{"id":1707,"date":"2020-03-09T12:28:08","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T19:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/driver-education-and-safety\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T13:39:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T20:39:50","slug":"driver-education-and-safety","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/driver-education-and-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver Education and Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Preparing for a knowledge or drive test? Questions about traffic laws, safe driving practices, or driver requirements? We\u2019re here to help! 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Each guide shares easy tips to help you drive safely and follow the rules.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/portal\/driver-education-and-safety\/special-interest-driver-guides\/\">Go to driver guides<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"callout-bock__callouts-item\">\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Medical Conditions and Driving<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Learn the rules for driving with medical conditions like dementia, diabetes, vision problems, and more.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/portal\/driver-education-and-safety\/medical-conditions-and-driving\/\">Learn about medical conditions and driving<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"callout-bock__callouts-item\">\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>DMV Safety Guidelines and Actions<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Learn about our safety rules and what happens in cases like DUI, unsafe driving, fraud, or health problems that affect driving. 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