Iowa Driver's Manual

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IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO DRIVERSPDF page 1
VISITING A DRIVER’S LICENSE AND ID SERVICE LOCATIONPDF page 2
APPLYING YOUR DRIVING SKILLS ......................50PDF page 3
TABLE OF CONTENTSPDF page 3
DRIVER’S LICENSE?PDF page 4
PAGEPDF page 64
SCREENINGS AND TESTSPDF page 5
BROWNPDF page 6
EQUILATERAL TRIANGLEPDF page 6
STANDARD COLORSPDF page 6
YELLOW-GREENPDF page 6
CIRCLEPDF page 7
NO PASSING SIGNSPDF page 8
ONE-WAYPDF page 8
SPEED LIMIT SIGNSPDF page 8
STOP SIGNPDF page 8
WRONG WAYPDF page 8
AHEADPDF page 9
CROSSINGPDF page 9
CROSSROADPDF page 9
SLIPPERY WHEN WETPDF page 9
TWO-WAY TRAFFICPDF page 9
VEHICLEPDF page 9
RoutePDF page 11
AVOID GETTING STUCKPDF page 12
Get Out, Get Away, Find the Blue & White SignPDF page 12
PASSIVELY PROTECTEDPDF page 12
REQUIRED TO STOPPDF page 12
Source: Operation LifesaverPDF page 12
Wait, Look Both WaysPDF page 12
CROSSBUCKPDF page 13
FIND THE BLUE AND WHITE SIGNPDF page 13
FLASHING RED LIGHTSPDF page 13
KNOW THE SIGNS AND SIGNALSPDF page 13
LOW GROUND CLEARANCE CROSSINGPDF page 13
MULTIPLE TRACKSPDF page 13
PAVEMENT MARKINGSPDF page 13
SYSTEM (ENS)PDF page 13
WAIT, LOOK BOTH WAYSPDF page 13
FLAGGERSPDF page 14
LANE CONTROLSPDF page 14
DIRECTIONAL ARROW MARKINGSPDF page 15
BICYCLE BOXESPDF page 17
BICYCLE L ANESPDF page 17
RECTANGULAR RAPIDPDF page 17
SHARED LANE MARKINGSPDF page 17
PEDESTRIAN HYBRID BEACONSPDF page 18
Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons are manuallyPDF page 18
WHEN TO YIELD THE RIGHT-OF-WAYPDF page 18
CONTROLLED (MARKED WITH SIGNS) INTERSECTIONSPDF page 19
UNCONTROLLED (UNMARKED) INTERSECTIONSPDF page 19
IOWA’S MOVE OVER OR SLOW DOWN LAWPDF page 22
YOUTUBE CHANNELPDF page 22
BRAKING SYSTEMPDF page 23
TO DRIVEPDF page 23
AND GL ASS SURFACESPDF page 24
LIGHTSPDF page 24
SUSPENSION SYSTEMPDF page 24
TIRESPDF page 24
ENGINEPDF page 25
MIRRORSPDF page 25
SEAT POSITIONPDF page 25
THE GARAGE, OR SIT IN A RUNNING VEHICLEPDF page 25
ASSIST SYSTEMSPERMITTED FOR TESTINGPDF page 26
WARNING SYSTEMSPERMITTED FOR TESTINGPDF page 26
Back-up WarningPDF page 27
Blind Spot Monitor and WarningPDF page 27
VEHICLE WARNING SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIESPDF page 27
Rear CameraPDF page 28
Sideview CameraPDF page 28
Surround-View Monitor or Around-View Monitor SystemPDF page 28
Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Obstacle DetectionPDF page 29
Curve Speed WarningPDF page 29
Forward Collision Warning SystemsPDF page 29
A COLLISIONPDF page 30
High Speed AlertPDF page 30
Lane Departure Warning DevicePDF page 30
DRIVER ASSISTANCE TECHNOLOGIESPDF page 31
Parking SensorsPDF page 31
Rear Cross-Traffic AlertPDF page 31
Automatic Reverse BrakingPDF page 32
Lane Keeping AssistPDF page 32
Left Turn Crash AvoidancePDF page 32
Adaptive Cruise ControlPDF page 33
FRONT SEATS OF A VEHICLE TO WEARPDF page 34
OTHER DRIVERS’ BLIND SPOTSPDF page 34
SE AT BELTSPDF page 34
SEAT BELTS AND IOWA L AWPDF page 34
YOUR BLIND SPOTSPDF page 34
SEAT BELT MY THSPDF page 35
ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIESPDF page 36
IOWA’S HANDS-FREE L AWPDF page 36
TALKING ON THE PHONEPDF page 36
TEXTING WHILE DRIVINGPDF page 36
INTOXIC ATED (OWI)PDF page 37
OPEN CONTAINER L AWPDF page 37
TEST REFUSALPDF page 37
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONPDF page 39
DRIVING SKILLSPDF page 50
MANUAL TRANSMISSIONPDF page 40
SAFE FOLLOWING DISTANCEPDF page 40
ABS (ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM)PDF page 41
REQUIRED STOPSPDF page 41
GRIPPING THE WHEELPDF page 42
TECHNIQUESPDF page 43
TURN SIGNALSPDF page 43
TURNS ON RED, AFTER A STOPPDF page 43
U-TurnsPDF page 43
CENTER LINEPDF page 45
WHITE LANE LINESPDF page 45
FOLLOWING ANOTHER VEHICLEPDF page 48
KEEP PACE WITH TRAFFICPDF page 48
SLOW-MOVING TRAFFICPDF page 48
HAZARD LIGHTSPDF page 49
HEADLIGHTSPDF page 49
HORNPDF page 49
A RURAL FOUR-L ANE ROADPDF page 51
ON-RAMPSPDF page 51
CONTINUE NORTHPDF page 52
LEARN MOREPDF page 52
CrosswalkPDF page 55
CyclistsPDF page 55
Don’tPDF page 55
MotoristsPDF page 54
MULTI-L ANE ROUNDABOUTPDF page 55
YIELDYIELDPDF page 55
ONCOMING VEHICLESPDF page 55
REDUCED TRACTIONPDF page 55
SOFT SHOULDERSPDF page 55
UNCONTROLLED INTERSECTIONSPDF page 55
RAILROAD CROSSINGSPDF page 56
SLOW-MOVING VEHICLESPDF page 56
STEEP HILLS AND CURVESPDF page 56
BE CAREFUL OF TRUCKS MAKINGPDF page 57
WATCH BLIND SPOTS –PDF page 57
WIDE RIGHT TURNSPDF page 57
VisibilityPDF page 58
Watch for BikesPDF page 58
WITH MOTORCYCLESPDF page 58
Yield to PedestriansPDF page 58
TIME TO STOP. DO NOT USE CRUISE CONTROLPDF page 59
WEATHER DRIVINGPDF page 59
FLOODED ROADWAYSPDF page 60
HYDROPLANINGPDF page 60
TORNADOESPDF page 60
WET/SLIPPERY ROADSPDF page 60
ICE AND SNOWPDF page 61
BRAKE FAILUREPDF page 62
ENGINE STALLSPDF page 62
FL AT TIREPDF page 62
STEERING LOCK SYSTEMSPDF page 62
Step 1: Steer It-Clear ItPDF page 63
TRAFFIC STOPPDF page 64
NEED THE MANUAL IN A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE?PDF page 65