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Only what is specific to Iowa: OWI limits including under 21, implied consent, the texting and hands-free laws, unposted speed limits, headlight and signal distances, Move Over, parking distances, school buses, railroad stops, turns on red and belts. Pair with the national core.

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Practice deck · part of Iowa permit test — state rules · written against: Iowa Driver's License Manual (Iowa DOT Motor Vehicle Division), MM1170 07/23/2026, checked 2026-10-09, and against state law in force on 2026-10-18 (where the two differ, the cards follow the law and name the handbook's figure); state-specific figures only — pair with the national core. Updated 2026-10-10.

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  1. Which applicants for an Iowa license must show they completed an Iowa-approved driver's education course?

    A) Applicants under 16
    B) Applicants under 21
    C) Applicants under 18
    D) Only drive-test failures
    C) Applicants under 18

    Applicants under 18 need proof of an approved driver's-ed course, though the law can excuse a teen who moved to Iowa after a year of driving in another state, or a school-license applicant for hardship.
    Permit & Provisional License
  2. Before an Iowa driver may type or read messages on a hand-held phone, where must the vehicle be?

    A) Stopped at a red light or stop sign
    B) Moving slowly, at under 15 mph
    C) In the right-hand lane, hazards on
    D) Fully stopped off the roadway
    D) Fully stopped off the roadway

    Iowa's distracted-driving law allows hand-held messaging only once the car has stopped fully off the traveled part of the road, or, if it cannot get fully off, as far from the road's center as it practicably can; a few groups, such as on-duty public-safety workers, are exempt.
    Phones & Distraction
  3. Besides the hours from sunset to sunrise, Iowa law requires headlights when weather limits clear sight of people and vehicles to what distance or less?

    A) 200 feet
    B) 300 feet
    C) 500 feet
    D) 1,000 feet
    C) 500 feet

    Fog, heavy rain or snow that cuts visibility to 500 feet triggers the headlight rule; the manual also suggests switching on the headlights whenever the wipers are running.
    Headlights & Signals
  4. When parking at a curb in Iowa, what is the farthest your wheels may be from the curb?

    A) 6 inches
    B) 12 inches
    C) 24 inches
    D) 18 inches
    D) 18 inches

    Iowa allows up to 18 inches from the curb.
    Parking & Curbs
  5. When may an Iowa driver turn left on a red light after stopping?

    A) From one one-way street onto another
    B) From any left lane onto a two-way street
    C) Never; Iowa bans all left turns on red
    D) Only when a flashing yellow arrow shows
    A) From one one-way street onto another

    Left on red is allowed only from the left lane (or a marked left-turn lane) of a one-way street into another one-way street, after a full stop and yielding, unless a sign forbids it.
    Turns & Lanes
  6. Under Iowa's seat-belt law, which back-seat passengers must buckle up?

    A) Only those under 8
    B) Only those under 13
    C) Those under 18
    D) Everyone in back
    C) Those under 18

    Front-seat occupants must buckle, with narrow exceptions such as a medical certificate; in the back the rule covers passengers under 18.
    Occupant Safety

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  • Facts checked against the Iowa Driver's License Manual (Iowa Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division), MM1170 07/23/2026, checked 2026-10-09; wording is original and no handbook text is reproduced.
  • Facts also checked against current state law (the statutes and regulations in force on 2026-10-18); where the manual and the law differ, the card follows the law and says what the manual says.
  • Not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the Iowa Department of Transportation or any other agency; not legal advice. Figures change — confirm against the current handbook before your test.

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