The Wisconsin driver’s handbook

Wisconsin Motorists' Handbook

2026, 4.8 MB PDF. Published by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles.

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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 signsPages2627293233Practice 6 questions
Traffic signalsPages3637Practice 5 questions
Pavement markingsPages38394041Practice 5 questions
Right of way & intersectionsPages134347Practice 5 questions
Turning & signalingPages1819202545Practice 5 questions
Lanes, passing & mergingPages2122Practice 4 questions
Speed limits & controlPages14Practice 4 questions
Following distance & spacePages141617Practice 4 questions
Parking & stoppingPages222329Practice 4 questions
Highways & freewaysPages14224245Practice 4 questions
Sharing the roadPages4956Practice 5 questions
School buses & emergency vehiclesPages434955Practice 6 questions
Railroad crossingsPages3435Practice 4 questions
Work zonesPages30Practice 3 questions
Night, weather & hazardsPages254849Practice 6 questions
Emergencies & crashesPages475152Practice 6 questions
Alcohol & drugsPages53Practice 3 questions
Distracted & drowsy drivingPages505354Practice 4 questions
Permits & licensingPages5791011Practice 19 questions
Laws, points & insurancePages5759Practice 6 questions
Seat belts & equipmentPages4859Practice 3 questions

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