How old do I have to be to drive my car?
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How old do I have to be to drive my car?
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I'm 15. 16 in september. Can I drive my car when I'm 16? If I'm with someone who has driven for 4 years or more? Because I heard they changed it to 18 for you actually passing the test.. Am I right in saying that?
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George A
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Depends on which state you will be getting your license from as to what age you can get your Provisional, Intermediate of Junior operators license. The national average age is 16, but a few states do have some exceptions (not many).
No state is in the process of changing their current teen driving laws. I have had so many teens sending me emails to my Yahoo email & those who know me personally, sending me email to my private email accounts & answering questions on here that continue to ask about the changes that will affect teens born after 1992 (1994).
If this is what you are referring to- "If you were born after 1992 (1994) you can no longer get your license (permit) until you are 18", that is a MYTH. There is NO SUCH LAW in any of the 50 states and from research myself & other law enforcement officials have conducted, no state has that as a Bill in the state legislature trying to get passed either.
Pick up a copy of your states 2009 Driver's Handbook. You will need to read it from cover-to-cover to be able to pass your written test anyway, and it will also give you all of the information as to when you can apply for your Instructional Permit, what documents you will need, forms your parent/legal guardian will need to fill out, etc. That book is more reliable than any answer you can get on here (including mine, even though I work in Law Enforcement, I don't know every law of every municipality or state. I have enough fun trying to remember all of my state's laws) |
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David W
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If depends on state laws where you live; you'll have to check with the DMV or similar office. Most state/provincial DMVs have a web site that will give you the basic information. |
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