These videos cover a range of topics that will help you learn how to apply for an instruction permit, prepare to take your knowledge and drive tests, and get your driver license (DL).

We also provide close-captioned videos.

How-to Videos

• Applying for a Class C DL — 18 years and older
• Videos for those under 18-years-old, including Applying for a Class C DL (Provisional)
  • License Types
  • Provisional License
  • Trucker’s Blind Spots
• Applying for an Identification (ID) Card — DL 44
• Title Transfer — Where Do We Sign?
• REAL ID — Application Guide (step by step)

Close-Captioned How-to Videos

• Applying for a Class C DL — 18 years and older
• Videos for those under 18-years-old, including Applying for a Class C DL (Provisional)
  • License Types
  • Provisional License
  • Trucker’s Blind Spots
• Applying for an Identification (ID) Card — DL 44
• Title Transfer — Where Do We Sign?

Motorcycle Videos

• Two Wheels and a Clutch (Complete Video)
• Two Wheels and a Clutch (Motorcycle Skills Tests Only)
  • Introduction and Course Layout
  • Pre-Test
  • Control Identification
  • Serpentine Circle Ride
  • Slow Ride and Slow Circle Ride
  • Gearshift Ride
  • Motorcycle Drive Test
  • Common Errors

Close-Captioned Motorcycle Videos

Two Wheels and a Clutch (Motorcycle Skills Tests Only)

• Introduction and Course Layout
• Pre-Test
• Control Identification
• Serpentine Circle Ride
• Slow Ride and Slow Circle Ride
• Gearshift Ride
• Motorcycle Drive Test
• Common Errors

Driver Education Videos

• The California DL
  • Introduction – Making a Bad Decision
  • Basic Driver License Information
  • The Driver License Application Process
  • Behind-the-Wheel Test
  • Provisional Driver License Requirements
  • Provisional Driver License Restrictions
  • Additional Provisional Requirements
  • Financial Responsibility and Accidents
  • Actions Against a Provisional License
  • Actions by a Judge
  • Epilogue – Making a Good Decision
• Rules of the Road
  • INTRODUCTION — Rules of the Road – (Useful Tips)
  • VEHICLE SAFETY – Rules of the Road – (Useful Tips)
  • SCANNING – Rules of the Road – (Useful Tips)
  • TRAFFIC SIGNS – Rules of the Road – (Useful Tips)
  • TRAFFIC LANES – Rules of the Road – (Useful Tips)
  • SPEED LIMITS – Rules of the Road – (Useful Tips)
  • INTERSECTIONS – Rules of the Road – (Useful Tips)
  • SIGNAL INTERSECTIONS – Rules of the Road – (Useful Tips)
  • SIGNALING AND MERGING – Rules of the Road – (Useful Tips)
  • TURNS – Rules of the Road – (Useful Tips)
  • RIGHT OF WAY – Rules of the Road – (Useful Tips)
  • PARKING – Rules of the Road – (Useful Tips)
  • FOLLOW DISTANCE – Rules Of The Road – (Useful Tips)
  • HEADLIGHTS & EMERGENCY SIGNALS – Rules Of The Road – (Useful Tips)
• Sharing the Road
  • Introduction – Some Good Advice
  • Accidents
  • Cooperative Driving
  • Light Rail
  • Pedestrians and Bicycles
  • Risk Management
  • Safe Driving Habits that Make a Difference
  • Speed and Weather
  • The “No Zone” (Trucks)
  • Vehicle Maintenance
• Top Ten Reasons for Failing the Driving Test
  • Introduction – Why It’s Good to Wait
  • Driving Test Scoring Criteria
  • #1 Unsafe Lane Change
  • #2 Failure to Yield
  • #3 Failure to Stop
  • #4 Illegal Left Turn
  • #5 Improper Speed
  • #6 Lack of Experience
  • #7 Unfamiliar With Vehicle
  • #8 Poor Scanning
  • #9 Too Cautious
  • #10 Unfamiliarity with Traffic Situations
  • Epilogue – Preparing for Your Driving Test

Close-Captioned Driver Education Videos

• The California DL
  • Introduction – Making a Bad Decision
  • Basic Driver License Information
  • The Driver License Application Process
  • Behind-the-Wheel Test
  • Provisional Driver License Requirements
  • Provisional Driver License Restrictions
  • Additional Provisional Requirements
  • Financial Responsibility and Collisions
  • Actions Against a Provisional License
  • Actions by a Judge
  • Epilogue – Making a Good Decision
• Rules of the Road
  • Introduction – Ask the DMV
  • Following Distance
  • Hazardous Conditions
  • Headlights
  • Intersections
  • Lane Changes
  • Parking
  • Passing
  • Rest Stop
  • Road Signs
  • Scanning
  • Signaling and Merging
  • Signal Intersections
  • Speed Limits
  • Traffic Lane Markings
  • Turns
  • Vehicle Safety
  • Epilogue – Making an Appointment
• Sharing the Road
  • Introduction – Some Good Advice
  • Accidents
  • Cooperative Driving
  • Light Rail
  • Pedestrians and Bicycles
  • Risk Management
  • Safe Driving Habits that Make a Difference
  • Speed and Weather
  • The “No Zone” (Trucks)
  • Vehicle Maintenance
• Top Ten Reasons for Failing the Driving Test
  • Introduction – Why It’s Good to Wait
  • Driving Test Scoring Criteria
  • #1 Unsafe Lane Change
  • #2 Failure to Yield
  • #3 Failure to Stop
  • #4 Illegal Left Turn
  • #5 Improper Speed
  • #6 Lack of Experience
  • #7 Unfamiliar With Vehicle
  • #8 Poor Scanning
  • #9 Too Cautious
  • #10 Unfamiliarity with Traffic Situations
  • Epilogue – Preparing for Your Driving Test

Informational Videos

• Cellular Phone Use and Driving
• Golf Carts vs Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (NEVs) — What’s the difference?

Close-Captioned Driver Education Videos

• Cellular Phone Use and Driving
• Golf Carts vs Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (NEVs) — What’s the difference?

Videos en Español

• REAL ID — Guía de Aplicación (paso por paso)

American Sign Language (ASL) Videos

• ASL Class C Sample Test 1 Instructions and Questions
• ASL Class C Sample Test 2 Instructions and Questions
• ASL Class C Sample Test 3 Instructions and Questions
• ASL Driver Handbook Videos: Sections 1-8
  • Section 1
  • Section 2
  • Section 3
  • Section 4
  • Section 5
  • Section 6
  • Section 7
  • Section 8

B-Roll Video for Media

These videos are available for news organizations to download.

• Disabled Person (DP) Parking Placard Enforcement — Sacramento (b-roll)
• DMV Field Offices — Rancho Cucamonga and Roseville (b-roll)
• Save the Space PSA (English and Spanish)
• Unlicensed Vehicle Dismantlers Enforcement Operation (b-roll)