A driver supervising a Texas learner license holder must be at least what age?
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A.
18
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B.
20
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C.
25
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D.
21 Correct
The answer is "21"
The supervising driver must be at least 21. Answer A is the trap because 18 is the standard age of driving adulthood in Texas, so applicants often assume any fully licensed adult driver qualifies to sit in the front passenger seat with a learner.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. 18
Eighteen is the general adult-license age, but the supervisor rule sits above it. This answer treats the age at which a driver becomes a full adult license holder as the age at which they qualify to supervise a learner.
B. 20
Twenty is under the threshold Texas sets for supervising a learner. This answer reaches for a round number just below the true floor, the way some rental-car counters and workplace rules pick 20.
C. 25
Twenty-five is not the age Texas uses for supervising a learner. This answer confuses the supervising-driver rule with the higher age some insurance carriers use to lower premiums for young adults.
This question tests your knowledge of Graduated Licensing in Texas. Source: Texas Driver Manual, "Learner License (Instruction Permit)," p.1..
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