Guam Driver’s Handbook - Safe Driving and Driver’s License Written Test Guide

Sep 18, 2026

Guam Driver’s Handbook is an official guide explaining how driving privileges work in Guam and what applicants must know to obtain a Learner’s Permit, Instruction Permit, or a driver’s license based on eligibility. It outlines licensing types, age requirements, exam components, and rules for safe driving. The handbook emphasizes safety behaviors such as seat belts, discusses traffic laws and roadway rules, and provides guidance for turning, speed limits, right-of-way, parking, emergencies, and driving conditions.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

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Pages33

Reading Time1 h 23 min

AccessFree to download

Section I: GUAM DRIVER’S LICENSE

The driving Privilege and Exceptions to Who Needs a License

Eligibility – Age and Other Requirements

Applying for your license

Types of Licenses and the Driver’s License/Permit

Graduated Driver’s Licensing

Driver’s Education Requirements

Your Exam for a License (The Eye, Written and Road tests)

Valid Period of the Driver’s License

Loss of Driver’s License

Safe Driving Tips

Section II: TRAFFIC LAWS – RULES OF THE ROAD

The Driver’s Signal

Starting your Vehicle

Stopping and Parking

Parking Restrictions

Steps in Parallel Parking

The Right-of-Way Rules

Private Road or Driveway

Emergency Vehicles

Pedestrians right of way at crosswalk

How to Make Turns

Use of the Center Lane

U-Turns

Speed Limits

Passenger Restraint Devices (Seat Belts)

Electronic Messaging while Driving (Texting)

Accessible Parking for Persons with Disabilities

Individuals with Hearing or Speech Disabilities

Guam Road Conditions

Average Stopping Distance

Overtaking and Passing

Pavement Markings

Passenger Vehicles (Buses)

Miscellaneous Driving Rules

Driving at Night

Controlling Your Car in an Emergency

What to do in Case of an Accident

Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol & Controlled Substances

Implied Consent and suspension or Revoking of Driving Privileges

Section III: TRAFFIC SIGNAL LIGHTS

Section IV: ROAD SIGNS

Section V: BICYCLES AND MOPEDS

Section VI: REGISTRATION AND INSPECTION OF VEHICLES

TERRITORY OF GUAM Driver’s Handbook Department of Revenue and Taxation Motor Vehicle Division FOREWORD This booklet had been prepared to assist you in passing the required written test given prior to obtaining a Learner’s Permit, Instruction Permit or Guam Driver’s License depending on the applicant’s circumstances. The main purpose of driver-examining is to determine whether an applicant for licensing has the knowledge and skills needed for the safe operation of a motor vehicle. When the driver successfully passes the examination, this means he meets established standards of motor vehicle operation on Guam for the type of license applied for. However, we would be failing on our obligation to you if that was all we offered for there is a great deal more to driving than being able to make a proper left turn. Therefore, we have added life-saving suggestions that will be useful to the first time driver as well as the experienced. This booklet is not only a guide to passing the driver’s written test, it is a guide for Safe Driving. YOUR VEHICLE: A BENEFIT OR CAUSE OF FATALITY The car has become a necessity in our modern society, but must its benefits mean that an average of over ten 10 people die each year on Guam’s road? The DRIVER, not the car, is RESPONSIBLE for most of the deaths on our highway. Please remember this when you are studying this book and while you are driving. SAFETY BELTS SAVE LIVES This is one piece of information that can never be repeated too much. Studies of accident outcomes suggest that fatality rates among car occupants are reduced by between 30 and 50 percent if seat belts are worn. The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that death risks for a driver wearing a lap-shoulder seat belt are reduced by 48 percent. The same study indicated that in 2007, an estimated 15,147 lives were saved by seat belts in the United States* . This updated booklet contains the latest seat belt requirements for Guam which include the new child restraint provisions. The potential for saving the lives of you and your passengers takes only 5 seconds for you to buckle up – and those five seconds can be the difference between walking away from the accident or sustaining serious injuries or worse. *Source: Wikepedia – Seat Belt Legislation Revised: June 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section I: GUAM DRIVER’S LICENSE The driving Privilege and Exceptions to Who Needs a License 4 Eligibility – Age and Other Requirements 4 Applying for your license 5 Types of Licenses and the Driver’s License/Permit 6 Graduated Driver’s Licensing 6 Driver’s Education Requirements 8 Your Exam for a License (The Eye, Written and Road tests) 8 Valid Period of the Driver’s License 10 Loss of Driver’s License 11 Safe Driving Tips 11 Section II: TRAFFIC LAWS – RULES OF THE ROAD The Driver’s Signal 12 Starting your Vehicle 13 Stopping and Parking 13 Parking Restrictions 14 Steps in Parallel Parking 14 The Right-of-Way Rules 15 Private Road or Driveway 15 Emergency Vehicles 15 Pedestrians right of way at crosswalk 16 How to Make Turns 16 Use of the Center Lane 17 U-Turns 18 Speed Limits 18 Passenger Restraint Devices (Seat Belts) 18 Electronic Messaging while Driving (Texting) 19 Accessible Parking for Persons with Disabilities 19 Individuals with Hearing or Speech Disabilities 20 Guam Road Conditions 20 Average Stopping Distance 21 Overtaking and Passing 21 Pavement Markings 22 Passenger Vehicles (Buses) 23 Miscellaneous Driving Rules 24 Driving at Night 24 Controlling Your Car in an Emergency 25 What to do in Case of an Accident 25 Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol & Controlled Substances 25 Implied Consent and suspension or Revoking of Driving Privileges 26 Section III: TRAFFIC SIGNAL LIGHTS 27 Section IV: ROAD SIGNS 28 Section V: BICYCLES AND MOPEDS 32 Section VI: REGISTRATION AND INSPECTION OF VEHICLES 32 Section I GUAM DRI

FAQs

What is the purpose of the Guam Driver’s Handbook?

It is designed to help applicants pass the required written test and to guide readers toward safe driving practices on Guam roads.

Who needs a Guam driver’s license, and when are there exceptions?

A driver’s license is required for operating on Guam public roadways, but certain U.S. service employees operating U.S.-owned or controlled vehicles are exempt.

How do seat belts affect safety in crashes?

Wearing seat belts reduces fatality rates among car occupants by about 30 to 50 percent, and the handbook highlights updated Guam requirements including child restraint provisions.

Sep 18, 2026

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