questions
Lanes, passing & mergingPages102110111Practice 5 questions
Speed limits & controlPages8788Practice 6 questions
Following distance & spacePages51Practice 4 questions
Parking & stoppingPages117118119Practice 5 questions
Highways & freewaysPages87102103Practice 4 questions
Sharing the roadPages5760114115116123Practice 7 questions
School buses & emergency vehiclesPages113128Practice 6 questions
Railroad crossingsPages951333 questions
Work zonesPages6595973 questions
Night, weather & hazardsPages545556Practice 5 questions
Emergencies & crashesPages131134137139Practice 5 questions
Alcohol & drugsPages767778808182Practice 8 questions
Distracted & drowsy drivingPages474855Practice 5 questions
Permits & licensingPages111718192426Practice 11 questions
Laws, points & insurancePages32646567Practice 7 questions
Seat belts & equipmentPages424344Practice 5 questions

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