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
This is the first two steps in the license process and allows you to legally practice driving.
Taking a classroom driving course and obtaining your permit
Your car's music should not be heard beyond this distance while driving.
What is 75 feet?
20 MPH
This is the first thing you should do after getting into the driver's seat.
What is buckling your seatbelt?
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.
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?
What is the Speed Limit for Residential Streets?
25 MPH
True or False: More than half of teen drivers killed in car crashes were wearing seatbelts.
False, they were not wearing seatbelts.
Before getting a license, drivers must complete the total number of practice hours? (Bonus for including a required number at night)
50 total hours, 10 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?
What is the Speed Limit in Urban Street Areas?
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.
6 hours
If three vehicles reach a four-way stop at the same time from different roads, this vehicle goes first.
The vehicle closest to the right?
What is the Speed Limit for Rural Interstates?
65 MPH
In 2023, this many teen drivers were injured in traffic crashes?
What are 87,074 injuries?
After holding your permit for 9 months, you must bring these specific documents and fee to the DMV to take and pass your test.
A birth certificate, Social Security, proof of address, and $50.
Anyone applying for a driver's license must pass this test and meet the minimum visual requirement.
What is a vision test with a minimum visual acuity of 20/40?
What is the Speed Limit for Interstate Highways?
70 MPH