Rhode Island permit test: limited learner permit, graduated licensing and ri laws
Limited learner permit and learner provisional license rules, the graduated licensing system and the motor vehicle laws and fines every RI driver must know. 25 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.
Rules to remember10 key limited learner permit, graduated licensing and ri laws rulesShow the rules
- The computerized knowledge exam has a 90-minute maximum. (p. 10, Rhode Island Driver's Manual (April 2024) (opens the handbook))
- A supervising driver must have been licensed for at least five years and be 21 years of age or older. (p. 11, Rhode Island Driver's Manual (April 2024) (opens the handbook))
- You must hold a Learner Instructional Permit for at least six months before taking the DMV driving skills test. (p. 12, Rhode Island Driver's Manual (April 2024) (opens the handbook))
- A parent or guardian must sign that you completed at least 50 hours of supervised driving, with 10 of those hours at night. (p. 12, Rhode Island Driver's Manual (April 2024) (opens the handbook))
- Under 18, a parent, guardian, foster parent or adult spouse must come with you to the DMV. (p. 14, Rhode Island Driver's Manual (April 2024) (opens the handbook))
- You cannot retake the driving skills test right away; you must wait at least 30 days before your next appointment. (p. 14, Rhode Island Driver's Manual (April 2024) (opens the handbook))
- You must have held a Limited Provisional License for at least 12 months, with no moving or belt violations in the last six months. (p. 14, Rhode Island Driver's Manual (April 2024) (opens the handbook))
- To get a full operator's license you must be at least 17 years, 6 months old and have held a provisional license for 12 months. (p. 14, Rhode Island Driver's Manual (April 2024) (opens the handbook))
- Proof of insurance must be carried in your vehicle with the registration at all times; failing to comply carries a $500 fine. (p. 58, Rhode Island Driver's Manual (April 2024) (opens the handbook))
- Rhode Island law requires you to reduce speed and not sound your horn or make other loud noises when approaching a horse on the highway. (p. 58, Rhode Island Driver's Manual (April 2024) (opens the handbook))
Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.
Sample limited learner permit, graduated licensing and ri laws questions
1.What is the minimum vision required, with corrective lenses if you wear them, to get a Rhode Island permit?
- A20/20
- B20/70
- C20/30
- D20/40
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✓ D. 20/40
Your vision must be at least 20/40 with corrected lenses, and you must wear your glasses or contacts for the vision test if you normally use them.
2.You are 17 and ready to get your Limited Provisional License, but no parent can come to the DMV with you. What still allows it?
- AProof you held the permit for a full year
- BA phone call from your parent to the DMV
- CA letter from your driving school instructor
- DTheir notarized signature on the application
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✓ D. Their notarized signature on the application
Under 18, a parent, guardian, foster parent or adult spouse must come with you to the DMV. The one exception is when that person's signature on the application has been notarized.
3.You hold a Learner Provisional License and are driving home alone from a friend's house. During which hours is this NOT allowed?
- AMidnight to 6:00 a.m.
- B9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.
- C1:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m.
- D11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.
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✓ C. 1:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m.
A Learner Provisional License holder cannot drive alone between 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. unless an exception such as work applies.
4.Your uncle wants to supervise your permit practice. Which requirement must he meet?
- ALicensed at least 2 years and 25 or older
- BLicensed at least 10 years and 30 or older
- CLicensed at least 3 years and 18 or older
- DLicensed at least 5 years and 21 or older
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✓ D. Licensed at least 5 years and 21 or older
A supervising driver must have been licensed for at least five years and be 21 years of age or older.