Noncommercial (Class D) Skills Test Guide (Idaho Transportation Department) printable pdf download

Non c ommercial

(Cl a s s D) S kil ls

Pre-drive check: During this part of the test,

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Unless you already have driving privileges, you

you will be required to identify, locate, and

must come to the skills test in a vehicle driven by

Te s t Gu id e

demonstrate that the items listed below are in

a licensed driver. You will be allowed to drive

good working order:

without a driver’s license only during the skills

- Tires that are road ready.

test. You will not have driving privileges allow-

- Brakes, including emergency brake

ing you to drive at any other time until your

- Head lights, brake lights, and turn sig-

driver’s license is issued.

nals (front and back)

- Windshield and wipers

A foreign language translator, sign language in-

- Defroster

terpreter, or the parent or guardian of an applicant

- Gauges

under the age of eighteen may ride in the vehicle

- Seat belts

during the skills test after signing a “Waiver of Li-

- Horn

ability.” No other passengers nor any pets are per-

- Rear view mirror(s)

mitted in the vehicle during the test. Cell phones

- Driver window in good working order

must be turned off or disconnected. Loose or valu-

- Emergency ﬂashers

able items should not be in the vehicle during the

- Passenger door (must open and close)

test.

Road test: During this part of the skills test,

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What is a restricted license?

you will be required to demonstrate your abil-

The skills tester is charged with the responsibility

ity to safely operate the vehicle and obey traf-

of assuring that the drivers tested are capable of

ﬁc laws while performing the following

driving safely on public roads. Although public

driving maneuvers:

safety cannot be compromised, providing a re-

stricted license to a driver with limited driving

- Street parking and backing

Contains important skills test

skills may be the answer to meeting the driver’s

- Parking lot driving

transportation needs while still providing for the

information, including:

- Business and residential driving

safety of others.

- Freeway or highway driving

- Four right turns and four left turns

If your driving skills are not as good as they used

- Eight intersections

• Purpose of the skills test

to be or are limited for any reason, a restricted li-

- A curve

cense may be the best way to meet your needs and

• Who needs to take a skills test?

- Lane changes

the public’s safety expectations at the same time.

• How do I prepare for a skills test?

Discussing the situation with the tester prior to the

You will be tested on proper trafﬁc checks, speed,

test may make the testing process less stressful for

• What must I do to pass the test?

acceleration and deceleration, stopping and stop-

both of you.

ping distances, lane changes, lane position, and

• Tips

vehicle spacing.

• What does a skills test include?

The tester will be making various marks on the

• What is a restricted license?

score sheet as you are driving. Do not be dis-

tracted by the scoring. It does not necessarily in-

Provided by the

Idaho Transportation Department

dicate that an error has been made.

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Noncommercial (Class D) Skills Test Guide (Idaho Transportation Department)

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