A 3-minute lesson from the Alabama course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Alabama's Graduated Driver License (GDL) law eases teens into driving. Even after you get your first regular license, you face passenger, curfew and phone limits until you gain experience.
GDL rules do not apply to:
Anyone 18 or older
Anyone 17 or older who has had a valid license for 6 months or longer
Anyone 16 or older who is married or the head of a household
A person under 18 may not apply for an unrestricted license until holding a learner license for at least six months with no violations of its restrictions.
A GDL restriction violation is a traffic violation with no criminal penalties, court costs or points. You can be cited only if you're stopped and cited for a separate violation.
A second moving violation, or a conviction for failing to give information or render aid, racing, fleeing or eluding police, reckless driving, illegal passing, wrong side of the road, or any 4+ point offense, brings an automatic suspension.
You're 16 with a new license and your work shift ends at 12:30 a.m. You may drive home, because going to or from your regular workplace is a curfew exception. Giving two non-family friends a ride, though, breaks the one-passenger limit.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
A person under 18 may not apply for an unrestricted license until holding a Learner License, with no restriction violations, for at least how long?
Six months
90 days
One year
Three months
Answer: Six months
A person under 18 must hold a Learner License for at least six months with no violations of its restrictions before applying for an unrestricted license.