Driver's Permit 1

To obtain a driver's permit, one must be...

• 15 years of age

• 15 years and 9 months of age

• 16 years of age

• 18 years of age

While holding a learner's permit, applicant must accumulate

• 60 practice hours

• 85 practice hours

• 100 practice hours

• 50 practice hours

For drivers under age 18, the driver must hold the learner's permit for a minimum of

• 18 months

• 9 months

• 1 year

• 6 months

Applicants who wish to graduate from a Learner's Permit to a Provisional License

• must have successfully completed a MD driver's education program

• must have held a learner's permit with zero violations for their required minimum holding period

• must successfully pass the driving skills test

• must submit a completed and signed Practice and Skills Log

• Must have a valid, unexpired MD Learner's Permit

To be eligible for a Driver's License, applicants

• must be at least 18 years of age

• must have held the Provisional License for at least 18 months

• must not have any moving violation convictions or have been granted probation before judgment for any moving violations within the previous 18 months

• must be at least 16 years and 9 months

What helps you to see problems that may cause you to change speed or roadway positions?

• Looking in the rear mirror

• Observing your surrounds to front, side and rear of your vehicle

• Wearing glasses

• Ensuring that everyone in the vehicle is properly wearing the seat belt

What are some basic driving skills?

• Properly adjusting your seat and mirrors

• Ensure all passengers are wearing a seat belt

• Honk the horn when backing up to alert everyone

• Wearing sunglasses

Consider the following steps to manage risk and be a safe and responsible driver:

• adjust your speed, position, and direction to respond to roadway conditions, enhance vehicle control, and increase response time

• let other drivers know your intentions by using turn signals

• maintain a safe distance between your vehicle and other roadway users

• do not assume that other drivers will do what they are supposed to do

• use caution at all times

Every _____ minutes someone dies in a motor vehicle crash.

• 90 minutes

• 30 minutes

• 60 minutes

• 14 minutes

You are at a 4-way intersection. Who should go first

• the driver who is at or arrives before you at the intersection

• driver's in the opposing traffic lane, when you are making a left turn

• the driver on your right, if both of you arrive at the intersection at the same time

• the driver who arrives at the intersection last