1 Dear North Carolina Driver: Earning your North Carolina driver license c an help you travel to places of  uncommon beauty and diversity across our st ate. It also comes with the added  responsibility of following the rules of the roa d to protect your fellow travelers.  You’ll be joining more than 7.4 million licens ed drivers throughout the state.  When you are behind the wheel, we count o n you to drive safely and look out  for others. By taking driving safety seriously , you can help reduce the 300,000  crashes and more than 1,400 fatalities on ou r highways each year. This handbook was written to help prepare y ou for your driver license  examination. It offers valuable safe driving te chniques to help keep you out of  harm’s way. If you need additional assistance , contact your nearest driver license  office or go online to  MyNCDM V.gov . Best wishes for safe driving,  Roy Cooper  Governor J. Eric Boyette  Secretary of Transportation