California DMV Handbook (CA Driver's Manual) 2026

Read online or download the official 2026 California DMV Driver Handbook. Use this complete California permit test study guide to review driver's license and learner's permit requirements, road signs and signals, traffic laws, right-of-way, speed limits, parking rules, safe driving, sharing the road, alcohol and drug laws, insurance, and collisions before taking the California written knowledge test.

The California driver handbook PDF is available here in English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Russian, Punjabi, Farsi, and Armenian. Choose your language in the handbook viewer, then read online or download the manual for offline study.

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