Under the normal passenger restriction, during the first year a provisional driver may carry passengers under 20 only when accompanied by whom?
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A.
A California-licensed driver at least 21 years old.
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B.
Any adult family member holding a valid license.
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C.
A parent or guardian, or another California-licensed driver at least 25 years old. Correct
The answer is "A parent or guardian, or another California-licensed driver at least 25 years old."
The manual names two people who can accompany you: a parent or guardian, or another California-licensed driver at least 25 years old. Choice A picks 21, the alcohol-purchase age drivers default to as a general adult-permission threshold when the manual's stricter 25-year floor for minors does not come to mind.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. A California-licensed driver at least 21 years old.
The manual sets the accompanying-driver floor at 25 for minor provisional drivers, not 21. This answer applies 21 by carrying over the alcohol-purchase age as a general adult-permission threshold, missing that the manual sets a stricter 25 specifically for minor drivers.
B. Any adult family member holding a valid license.
Loosens the rule to any adult relative and drops both the California-licensure and 25-year age requirements. This answer reads the 'immediate family' language from the written-note exceptions as if it also opened the passenger rule to any adult relative.
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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