What is the minimum age for a person to get a driving license in U.S.A?

Answer 1

I think it is still 16 in most places. However... in some states you can get it as early as 14 if you are the only person in your family who is medically able to drive and your parents have no one else that can drive them to and from doctors appointments. Or if you work on your family farm I believe that you can get your license at an earlier age. There are major restrictions for drivers who are younger than 16.

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Ohio Driver's Manual, 1950
Ohio Driver's Manual, 1950

In the United States, the driving age is determined by the state or territory, with the most common age being sixteen. The age for a license varies from 14 years 3 months to 17 years. Most states and territories also have learner driver's licenses (also called learner's permits), which allow a person to drive provided they are accompanied by a licensed driver. There has also been a trend toward "graduated driver's licenses," in which new (especially young) drivers are gradually allowed more driving privileges instead of being given complete driving privileges all at once. Learner's permits are granted by some states to drivers as young as fourteen. Some states also issue driver's licenses to 14 or 15 year old drivers to drive alone. New Jersey issues licenses to 17 year olds and in NYC only those over 18 with drivers ed are permitted to drive alone.

In the U.S. all of the states have standardized their commercial driver's licenses for commercial drivers who cross state lines.

In the U.S., minimum driving ages vary from state to state. Here are some examples:

* Alabama: 15 years (learner's permit), 16 years(License upon having learner's permit for 6 months)
* Alaska: Small Motorcycle: 14 years; Automobile: 14 years (Learner's Permit) / 16 years (License)
* Arizona: 15 years 7 months (Learners permit upon completion of 30 question written test), 16 years unrestricted license.
* California: Automobile: 15.5 Years (Learner's Permit upon completion of classroom and registration of behind the wheel classes of driver's education), 16 years restricted license.
* Colorado: 15 years, 3 months (learner's permit)
* Connecticut: 16 years, 6 months (4 months with Driver's Education)
* Delaware: 15 years, 10 months (learner's permit)
* Florida: 15 years (learner's permit) must have learner's permit for one year, 16 years (license)
* Georgia: 15 years (learner's permit), must have learner's permit for one year and one day before applying for License (16: Provisional Class D License, 18: Full Class C License)
* Hawaii: 15.5 (learner's permit), 16 with parental consent [3]
* Idaho : 15 years (in daylight)
* Illinois : 15 years (Learner's Permit), after 6 months - 16 (License with restriction)
* Indiana: 16 years, 1 month
* Iowa : GDL system (Approved Driver's Education Course required for all licenses/permits ages 14-18 with the exception of the learner's permit, parent consent required for all licenses/permits years 14-18): 14 years (learner's permit, may drive with family member 21 or over and anyone with a full license 25 and older, written or computerized test of road knowledge required), 14 years (moped license), 14.5 years (minor's school license; must live 1+ miles from school (although, it is up to the school's administrator whether or not to enforce the 1+ rule), may drive to any official school event or activity within the district of residence or a contiguous school district), 16 years (license with restriction: Can not drive between the hours of 12:30 am to 5 am, unless you apply for a waiver), 17 years (full license), 21 years (full license with a Blood Alcohol Content of .08)
* Kansas: 14 years, with parent
* Maryland: 15 years, 9 months (learner's permit) 16 years, 3 months (provisional license) 17 years, 9 months (full license)
* Massachusetts: 16 years (learner's permit after passing a written test), 16 years, 6 months(after completing driver's education and 6 hours or supervised road lessons if under 18), or 6 months after receiving permit (license with restrictions).
* Michigan: 14 years, 9 months (with parent), 16 years (graduated learner's permit), 17 years ("full license"). All drivers under 18 must enroll in an educational course to receive a license, or the passing of a written test if a license was obtained elsewhere.
* Minnesota: 15 years (learner's permit), 16 years (license)
* Mississippi: 15 years (learner's permit), 16 years (intermediate license; some restrictions), 16 years (full license)
* Missouri: 15 years (learner's permit), 16 years (intermediate license; some restrictions), 18 years (full license)
* Montana: 15 years
* Nebraska: GDL system: 13 years (farm permit), 14 years (learner's permit), 15 years (school permit), 16 years (provisional license), 17 (operator's license)
* Nevada : 15 years, 6 months (learner's permit), 16 years old (license after 50 hours of behind the wheel experience and 20 hours night time driving while having learners permit)
* New Hampshire : 15.5 Yrs, with an adult 25 or Older. 16-17 Youth Operators License
* New Jersey: 16 years (learner's permit), 17 years (provisional license), 18 years (full license)
* New Mexico: GDL system: 15 years (instructional permit), 15 years 6 months (provisional license), 16 years 6 months (full license)
* New York: GDL system: 16 years (learner permit)6 months after learner's permit with road test(junior license), 17 years with completion of Drivers Education or 18 years (senior license)
* North Carolina:To obtain a learner's permit, you must complete driver's education and be of 14 years and 6 months of age. After holding the permit for one year without infractions, you may get a provisional license. After holding the provisional license for six months, you may get a full license, which could be at as early as 16. However, you may obtain a motorcycle endorsement at 16, with parental consent, without having a driver's license.
* North Dakota: 14 years, 6 months (learner's permit, must hold permit for 6 months and complete a driver education course if under 16), 15 years license.
* Ohio: 15 years, 6 months (learner's permit, must hold permit for 6 mos. and complete 50 hours of road practice and a driver education course if under 18)
* Oklahoma 14 years small motorcycle (daytime only, under 250cc, max speed limit of 35 mph), 15.5 learners permit, 16 intermediate driver's license (5am to 11 Pm), must have had intermediate license for 6 months for full license.
* Oregon: 15 years (learner's permit), 16 years old (provisional license with restrictions), 18 years (full license)
* Pennsylvania: 16 years (learner's permit), 16 years 6 months (junior license with restrictions only after having completed a minimum of 50 hours of behind the wheel driving), 17 1/2 (unrestricted license if you've held a junior license for 1 year, passed an approved driver's training course, have not been involved in a crash where you were either partially, or totally responsible, have not been convicted of any vehicle violation, and applicant has parental or guardian's approval), 18 years (unrestricted license)
* South Carolina: 15 years
* South Dakota: 14 years (learners permit), 14 years, 3 months (with drivers ed) or 6 months (without) restricted license, 16 years (full license).
* Tennessee: 15 years (with parent)
* Texas: With approved driver's education course, 15 years (learner's permit), 16 years (license,must have held learner's permit for 6 months if under 18).
* Utah: 15 years (learner's permit), 16 years (full license)
* Virginia: 15 years, 6 months (learner's permit), 16 years, 3 months (must have held permit for minimum 9 months, driven 40 hours, including 10 nighttime hours, with a parent or guardian, completed a state-sponsored drivers' education course in public schools or equivalent)
* Washington: 15 years (learner's permit providing proof of currently enrolled in a drivers ed course) 15 years, 6 months (learner's permit), 16 years (intermediate license upon completion of instructional driving course), 18 years (full license if no instructional driving course was taken)
* West Virginia: 15 years with learners permit, 16 with license
* Wisconsin: 15 years, 6 months (learner's permit), 16 years (license, must have held permit for 6 months if under 18, 10 days if over 18)

Answer 2

Since each state set their own rules, which state are you asking about? Some are as low as 15 (Alaska for example) while most seem to be 16 and ½.

Many states now have a "Graduated License" in effect where you are restricted in areas until you are 18.

So, which state?

Answer 3

The minimum age is 16 years old.

Answer 4

West Virginia you get a license at at 16, but they have restrictions, until your 18. You can also get a learners permit at age 15.

Answer 5

It all depends on the state. Most states are 16. Some states require you have a learning permit for a year; some you take and pass drivers training.

Answer 6

14 where I am at

Answer 7

Most of New England is 16 (some you must have approved driver training class to get it at this age). NJ is 17.

Answer 8

It is a state decision not a federal one. It ranges from 14 to 18.

Answer 9

According to the following site...14 in South Dakota:

http://golocalnet.com/drivingage/