Practice by topic

We split the SCDMV Driver's License Manual into nine topics. Start with the one that worries you most and work through it a question at a time. Every answer is explained and linked to its manual page.

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1. Signs and markingsA sign's shape and color tell you what kind of sign it is before you read a word. These questions cover regulatory, warning, railroad and work zone signs, and the slow-moving vehicle triangle.13 questions
2. Right of wayWho goes first? These questions cover four-way stops, left turns, pulling out of driveways, entrance ramps, roundabouts, and yielding to people on foot, marked crosswalk or not.14 questions
3. Signals and lightsWhat to do at solid and flashing lights, turning right on red, the 100-foot signal rule for turns, lane changes and merges, and when to dim your high beams.7 questions
4. Speed and conditionsSpeed limits and ideal conditions, South Carolina's 4-second following distance and when to add more, looking 20 to 30 seconds ahead, flooded roads, school zones and work zones.8 questions
5. Lanes and turnsWhat center lines let you do, the shared center turn lane, changing lanes and merging, where not to pass, signaling before you pass, and the zipper merge.8 questions
6. ParkingWhich way to turn your wheels on a hill, with a curb and without, how far from the curb you may park, and what to do before you leave the car on a slope.5 questions
7. Sharing the roadSharing the road with large trucks and their No Zones, school buses, motorcycles and bicycles, emergency vehicles and the Move-Over Law, and waiting at railroad crossings.13 questions
8. Alcohol and drugsThe blood alcohol numbers in the manual (0.02, 0.05 and 0.15), implied consent, medicines and drugs, refusing a test under 21, and the hearing and temporary license after a suspension.8 questions
9. Safety and the lawThe beginner's permit and the conditional and special restricted licenses, points, the Hands-Free Act, seat belts and child seats, traffic stops and breakdowns.22 questions