Walk It Through: The Learner at the Wheel
A permit holder with an older cousin, a phone in the cupholder, the back seat belts, and a stop sign.
A 15 year old with a learner's permit wants to drive to practice with a licensed cousin younger than 25.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
A permit holder practicing with family. The junior license's passenger limits, road test requirements, and a crash during practice are not worked through here.
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.
- Portable electronic deviceA phone or similar device, which a driver may not use while operating on a public highway except hands-free or as a mounted navigation system.
- Learner's permitThe permit that lets an unlicensed person 15 or older drive with a licensed parent or guardian, an instructor, an examiner, or a licensed person at least 25 beside them.