Statistics
True or False: Teens ages 16–19 have a motor vehicle fatal crash rate nearly three times higher per mile driven than drivers ages 20+.
TRUE
These are the first two steps in the license process and allow you to legally practice driving.
What is taking a classroom driving course and obtaining a permit?
Your car’s music should not be heard beyond this distance while driving.
What is 75 feet?
The speed limit in Residential Streets..
What is 25 MPH?
Studies estimate that this percentage of teen crashes involve distraction.
What is about 58%?
After receiving your permit, you must hold it for this amount of time before moving on.
What is 9 months?
When you are being pulled over, you should slow down, signal, and pull over to this part of the road.
What is the right shoulder of the road?
The speed limit in School Zones..
What is 20 MPH?
True or False: More than half of teen drivers (ages 15–18) killed in car crashes were wearing seatbelts.
FALSE, more than half were NOT wearing seatbelts.
Before getting a license, drivers must complete this total number of practice hours, including a required number at night.
What are 50 total hours of driving, with 10 hours at night?
At a four-way stop, when more than one driver arrives, this driver has the right of way.
Whoever arrives and stops first?
The speed limit in Urban Street Areas..
What is 30 MPH?
According to the CDC, this is the leading cause of death for U.S. teenagers.
What are motor vehicle crashes?
In addition to practice hours, new drivers must complete this many hours of professional behind-the-wheel instruction.
What are 6 hours of behind-the-wheel driving?
If three vehicles reach a four-way stop at the same time from different roads, this vehicle goes first.
What is the vehicle closest to the right?
The speed limit on Interstate Highways...
What is 55 MPH?
In 2023, this many teen drivers were injured in traffic crashes, and this many died.
What are 87,074 injuries and 2,810 deaths?
After holding your permit for 9 months, you must bring specific documents and a fee to this location to take and pass the final test.
What is going to the DMV with a birth certificate, Social Security, proof of address, and $50?
Anyone applying for a driver’s license must pass this test and meet this minimum visual requirement.
What is a vision test with a minimum visual acuity of 20/40?
The speed limit on Rural Interstates...
What is 70 MPH?