What nighttime hours does the Texas GDL program restrict a Phase Two provisional license holder from driving, absent an exception?
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A.
10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.
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B.
11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
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C.
Midnight to 5:00 a.m. Correct
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D.
1:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.
The answer is "Midnight to 5:00 a.m."
The manual sets the Phase Two nighttime window at midnight to 5:00 a.m., with narrow exceptions for work, a school-related activity, or a medical emergency. Answer B is the trap: several other states set the teen curfew at 11:00 p.m., and a Texas teen who first met the rule through a national safety campaign carries that earlier hour across.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.
Texas does not start the restricted window at 10:00 p.m. The Phase Two curfew begins at midnight, two hours later. This answer applies a stricter 10 p.m. curfew from another state's teen driving rule rather than the midnight start Texas prints.
B. 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
Neither the start nor the end hour matches the Texas window, which runs from midnight to 5:00 a.m. This answer ports the 11 p.m. curfew common in other states and adds an hour past the 5:00 a.m. end.
D. 1:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.
The restriction starts at midnight, not an hour later, and ends at 5:00 a.m., not 6:00 a.m. This answer shifts the start forward an hour on the assumption that teen curfews begin only once late-night traffic thins.
This question tests your knowledge of Graduated Licensing in Texas. Source: Texas Driver Manual, "Graduated Driver License (GDL) (Phase Two)," p.3..
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