{"id":1731,"date":"2020-03-09T12:56:40","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T19:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/special-interest-driver-guides\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T09:27:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T16:27:47","slug":"special-interest-driver-guides","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/es\/driver-education-and-safety\/special-interest-driver-guides\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Interest Driver Guides"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Los <a href=\"\/portal\/es\/driver-handbooks\/\">California Driver&#8217;s Handbook<\/a> covers the rules. 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