Driver’s Handbook - Safe and legal driving practices - Graduated Driver Licensing

Sep 18, 2026

Manitoba’s Driver’s Handbook provides structured guidance for obtaining and maintaining a Manitoba driver’s licence, including the Class Licence System, test appointment scheduling, and graduated licensing pathways for Class 5 drivers. It explains core responsibilities on the road, covering signs and signals, starting and turning procedures, speed management, right-of-way rules, pedestrian and cyclist safety, and parking techniques. It also addresses vehicle equipment checks, poor weather driving, emergency responses, collision procedures, and consequences related to impaired driving and suspended licences.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages142

Reading Time5 h 58 min

AccessFree to download

Establishing your identity

Driver’s Handbook Table of Contents

Class Licence System and licensing requirements

Tests and test scheduling

Graduated Driver Licensing

Safe and legal driving practices

Consequences of impaired driving and suspended/disqualified driving

Driver Safety Rating and safe driving programs

More information

Driver’s Handbook Table of Contents Establishing your identity 5 The Class Licence System 7 Basic Class 5 licensing requirements 8 Test appointments 9 Scheduling your knowledge or road test 9 Key points about your tests 9 Graduated Driver Licensing 11 Graduated Driver Licensing Class 5 12 Authorized Instruction (A Stage) (non-GDL Learner Stage) 13 Manitoba’s one-piece driver’s licence 14 About the renewal process 15 Keep your licence valid 15 Illegal use of driver’s licence 15 Operating heavy and agricultural equipment 16 Occupant restraints 17 Seatbelts 17 Infant and child car seats 17 Section 1 —Safe and legal driving practices 1. Signs and signals 22 Sign shapes and colours 22 Warning signs 23 Construction and maintenance signs 26 Regulatory signs 27 Guide and information signs 29 Stop signs 30 Four-way stop signs 30 Yield right-of-way signs 31 Traffic control signals 31 Transit priority signal 33 Pavement markings 34 Reserved lanes 35 Cycling pavement markings 37 Driver’s Handbook 1 2. Starting from a parked position, lane changing, curves and turning 39 Starting out 39 Starting 42 Lane changing 42 Blind spots 42 Hand signals 43 Curves 43 General rules of turning 43 Right turns 44 Left turns 47 U-turns 55 Roundabouts 56 3. Driving responsibly 57 Speed 57 Following safely 57 Passing 58 No-zone around large vehicles 59 Entering and leaving an expressway 60 Right-of-way 61 Emergency vehicles 62 School buses 63 Transit buses 64 Construction zones 67 The Zipper Merge 68 Railway crossings 69 4. Pedestrian safety 71 Crosswalks 71 Pedestrian corridors 73 People who are blind 74 School and playground areas 75 5. Sharing the road — motorists and cyclists 76 Understanding a cyclist’s position on the road 77 Passing a cyclist 78 Cyclist signals 79 6. Backing up 80 Three-point turn 80 Three-point turn around on a dead end street 82 2 Driver’s Handbook 7. Parking 83 Parallel parking 83 Backing skill test 85 Angle parking 86 Reverse Angle parking 87 Parking on a hill or incline 88 Parking pointers 89 Illegal parking 89 8. Vehicle equipment 90 Circle check — exterior of vehicle 90 Required equipment 90 Other equipment 93 9. Poor driving conditions 94 Ice, sleet or snow 94 Daytime use of headlights 94 Reduced visibility 94 Night driving 95 Drowsiness or fatigue 96 Distractions 96 Gravel road driving 97 Winter road driving 98 Hills 99 Farm equipment on roads 99 Animals on the road 100 Pilot vehicles 101 10. Driving emergencies 102 Running off the pavement 102 Blowouts 102 Losing a wheel 103 Skid control 103 Emergency braking 104 Flooded engine 104 Wet brakes 104 Disabled vehicle 105 Direct collision course 105 Vehicle on fire 106 Vehicle plunging into water 106 Vehicle in contact with electrical wires 107 Suggested emergency equipment 107 11. Collisions 108 Upon arriving at the scene of a collision 108 If you’re involved in a collision 109 Driver’s Handbook 3 Section 2 —Consequences of impaired driving, unsafe driving and driving while suspended/disqualified 1. Driving while impaired 112 Alcohol 112 Drugs 112 What can you do? 113 Impaired driving is a crime 114 What are the consequences? 115 2. Licence suspension for other Criminal Code convictions 117 3. Driving while suspended — the consequences 118 4. Driver Improvement and Control Program 119 Interventions apply to all drivers 119 How it works 120 Section 3 — Driver Safety Rating and safe driving programs 1. Driver Safety Rating 122 How the scale works 122 2. Safe driving programs 123 Mature Driver Program 123 Parking entitlement for people with physical disabilities 123 Environmental consequences of driving 125 Fuel efficient driving techniques 126 3. Driver training 128 Section 4 — More information Organ and t

FAQs

What documents are required to establish identity when applying for a Manitoba driver’s licence or ID card?

You must provide supporting documents that satisfy key requirements including birth date, legal names, a photograph, Manitoba residence, and entitlement to be in Canada.

How does Graduated Driver Licensing affect Class 5 applicants?

The handbook outlines Graduated Driver Licensing steps for Class 5, including authorized instruction stages for non-GDL learners and requirements tied to progressing through licensing stages.

What are the consequences covered for impaired driving and driving while suspended or disqualified?

The handbook explains that impaired driving is a crime, lists potential consequences, and describes licence suspension for certain criminal code convictions and the consequences of driving while suspended.

Sep 18, 2026

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