Unless an exception applies, during the first 12 months with a provisional license, a driver may not drive during which hours?
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A.
11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Correct
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B.
10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
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C.
Midnight to 5 a.m.
The answer is "11 p.m. to 5 a.m."
The restricted hours run from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. during the first 12 months of licensure. Exceptions apply if you carry a signed note for medical need, schooling, work, or driving an immediate family member. Answer B stretches the window to "10 to 6", the round-hour version that sticks in memory more easily than the exact cutoffs the manual prints.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
This widens the restricted window past the endpoints the manual actually prints. This answer substitutes the round-hour version, 10 to 6, that drivers recall more easily than the 11 to 5 cutoffs the manual sets.
C. Midnight to 5 a.m.
This delays the start of the restriction past the manual's 11 p.m. cutoff. This answer starts the restriction at midnight, treating the day boundary as the natural cutoff for a rule about late-night driving.
This question tests your knowledge of Graduated Licensing in California. Source: California Driver Manual, "Minor's Restrictions and Exceptions," p.4..
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