Alberta Rider's Guide 2026

Why the Alberta handbook is worth reading once

Every question on the Class 7 knowledge test comes from what Alberta Transportation publishes in this handbook. Our 144 practice questions for Alberta are written from it too, so reading it once and then testing yourself is faster than doing either alone.

Read it end to end once, then use practice questions to find the parts you have not absorbed.

What the Alberta handbook covers

These 73 pages are the whole of what the test can draw on. Reading the list below is a quick way to find the parts you have not looked at yet.

• Getting a motorcycle licence and the stages before a full one
• Helmets, eye protection and the rest of your gear
• Pre-ride inspection and what to check every time
• Riding position and where to sit in the lane
• Countersteering, cornering and control at speed
• Braking with both wheels, and what to do when one locks
• Shifting, downshifting and starting on a hill
• Being seen: conspicuity, lane position and blind spots
• Gravel, wet paint, grates, ruts and other poor surfaces
• Group riding and following distance
• Emergencies: quick stops, obstacles, wobbles and blowouts

Alberta test facts

Every figure here is Alberta Transportation's own for the Class 7 knowledge test, not a national average. Provinces genuinely differ, and studying another province's number is a common way to fail.

Total questions

30 multiple-choice

Pass mark

80% (24 of 30)

Time limit

No time limit

Licence class

Class 6 Learner, Class 6 GDL, Class 6

Minimum age

16 (varies by province; check official site)

Administered by

Alberta Transportation

Helmet standard

DOT, Snell, or ECE-approved