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PennDOT’s manual covers signs, pavement markings, learning to drive, and Pennsylvania’s junior licensing rules. DriveReady gives passenger-car applicants targeted practice on permit supervision, training hours, and safe roadway choices.
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Pennsylvania applicants must pass vision, knowledge, and road tests for a non-commercial license.
A driver under 18 must complete at least 65 supervised hours, including 10 at night and five in bad weather, before the road test.
The supervising driver sits in front and is generally at least 21, with specified family or spouse exceptions.
Requirements can depend on your age, license history, and permit type. Check Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Driver and Vehicle Services's permit information before making an appointment.
A few Pennsylvania questions.
These original practice questions include explanations and source links. They are not official exam questions.
01What is Pennsylvania’s under-18 supervised practice total before the road test?
- A. 65 hours, including 10 at night and five in bad weather
- B. 100 hours, all at night
- C. 25 hours with no weather requirement
- D. 40 hours including two at night
Answer: 65 hours, including 10 at night and five in bad weather
PennDOT requires 65 hours, with at least 10 nighttime and five bad-weather hours, for drivers under 18.
Read the official source02Where must the supervising driver sit while a Pennsylvania permit holder practices?
- A. In a separate vehicle
- B. In the back seat
- C. Standing outside the vehicle
- D. In the front seat
Answer: In the front seat
PennDOT says the licensed supervising driver must ride in the front seat at all times.
Read the official source03Which tests are listed for obtaining a Pennsylvania driver license?
- A. Only a vehicle inspection
- B. A hazmat and air-brake test
- C. Vision, knowledge, and road tests
- D. Only a road test
Answer: Vision, knowledge, and road tests
PennDOT’s manual identifies the vision, knowledge, and road tests for the non-commercial license path.
Read the official source04A Pennsylvania permit holder under 18 wants four friends in a car with four passenger seats and four belts. Is that allowed?
- A. Only if the trip is on an interstate
- B. There is no such requirement
- C. No; passenger count cannot exceed available seat belts
- D. No; the opposite rule applies
Answer: No; passenger count cannot exceed available seat belts
PennDOT says an under-18 permit holder cannot have more passengers than the number of seat belts.
Read the official source05A Pennsylvania driver under 18 logged 65 hours but only two in bad weather. What is missing?
- A. There is no such requirement
- B. At least five bad-weather hours
- C. Only if the trip is on an interstate
- D. No; the opposite rule applies
Answer: At least five bad-weather hours
PennDOT requires the 65 hours to include at least five bad-weather hours and 10 at night.
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