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Walk It Through: The New Teen Driver

A sixteen year old's license, friends who want a ride, a late night, and a single beer.

A week after a seventeen year old gets a license, friends ask for a ride to the mall.

Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.

A sixteen year old with a new license in a family car. The permit stage, motorcycles, and a driver who volunteers with a fire company are left to the page.

A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.

Words this turns on

Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.