Drivers Ed Notes (prep for permit test) Rhode Island

Drivers Ed Notes (prep for permit test) Rhode Island How old do you need to be to take drivers ed? - 15 and 10 months. How old do you need to be to take your permit test at the DMV? - 16 What are the 3 levels to the RI graduated licensing system? - Permit, Provisional license, Operators license. How long do you need to hold your permit? - 6 months During those 6 months how long do you need to drive? - 50 hours driving. 10 of them at night. When driving with your permit who needs to be with you in the passenger seat at all times? - Someone 21 or older that has had their license for at least 5 years. They are called the supervising driver. Everyone must be wearing their... - Seat belt When does your provisional license expire? - After 1 year with it or when you turn 18. When do you get your provisional license? - When you pass your road test. When you have your provisional license when can you drive? - You can drive from 5am to 1am. Meaning you can't drive at 2, 3, or 4am. When you're alone who can be with you in the car? - Household members, immediate family, and not more than one person under 21. After you turn 18 or have had your provisional license for a year what do you get next? - Your full operator's license. About how many people die each year driving as a result of cell phone use? - About 2600. Where do child restraint seats always go? - In the back seat. How many feet ahead of time do you use your turn signal? - 100 feet. If you stick your arm out the window pointing up that indicates you are taking a... - Right turn. If you stick your arm out the window straight out what does that mean? - Left turn. What does an arm out the window pointing down mean? - That they are stopping or slowing down. How many feet away must they signal like that? - 100ft Under what age must a child be to be in a child restraint seat? - Under the age of 8. True or False. Only drivers under 18 can not use their cell phone while driving. - False. What is it called when you think you are going slower than you actually are? - Velocitizing The distance your car travels by the time your brakes are applied and the car stops is called what? - Braking distance. The time it takes you to recognize a road hazard