Oklahoma Driver's Manual

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MANUALPDF page 1
If you are an Oklahoma resident, youPDF page 2
Oklahoma Driver LicensePDF page 4
CHAPTER 4: Signs, Signals and MarkingsPDF page 3
CHAPTER 8: Stopping and FollowingPDF page 3
Endorsements Placed on Your LicensePDF page 3
Options • Sex and Violent Crime Offender RegistrationPDF page 3
Other Drugs and Driving • Zero Tolerance for DriversPDF page 3
Responsibility—Liability Insurance RequirementsPDF page 3
Right-of-Way to a School or Church Bus • Move OverPDF page 3
Slow-Moving VehiclesPDF page 3
Using a Standard Transmission • Good Driving PosturePDF page 3
For Replacement Licenses – ApplicantsPDF page 4
OKLAHOMAPDF page 4
Oklahoma (Find your local Service OklahomaPDF page 4
OKLAHOMA DRIVER LICENSE?PDF page 4
Beginning May 7, 2025, a REAL ID License or IdentificationPDF page 5
LicensePDF page 6
NONEPDF page 5
Learner PermitPDF page 6
PermitPDF page 7
NonePDF page 7
OnlyPDF page 7
A While Parent-Taught Driver EducationPDF page 8
DRIVER LICENSE (GDL)PDF page 8
Parent-Taught Driver Education. The programPDF page 8
Q What is GDL?PDF page 8
Q What is Parent-Taught Driver Education?PDF page 8
WHAT TO EXPECTPDF page 9
APPLICANTVISIONWRITTENDRIVINGCOMMENTSPDF page 10
ORGAN DONOR OPTIONPDF page 10
Out-of-State TransferPDF page 10
VETERAN LOGO OPTIONPDF page 10
FEESPDF page 11
Learner Permit$15$56.50$71.50$4$25PDF page 11
MotorcyclePDF page 11
RESPONSIBILITIESPDF page 11
SEX AND VIOLENT CRIME OFFENDER REGISTRATIONPDF page 11
DRIVING PRIVILEGEPDF page 12
VEHICLE INSPECTIONPDF page 12
AND RENEWALPDF page 13
Learner Permit. Both youPDF page 13
NAME AND ADDRESSPDF page 13
Non-citizens visit a Service Oklahoma DriverPDF page 13
PROBATIONARY PERIODPDF page 13
THE LAW SAYSPDF page 55
MOTORCYCLE LICENSE MANUALPDF page 14
REGISTRATION, TAG AND TITLEPDF page 14
RESTRICTIONPDF page 14
RESTRICTIONS AND ENDORSEMENTS PLACED ON YOUR LICENSEPDF page 14
AND COMPULSORY LIABILITYPDF page 16
Compulsory InsurancePDF page 16
Compulsory Liability Insurance—If youPDF page 16
Counterfeit or Fraudulent SecurityPDF page 16
PROPERLY INSUREDPDF page 16
NotesPDF page 63
RESTRAINT SYSTEMPDF page 17
SEAT BELTS AND CHILD PASSENGER RESTRAINTSPDF page 17
ALLOWED.”PDF page 19
DisabledPDF page 19
RED RECTANGLE—PDF page 19
WHITE/BLACKGREENBLUEBROWNPDF page 19
BLACK AND WHITE RECTANGLESPDF page 20
BLACK ON A YELLOW BACKGROUNDPDF page 21
Deer CrossingPedestrian Crossing. SlowPDF page 21
School ZonePDF page 21
WARNING SIGNS—PDF page 21
CROSSBUCK WITH FLASHINGPDF page 22
ROUND YELLOW & BLACK SIGN OR BLACK & WHITE CROSSBUCKSPDF page 22
SCHOOL BUSES, CHURCH BUSES, MOTOR COACHESPDF page 22
MAINTENANCE SIGNS, SIGNALS AND MARKINGSPDF page 23
QUIET ZONESPDF page 23
THE COLOR ORANGE tells youPDF page 23
Channeling DevicesPDF page 24
GUIDE SIGNS—PDF page 24
BLUEPDF page 25
GREEN, WHITE OR BROWNPDF page 25
DID YOU KNOW?PDF page 26
Flashing Yellow Arrow: LeftPDF page 26
SIGNALSPDF page 27
GreenPDF page 27
MARKINGSPDF page 27
YOU MUST YIELD TO A FUNERAL PROCESSIONPDF page 28
YOU MUST YIELD TO BLIND PERSONSPDF page 28
YOU MUST YIELD TO CHILDREN PLAYING IN THE STREETSPDF page 28
AT INTERSECTIONSPDF page 29
RIGHT-OF-WAYPDF page 29
CHURCH BUSPDF page 30
CROSSING AN INTERSECTIONPDF page 30
MOVE OVER LAW OR BERNARDO-MILLS LAWPDF page 30
TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT (TIM) SCENEPDF page 30
CHANGING LANESPDF page 32
WHITE SOLIDPDF page 32
EXPRESSWAY DRIVINGPDF page 33
MINIMUMPDF page 33
SpeedPDF page 33
Use the Proper LanePDF page 33
Leaving the Expressway (See below)PDF page 34
StoppingPDF page 34
No Passing ZonesPDF page 35
PASSINGPDF page 35
TURNINGPDF page 38
SLOW OR STOPPDF page 36
HOW TO MAKE A RIGHT TURNPDF page 37
TURNING ON ONE-WAY STREETSPDF page 37
VEHICLESPDF page 37
BACKINGPDF page 39
The Basic Speed RulePDF page 39
RAIN POSES A GRAVE RISK TO TRACTION LOSSPDF page 40
THE BASIC SPEED RULEPDF page 40
NIGHT DRIVINGPDF page 41
ROAD RAGEPDF page 41
UNLESS OTHERWISE POSTEDPDF page 41
BRAKINGPDF page 42
SAFETY TIPPDF page 42
StepTimeExplanationPDF page 42
STOPPING DISTANCESPDF page 42
BRAKE SYSTEMSPDF page 43
Braking Under Emergency ConditionsPDF page 43
RAINY CONDITIONSPDF page 43
FOLLOWINGPDF page 44
HOW TO AVOID REAR-END COLLISIONSPDF page 45
PARKINGPDF page 45
ANGLE PARKINGPDF page 47
PARKING ON A HIGHWAYPDF page 46
PARALLEL PARKINGPDF page 47
To Park on a HillPDF page 47
DISABLED PARKING PLACARDPDF page 48
To Start on a HillPDF page 48
UNLAWFUL PARKINGPDF page 49
Visit Service OklahomaPDF page 49
HELP THE UNSEEN PEDESTRIANPDF page 50
Sharing the RoadPDF page 50
SHARING THE ROAD WITH PEDESTRIANSPDF page 50
SHARING THE ROAD WITH BICYCLESPDF page 51
Wrong WayPDF page 51
Bicycle Safety Rules for Stop Signs and Red Traffic SignalsPDF page 52
SHARING THE ROAD WITH MOTORCYCLESPDF page 53
Techniques for Sharing the Road with MotorcyclesPDF page 53
Why Drivers Don’t See MotorcyclistsPDF page 53
CONFIDENCEPDF page 54
Passing a TruckPDF page 54
SHARING THE ROAD WITH TRUCKSPDF page 54
TRUCK’S BLIND SPOTSPDF page 54
SHARING THE ROAD WITH TRAINSPDF page 55
Why?PDF page 55
Warning Devices for Highway-Rail CrossingsPDF page 56
Safety Rules for Highway-Railway CrossingsPDF page 57
SLOW-MOVING VEHICLESPDF page 57
USING HIGH AND LOWPDF page 58
GOOD DRIVING POSTUREPDF page 59
HEADLIGHT BEAMS PROPERLYPDF page 59
Techniques for Smooth and Effective ShiftingPDF page 59
AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONINGPDF page 60
CAR PHONE SAFETYPDF page 61
ANIMALSPDF page 61
PAY ATTENTION – BE ALERTPDF page 61
ALIVE!PDF page 62
FLOOD DYNAMICSPDF page 62
TRAFFIC FACTSPDF page 62
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES AFTER A CRASHPDF page 63
DOING DRUGSPDF page 64
DRIVING IS SO DANGEROUSPDF page 64
DRUGS AFFECT YOUR DRIVINGPDF page 64
AND PENALTIESPDF page 65
DRIVINGPDF page 65
OKLAHOMA IMPLIED CONSENT LAWSPDF page 65
PENALTIES FOR DUI—BAC .08 OR MOREPDF page 65
OTHER DRUGS AND DRIVINGPDF page 67
ADDITIONAL PENALTIES FOR PERSONS UNDER 18PDF page 67
Fines and PenaltiesPDF page 67
Lengths of License RevocationPDF page 67
Violations and PenaltiesPDF page 68
DRIVER’S RECORDPDF page 69
FOR THE NEXTPDF page 69
UNLAWFUL USE OF LICENSE AND/OR IDENTIFICATION CARDPDF page 69
COMPLIANCE DIVISIONPDF page 70
MANDATORY REVOCATION OF YOUR LICENSEPDF page 71
OFFENSEPDF page 71
OKLAHOMA MANDATORY POINT SYSTEMPDF page 71
HAVING INSURANCEPDF page 72
LIABILITY INSURANCE REQUIREMENTSPDF page 72
Point ReductionPDF page 72
TESTING LOCATIONSPDF page 72