You hold a DJ learner permit and are driving upstate (outside New York City and Long Island) between 5 AM and 9 PM. Who may supervise you?
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A.
A driver 21 or older, licensed for the vehicle Correct
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B.
Only a parent, guardian, or driving school instructor
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C.
A certified driver education teacher only
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D.
Any licensed adult of any age
The answer is "A driver 21 or older, licensed for the vehicle"
Upstate between 5 AM and 9 PM, any licensed driver at least 21 whose license is valid for the vehicle may supervise a DJ permit holder. Choice B borrows the tighter New York City and Long Island supervisor list, where daytime practice is limited to a parent, guardian, driver education teacher, or a few other named roles, and applies it upstate.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. Only a parent, guardian, or driving school instructor
Upstate between 5 AM and 9 PM the manual opens supervision to any qualified adult, not only that named list. This answer applies the New York City and Long Island daytime chart to upstate, where the named supervisor list applies only after 9 PM.
C. A certified driver education teacher only
The upstate daytime rule allows any qualified adult supervisor, not only a driver education teacher. This answer picks the one role recalled from the upstate 9 PM to 5 AM list and treats it as the only daytime option.
D. Any licensed adult of any age
The rule sets an age-21 floor for anyone supervising a DJ permit driver. This answer focuses on the license-valid-for-the-vehicle part of the rule and drops the age-21 floor that goes with it.
This question tests your knowledge of Graduated Licensing in New York. Source: New York State Driver's Manual, "Regional Restrictions for a Junior Permit," p.12..
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