Roadwise States Georgia Driving lessons License classes Georgia driving lesson · Your License
License classes A 2-minute lesson from the Georgia course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Read time 2 minutes
Course unit Your License
Checkpoint questions 6
Source pages 7 Georgia sorts licenses and permits into classes. Each class matches the vehicles you may drive and the restrictions that apply. As a new car driver you'll deal with the instructional permit (CP), the Class D provisional license and the Class C license.
Know the rule
Every instructional permit is issued with its class letter followed by "P": CP, MP, EP and FP.
Handbook p. 7 ↗ Know the rule
Class E and F licenses are free for volunteer firefighters.
Handbook p. 7 ↗ Know the rule
Under House Bill 136 (2017), three-wheel autocycles do not require a Class M license. An autocycle is a three-wheel motor vehicle with a steering wheel, not handlebars.
Handbook p. 7 ↗ Know the rule
DDS will not give road tests that involve an autocycle.
Handbook p. 7 ↗ Know the rule
Georgia also issues Class A, B and C commercial licenses, covered in the Georgia Commercial Drivers Manual.
Handbook p. 7 ↗ Put it into practice
You're 16 and just passed your road test. You get a Class D provisional license, not a Class C. Once you turn 18 you can exchange it for a Class C.
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.
Which license class is the standard noncommercial license for drivers age 18 and older in Georgia? Class M Class E Class D Class C Answer: Class C
Class C is Georgia's standard noncommercial license for drivers 18 and older.
Handbook p. 7 ↗ Which license class is the provisional license issued to 16- and 17-year-old drivers? Class C Class D Class M Class CP Answer: Class D
Class D is the provisional license for drivers ages 16 and 17.
Handbook p. 7 ↗ Which license class is required to operate a motorcycle in Georgia? Class E Class M Class D Class C Answer: Class M
Class M is the license for motorcycle operators.
Handbook p. 7 ↗ Class E and F licenses are free of charge for which group? National Guard members Volunteer firefighters Commercial truck drivers Full-time students Answer: Volunteer firefighters
Class E and F licenses are free for volunteer firefighters.
Handbook p. 7 ↗ An instructional permit for a Class C license is designated with which letters? DP IC MC CP Answer: CP
All instructional permits use the class letter followed by 'P', so a Class C permit is a CP.
Handbook p. 7 ↗ Under House Bill 136 (2017), which vehicle no longer requires a Class M Motorcycle license to operate? A golf cart A three-wheel motorcycle with handlebars A moped under 50cc A three-wheel autocycle with a steering wheel Answer: A three-wheel autocycle with a steering wheel
HB 136 exempted three-wheel autocycles, which have a steering wheel instead of handlebars, from the Class M requirement.
Handbook p. 7 ↗ Previous lesson Vision requirements Next lesson Restriction codes and carrying your license About the source Roadwise’s Georgia course uses the driver handbook edition supplied with this study pack. This lesson cites source pages 7. The linked PDF is a third-party mirror of the handbook, rather than a government-hosted page.
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For current application requirements, fees, appointments, and the format that applies to your age or license type, check Georgia’s DDS. Roadwise provides study material and does not issue permits or licenses.