For an applicant under 18, the required driver education course consists of how many hours of instruction?
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A.
30 hours classroom and 6 hours behind the wheel Correct
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B.
15 hours classroom and 15 hours behind the wheel
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C.
30 hours of classroom instruction only, with no behind-the-wheel requirement
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D.
20 hours classroom and 10 hours behind the wheel
The answer is "30 hours classroom and 6 hours behind the wheel"
North Carolina requires 30 hours of classroom instruction and 6 hours behind the wheel for the driver education course that provisional licensees must complete. A test-taker who remembers only the classroom figure, as in choice C, falls back on the habit of treating driver ed as a classroom course and forgets the behind-the-wheel component the manual pairs with it.
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B. 15 hours classroom and 15 hours behind the wheel
Fifteen classroom hours falls short of the required 30; extra behind-the-wheel hours do not replace classroom instruction. Splits the total evenly on the assumption that classroom and road time carry equal weight, a rule of thumb the North Carolina course does not follow.
C. 30 hours of classroom instruction only, with no behind-the-wheel requirement
NC pairs classroom instruction with a required behind-the-wheel component; the classroom hours alone do not satisfy the course. Treats driver ed as coursework only, the habit of a student who remembers the lecture requirement and forgets the road hours paired with it.
D. 20 hours classroom and 10 hours behind the wheel
Twenty classroom hours falls short of the required 30; additional behind-the-wheel hours do not replace the missing classroom instruction. Rounds the course to a tidy 20/10 split a student assumes without checking the manual's actual 30/6 figures.
This question tests your knowledge of Licensing Process in North Carolina. Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook, "Applicants under Age 18 Applying for a Driver License or Learner Permit," p.15..
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