Missouri Driver Guide: A Guide to Understanding Missouri Motor Vehicle Laws and Licensing Requirements, Revised August 2025

Carefully studying the Missouri Driver Guide will increase your driving confidence and broaden your knowledge of Missouri traffic laws. The more knowledge you have, the safer you are!

To test your knowledge of traffic laws, you will need to take a written test of 25 multiple-choice questions. Studying this guide will prepare you for that test. You must correctly answer 20 questions to pass the test. All of the test questions come directly from information found in this guide. There are no “trick” questions.

To test your ability to drive a vehicle, you must take a driving skills test. Your examiner realizes a driving test will probably be an unusual experience for you, and you might even become nervous or uneasy. If you do become nervous or fearful, please remember your examiner has accompanied many other people exactly like you, and the examiner rides with you only to make sure you can control your vehicle and observe the rules of safety. Your examiner will not try to trick you in any way. Remember that thousands of people pass this test every year and become licensed drivers. If they can do it, so can you! Just relax and do the best you can.

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1 — The Missouri Driver License

• Chapter 2 — The Driver Examination

• Chapter 3 — Rules of the Road

• Chapter 4 — Sharing the Road

• Chapter 5 — Parking

• Chapter 6 — Highway Driving

• Chapter 7 — Pavement Markings, Traffic Signs, and Signals

• Chapter 8 — Safe Driving Tips For Everyday Driving

• Chapter 9 — Safe Driving Tips For Special Driving Conditions

• Chapter 10 — Alcohol, Drugs, and Driving

• Chapter 11 — The Point System

• Chapter 12 — Vehicle Titling and Registration

• Chapter 13 — Mandatory Insurance

• Chapter 14 — Safety and Emissions Inspections & Required Equipment

• Chapter 15 — Commercial Vehicles

• Chapter 16 — Distracted Driving and Electronic Communication Devices

• Index

• Contact Information