Talk:Learner's permit/Archive 1

"Florida rules"
Why is there a random section entitled "Florida rules"? Shouldn't this be merged with the lower section about specifics in the United States? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.23.183.172 (talk) 01:40, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

Georgia Driving to School Law
The part about the Georgia law that says drivers with permits can drive to school and school functions isn't true. I looked at the Georgia DMV website and it says nothing of the sort.Dobby421 (talk) 21:06, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

UK Provisonal Conditions
Doesn't the accompanying adult have to have a dead licence or can they be joe blow off f the street, coming out of jail for selling crack who does it have to be? I would have added it, but I'm not sure. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Reverieuk (talk • contribs) 00:48, 1 March 2007 (UTC).

North Carolina
This must be old, because according to the NCDOT (North Carolina Deivision of Motor Vehicles), ''Driving is a legal privilege and responsibility. If you are 18 years of age or older you may apply for an original North Carolina driver license or a learner permit.''

http://www.ncdot.org/dmv/driver_services/drivingpublic/applying.html

71.114.94.46 (talk) 23:31, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

"In the United States, the minimum age at which a person can receive a learner's permit varies by state, ranging from fourteen to fifty five."

Fifty five years old?!? Either this sentence was subject to vandalism, or some state has some pretty twisted legislature. The oldest minimum driving age I see in the article (other than this one) is 18. I marked the 'fact' dubious. --Star Trek enthusiast (talk) 13:48, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Never mind, I fixed it using an age from elsewhere in the article.--Star Trek enthusiast (talk) 23:10, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

Any restrictions on the condition of the supervisor
Can a person holding a learner's permit be supervised by a person of the proper age and stuff, but who, for example, has taken enough alcohol to be considered DUI if that person was driving (but they're not)? --76.167.241.45 (talk) 19:09, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

this is a good question which i have wondered myself and always assumed so

I know that in Australia, the supervising driver must be under the legal drinking limit, as if they were driving themselves. --Marrakkew

you can get a driver's license at 16 in Alaska
On the page it says you have to be 18 to get a driver's license in Alaska, but you can get them at 16. I do know that for the first couple of months it is a limited license or something, but after those few months if you don't screw up you can get a full one. or something. but yeah, it's not 18. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.58.179.62 (talk) 00:37, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

US Section
Can somebody revise that section? It looks like it was written by one of the 14-year-old drivers in Iowa. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.19.4.2 (talk) 21:50, 23 February 2011 (UTC)

Broken Links
From United Kingdom section.


 * But the period of learning may be increased soon, making it almost impossible to receive a full driving licence before they are 18. "http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/driving/article2204067.ece Driving age set to rise to cut youth death toll"

Link down, unable to find working alternative for reference. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.31.202.145 (talk) 10:27, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

Australia
The Australian section consisted of out-of-date rules applying to just one state out of six. I have changed this to a simple sentence and a link to the Driving license in Australia page, which has detailed information on each state's rules. 121.45.149.202 (talk) 09:59, 13 April 2012 (UTC)

California student rules
According to several posts at http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ag5ek0C_HOiv0TJBclPU9eMa5XNG;_ylv=3?qid=20120913215453AAT8T2W, the sentence "In California exclusively, permit holders are allowed to commute to and from school without the supervision of an adult." is not correct. 71.109.147.43 (talk) 05:56, 14 September 2012 (UTC)

Restricted License?
In the US section, there is a paragraph about a "restricted license". Was this supposed to be for a specific state, but the state name was accidentally omitted? I have never heard of a license test that takes "6 hours". That is absurdly long! "To obtain a restricted license, the driver must be the minimum age for testing and have had his or her permit for the required duration. A computerized knowledge test is first required. After that is passed, a 6 hrs drive test is given over a two-day period. It consists of driving around a residential neighborhood. There are no hazard tests. If you fail the test, you must usually wait a week or two to retake it." StalePhish (talk) 17:18, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

there is no learner`s permit in norway
anybody above the age of 16 can drive as long as someone with a driver`s license is present. what i do not know for sure is wether there is any requiements on the person with the drivers license. you are welcome to find more information on that. i grew up in norway so i know how it works.84.213.45.196 (talk) 21:41, 4 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi! I'm living in Norway too!. But in Norway, anyone that are between 15 and 25 years old are required to either carry learner's permit (Bevis for øvelseskjøring) in paper card, or show the permit via Vegvesen's website on smartphone to the police, if in case of traffic stop, and their ID with photo that is approved by the government of Norway. If they are over 25 years old, the permit is not required, but approved photo-ID is still required. You can read more at Vegvesen's website in Norwegian, or in English (If the website is still in Norwegian, change language by clicking "Språk" (Language), then select "English"). Stylez995 (talk) 11:28, 2 October 2016 (UTC)

Permit to practice for a learner's permit ?

 * For United States it is written In order for a minor to receive a learner's permit, states typically require that the minor have at least 6 practice hours before getting the permit and signed permission from a parent or guardian.
 * My question: What kind of permit is needed to be allowed to get the first hours of driving practice, what's its name, or is no permit needed?--BIL (talk) 20:51, 5 April 2021 (UTC)