Washington Driver Guide

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Services!PDF page 1
STATE LAWPDF page 2
InexperiencePDF page 3
ContentsPDF page 14
We are WashingtonPDF page 14
The Washington State Department of Licensing (DOL) producesPDF page 15
EQUITY FOR ALL CUSTOMERSPDF page 16
LicensesPDF page 19
Knowledge Exam and Driving Skills ExamPDF page 20
YOUR IDENTITYPDF page 20
HELP FOR THE UNHOUSEDPDF page 21
IdentificationPDF page 22
INSTRUCTION PERMITPDF page 28
From Issue DatePDF page 28
INTERMEDIATE DRIVER LICENSEPDF page 28
AGRICULTURAL PERMITSPDF page 29
ExceptionsPDF page 29
EARLY WARNING LETTERSPDF page 30
MEDICAL DESIGNATIONSPDF page 30
ORGAN DONORPDF page 30
DevelopmentalPDF page 31
The Driving Knowledge ExamPDF page 32
The Driving Skills ExamPDF page 32
TAKING THE EXAMSPDF page 35
LOSING YOUR DRIVING PRIVILEGESPDF page 35
RENEWING YOUR DRIVER LICENSEPDF page 35
ALCOHOL, DRUGS, AND FIREARMS VIOLATIONSPDF page 36
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)PDF page 37
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE (DUI)PDF page 37
Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) Cannabis ConcentrationPDF page 38
OPEN CONTAINER LAWPDF page 38
TWIN REGISTRYPDF page 39
VOTER REGISTRATIONPDF page 39
VehiclesPDF page 40
CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP (TITLE)PDF page 41
REGISTRATIONPDF page 41
DEALERSHIP TO INDIVIDUALPDF page 42
INDIVIDUAL TO INDIVIDUALPDF page 42
FUNCTIONSPDF page 44
VEHICLE SAFETY TECHNOLOGYPDF page 44
Safety Technology (VST) and Advanced Driver AssistancePDF page 47
GLASS SURFACESPDF page 48
TirePDF page 48
HEADLIGHTSPDF page 49
BRAKE LIGHTSPDF page 50
HAND SIGNALSPDF page 50
DRIVER’S SEATPDF page 51
StopPDF page 113
SEAT BELTS AND OCCUPANT PROTECTIONPDF page 52
BoosterPDF page 53
CHILD SEATSPDF page 53
AIRBAGSPDF page 54
HAND-TO-HAND STEERING (PULL/PUSH)PDF page 56
HAND-OVER-HAND STEERINGPDF page 57
BRAKING PRESSUREPDF page 58
ONE-HAND STEERINGPDF page 58
ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEMSPDF page 59
PITCHPDF page 60
ROLLPDF page 63
OBSERVATIONAL SCANSPDF page 64
Stay AlertPDF page 65
DriversPDF page 67
HEALTHPDF page 68
VISIONPDF page 69
HEARINGPDF page 70
SEEING AT NIGHTPDF page 70
ALCOHOL AND DRIVINGPDF page 72
CANNABIS AND DRIVINGPDF page 73
MEDICATIONS AND DRIVINGPDF page 74
FATIGUE AND DROWSY DRIVINGPDF page 75
POLYDRUG USE AND DRIVINGPDF page 75
MENTAL HEALTHPDF page 76
AGGRESSIVE DRIVINGPDF page 77
RACING AND STREET DEMONSTRATIONSPDF page 78
ROAD RAGEPDF page 78
IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING ROAD RAGEPDF page 79
IF YOU ARE THE VICTIM OF ROAD RAGEPDF page 79
REPORTING ROAD RAGEPDF page 80
WHY INFORMED DECISIONS MATTERPDF page 81
MAKE GOOD DECISIONSPDF page 84
WASHINGTON’S DISTRACTED DRIVING LAWSPDF page 85
PAY ATTENTIONPDF page 86
VISUALLY SEARCH AND SCANPDF page 88
TRAFFIC ADVISORIESPDF page 89
LITTERPDF page 90
THE ENVIRONMENTPDF page 90
SELF-EVALUATIONPDF page 94
WHEN YOU ARE BEHIND THE BUSPDF page 95
WHEN YOU ARE IN FRONT OF THE BUSPDF page 99
FOLLOWINGPDF page 100
SNOWPLOWSPDF page 100
LANESPDF page 133
LIGHTSPDF page 101
TURNINGPDF page 101
GENERAL GUIDANCEPDF page 103
PASSING A BICYCLISTPDF page 103
BIKE LANESPDF page 105
IMPORTANT SAFETY REMINDERSPDF page 105
LIGHT RAILPDF page 107
GENERAL DRIVING GUIDANCEPDF page 108
RULES OF THE ROADPDF page 108
Solid RedPDF page 109
TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICESPDF page 109
Solid YellowPDF page 110
Yellow ArrowPDF page 111
Green ArrowPDF page 112
Solid GreenPDF page 112
FREEWAY RAMP METERSPDF page 113
Keep RightPDF page 114
Speed LimitPDF page 114
One WayPDF page 115
Wrong WayPDF page 116
DESTINATION SIGNSPDF page 117
WORK ZONE SIGNSPDF page 117
RailroadPDF page 119
VolcanoPDF page 120
Right-of-wayPDF page 123
T-IntersectionPDF page 124
U-turnsPDF page 124
Y-IntersectionPDF page 124
ROUNDABOUTSPDF page 127
DIVERGING DIAMONDSPDF page 129
UNCONTROLLED INTERSECTIONPDF page 129
REVERSIBLE LANESPDF page 135
OTHER ROAD MARKINGSPDF page 140
TOLL LANESPDF page 136
SCHOOL ZONEPDF page 140
WORK ZONEPDF page 141
EMERGENCY ZONEPDF page 142
GENERAL PARKING RULESPDF page 145
PERPENDICULAR AND ANGLED PARKINGPDF page 146
PARALLEL PARKINGPDF page 147
PARKING ON A HILLPDF page 148
RESERVED DISABLED PARKINGPDF page 149
TOWINGPDF page 150
ANIMALSPDF page 151
SECURE YOUR LOADPDF page 151
BEACHESPDF page 152
FERRIESPDF page 152
YEARTABTABMONTHWASHINGTONPDF page 153
RISK AWARENESSPDF page 154
HAZARD PERCEPTIONPDF page 155
HAZARD MANAGEMENTPDF page 157
SITUATIONAL AWARENESSPDF page 156
EXCESSIVE SPEEDSPDF page 157
ADJUSTING SPEED FOR CONDITIONSPDF page 160
SPEED LIMITSPDF page 158
ZIPPER MERGINGPDF page 160
COUNT SECONDSPDF page 161
RememberPDF page 162
ATTENTIONPDF page 163
FIELD OF VISIONPDF page 164
LINE OF SIGHTPDF page 165
PATH OF TRAVELPDF page 165
INFORMATION GATHERINGPDF page 166
NIGHT DRIVINGPDF page 166
CURVESPDF page 169
SLIPPERY ROADSPDF page 170
SKIDDINGPDF page 171
HYDROPLANINGPDF page 173
TIRESPDF page 173
ACCELERATORPDF page 174
POWERPDF page 174
CRASHING A VEHICLEPDF page 175
REPORTING A CRASHPDF page 176
REPORTING AN INJURYPDF page 176
ENCOUNTERING POWER LINESPDF page 178
EMERGENCY KITPDF page 179
WITNESSING A CRASHPDF page 179
GETTING PULLED OVERPDF page 182
GETTING A TICKETPDF page 182
CONCLUSIONPDF page 183
Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS): Vehicle safetyPDF page 190
ACCESSIBILITY AND ACCOMMODATIONSPDF page 191
DISCLAIMERPDF page 191