A California minor receives an instruction permit in the mail. When may they first legally drive with it?
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A.
Immediately, as long as a licensed parent rides in the passenger seat.
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B.
After a certified driving instructor validates the permit during behind-the-wheel training. Correct
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C.
After they turn 16 and complete the online driver education course.
The answer is "After a certified driving instructor validates the permit during behind-the-wheel training."
The permit is not usable until behind-the-wheel training starts with an instructor who validates it. Anyone who picks A is jumping ahead to the practice-driving rule that only applies after that validation.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Immediately, as long as a licensed parent rides in the passenger seat.
The permit is unusable until an instructor validates it, no matter who else is in the car at the time. This answer assumes a parent-supervisor is enough at any stage, the way it works for practice driving after validation.
C. After they turn 16 and complete the online driver education course.
The permit becomes usable through instructor validation; neither an age gate nor an online course activates it. This answer confuses the age at which a driver's license becomes available with the moment the permit itself becomes usable.
This question tests your knowledge of Graduated Licensing in California. Source: California Driver Manual, "Applying For An Instruction Permit," p.2..
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