How to study the Maryland Driver's Manual

Study Maryland road rules and safe-driving law

Review right-of-way, speed, lane use, passing, parking, sharing the road, impaired driving and Maryland-specific safety law.

Give signs and signals dedicated review

The permit test includes roadway signage, so know shapes, colors, signals, pavement markings and the action each requires.

Learn Rookie Driver rules too

Permit and provisional restrictions, supervising-driver rules and device restrictions are part of safe legal driving in Maryland.

Finish with the official timed tutorial

Use MVA's 25-question timed version to practice working within the 20-minute limit.

Study Maryland's Rookie Driver stages with the test material

• Permit from 15 years 9 months.
• Class C test: 25 questions, 22 correct, 20 minutes.
• Certified driver education: 30 classroom + 6 behind the wheel.
• Permit hold and practice totals change by age before the provisional license.

Use the current MVA manual as the source of truth

The Maryland Driver's Manual covers licensing, traffic laws, road signs, safe-driving practices, sharing the road, impaired and distracted driving, and the testing process.

Maryland publishes the manual in many languages, so you can study the rules in a language you understand while still learning the English terms you will see on signs and roads.

What to study first

• Road signs, signals and pavement markings.
• Right-of-way, intersections, turns, lane use and passing.
• Safe following distance, speed control and stopping.
• Alcohol, drugs, distracted driving and hands-free laws.
• Sharing the road with bicycles, pedestrians, motorcycles and larger vehicles.