Getting Your California Learner's Permit: A Guide for Teens
An exciting part of a teen's life is getting their driver's license, particularly in California, as it marks a step toward greater independence and freedom. The journey of getting learner's permit start when teens turn to 15.5 years as that's the age in which they can put their application for learner's permit.
Prior to their application its necessary for them to get done with their education that is attaining course of driver's education which provide them knowledge of basic traffic rules and regulations. After that, when teens are prepared, they must visit the DMV office along with their guardians as well as parents to give the knowledge test and don't forget to carry your documents of your proof of identity these include individual's birth certificate, social security number and the residency proof of California. When you get done with your identity you need to go through a vision test and on the same day you will also have your knowledge test. The most important thing is that you need to pass both vision and knowledge test only then you will be eligible to get the learner's permit.
Now talking about the format of Knowlege test so, it's based on two different categories and its MCQ's based exam. Initial category is of those whose (Under 18 years) for them total questions are 46 and if they want to pass its mandatory to get 38 questions correct. Another category includes (18 or older) they get 36 questions and to clear the exam its necessary to get 30 correct questions. If you still get confused, you can practice from PermitDMV as it has hundreds of questions and all of them are based on actual driver's handbook of California.
Once you get your learner's permit then you must practice driving under supervision of person underage of 25 and complete at least 40 hours of driving in day and the remaining 10 hours at night which excels you in your skills and make you ready for safe driving. You need to practice in various driving environment for instance- parking lots, highways and in your neighborhood. When you drive in different circumstance it will boost your confidence, and you will become more skilled.
Teens can get their permit once they get 16 just for 6 months, for that they need to finish their driving practice and give knowledge test. Once they pass, they will get their provisional license, but it comes with some restrictions such as they cannot drive between 11PM to 5AM, and they can't carry passengers under 20. There will be no restrictions when teen turns 18 but for that there is one condition that they obeyed every rule. If you fulfill that then your provisional license transforms into full driver's license and there will be no longer restrictions on you.