A California minor with a provisional license is found at fault for two collisions in the first 12 months. What action does the manual say DMV may impose?
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A.
Only driving with a licensed adult 25 or older for 30 days. Correct
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B.
Immediate six-month suspension of the license.
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C.
A written warning with no driving limits.
The answer is "Only driving with a licensed adult 25 or older for 30 days."
The manual sets a graduated response for a minor's first-year record: two at-fault collisions or violations trigger a 30-day period during which the minor may drive only if a licensed adult at least 25 rides along. Choice B jumps to the six-month suspension the manual reserves for a third at-fault collision or conviction, and drivers who scan only the harshest bullet on the manual page pick it.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. Immediate six-month suspension of the license.
The manual attaches the six-month suspension to a third at-fault collision or conviction, not the second. This answer grabs the harshest penalty listed on the manual page after skimming past the graduated steps that lead up to it.
C. A written warning with no driving limits.
The manual moves straight to a 30-day accompanied-driving restriction; it prints no warning-only step. This answer treats a short record as a warning-worthy first strike, which the manual reserves for the single-incident tier above this one.
This question tests your knowledge of Licensing Process in California. Source: California Driver's Handbook, "Maintaining Your Minor's (Provisional) Driver's License," p.55..
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