The Washington driver’s handbook

Washington Driver Guide

2025, 31.6 MB PDF. Published by the Washington State Department of 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 signsPages113115116Practice 4 questions
Traffic signalsPages109110111112135Practice 6 questions
Pavement markingsPages131132133134138140Practice 6 questions
Right of way & intersectionsPages93112122127129137Practice 6 questions
Turning & signalingPages5051123124Practice 4 questions
Lanes, passing & mergingPages6399108160Practice 4 questions
Speed limits & controlPages114127140152Practice 4 questions
Following distance & spacePages1001591613 questions
Parking & stoppingPages143144145148149Practice 7 questions
Highways & freewaysPages108113129160Practice 4 questions
Sharing the roadPages98101103104106Practice 6 questions
School buses & emergency vehiclesPages3959697107143Practice 6 questions
Railroad crossingsPages105106Practice 5 questions
Work zonesPages117141142Practice 4 questions
Night, weather & hazardsPages4950166170172Practice 7 questions
Emergencies & crashesPages173174176178181Practice 7 questions
Alcohol & drugsPages37383973Practice 7 questions
Distracted & drowsy drivingPages70768586Practice 5 questions
Permits & licensingPages25262829Practice 10 questions
Laws, points & insurancePages2039424378182Practice 7 questions
Seat belts & equipmentPages4851525354Practice 6 questions

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