Pennsylvania: Minor & Provisional Licensing Questions
10 real, verified Pennsylvania driving-test questions on minor & provisional licensing, each with the correct answer and a full explanation below. Want to practice these interactively instead? Start a Minor & Provisional Licensing practice round.
1. In Pennsylvania, the minimum age to apply for a learner's permit is:
Why: Pennsylvania sets the minimum age for a learner's permit at 16.
2. A Pennsylvania applicant under 18 must complete how many hours of behind-the-wheel skill-building before the road test?
Why: Pennsylvania requires at least 65 hours of supervised behind-the-wheel training for applicants under 18, including a minimum of 10 hours at night and 5 hours in bad weather.
3. A Pennsylvania learner's permit holder under 18 must wait how long after the permit is issued before taking the road test?
Why: Pennsylvania requires a mandatory 6-month wait from the learner's permit issue date before an applicant under 18 can take the road test, on top of completing the required supervised hours.
4. A Pennsylvania learner's permit holder must be supervised by a driver who is:
Why: Pennsylvania requires a learner's permit holder's supervising driver to be at least 21 (or a parent, guardian, or spouse at least 18), and to ride in the front seat.
5. A Pennsylvania Junior Driver's License holder generally may not drive between:
Why: Pennsylvania's Junior License curfew runs 11 p.m. to 5 a.m., with exemptions for a qualifying adult riding along or a documented work/volunteer/fire-company commitment.
6. For the first 6 months of a Pennsylvania Junior License, a driver may carry how many passengers under 18 who aren't immediate family, without a qualifying adult present?
Why: A new Pennsylvania Junior License holder is limited to just 1 non-family passenger under 18 for the first 6 months of driving, absent a qualifying adult in the vehicle.
7. After the first 6 months of a Pennsylvania Junior License, the non-family under-18 passenger limit generally increases to:
Why: After 6 months, Pennsylvania raises the Junior License passenger limit to 3 non-family passengers under 18 — but that increase doesn't apply to a driver who's had an at-fault crash or a violation conviction.
8. A Pennsylvania Junior License holder faces a mandatory 90-day suspension for:
Why: Pennsylvania imposes an automatic 90-day suspension on a Junior License holder who accumulates 6 or more points or is convicted of driving 26 mph or more over the posted limit.
9. A Pennsylvania Junior License automatically becomes a regular license:
Why: A Pennsylvania Junior License converts automatically to a regular license at 18 — or can convert earlier, after holding it for 1 year, if the driver has completed an approved course, has a clean 1-year record, and has parental consent.
10. In Pennsylvania, after failing the road test 3 times, an applicant must:
Why: After a third failed road test, a Pennsylvania applicant needs to file a new Non-Commercial Learner's Permit Application to continue, rather than simply rescheduling.
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