What is the minimum age to apply for an Oregon instruction permit?
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A.
14.
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B.
16.
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C.
15. Correct
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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 licensing process and lets the holder drive only when supervised by a qualified adult. The trap is 16, which is Oregon's minimum age for a driver license, not the permit. Test-takers who retain only the license age miss that the permit opens a year earlier.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. 14.
Oregon's minimum permit age is 15, not 14. This answer rounds the number down to the age some teens begin driver's-ed prep, missing that Oregon does not accept permit applications before 15.
B. 16.
16 is Oregon's minimum age for a driver license, not for an instruction permit. This answer keeps only the license age in view and applies it to the permit stage, missing that Oregon's permit opens a year earlier at 15.
D. 18.
18 is the age at which provisional restrictions end, not the permit application age. This answer uses the age when provisional restrictions lift as the entry point, treating the permit as an adult privilege rather than the first graduated licensing step.
This question tests your knowledge of Graduated Licensing in Oregon. Source: Oregon Driver Manual, "How to Apply," p.89..
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