What is the minimum age to apply for an Oregon instruction permit?
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A.
14.
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B.
15. Correct
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C.
16.
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D.
18.
The answer is "15."
You must be at least 15 years old to apply for an instruction permit in Oregon. The instruction permit is the first stage of the graduated license process and lets the holder drive when supervised by a qualified adult. A driver license requires age 16. Applicants under 18 must also have held an instruction permit for at least 6 months and have 100 hours of supervised driving experience, or 50 hours plus an ODOT-approved traffic safety education course.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. 14.
The minimum permit age is 15, not 14. Misreading: Off-by-one understatement of the manual's stated minimum permit age of 15.
C. 16.
16 is the license age, not the permit age. Misreading: Confuses the license minimum age (16) with the instruction permit minimum age (15).
D. 18.
18 is the age at which provisional restrictions end, not the permit age. Misreading: Confuses the age at which provisional restrictions lift (18) with the permit application age (15).
This question tests your knowledge of Graduated Licensing in Oregon. Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026-2027, How to Apply, p.88..
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