A 3-minute lesson from the Hawaii course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
The road test checks that you can actually handle a car in traffic. Know what to bring, what you'll be asked to do, how medical restrictions work, and the two kinds of traffic citations.
For the driver performance test you must:
Be accompanied to the testing station by a licensed driver
Provide a vehicle in safe operating condition
Have current registration, current safety inspection certificate and insurance ID card
Correct all vehicle safety defects before the test
Bring no passengers – they aren't permitted during the test
Knowledge and road tests may be waived for Class 1–3 applicants holding a provisional license or a valid license from another state, D.C., a U.S. territory, a Canadian province or a reciprocal country. Renewals may be waived too.
Medical problems such as major surgery, amputation or serious illness don't necessarily end your driving. The licensing office can review a medical report and give vision and skills tests, then issue a license with restrictions.
Know the rule
A license is withdrawn only when it's determined the driver cannot operate a vehicle safely under any condition.
Your friend wants to take the road test in your car, but its safety inspection has expired and her brother plans to ride in back for support. Both are problems: the car needs a current inspection certificate, and no passengers are allowed during the test.
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.
Before you may take the driver performance road test, you must first pass tests on:
Vision and road signs only
Rules of the road, vision, and traffic control devices
Rules of the road and a physical exam
Vision and a defensive driving course
Answer: Rules of the road, vision, and traffic control devices
The preliminary exams are rules of the road, vision, and recognition of traffic control devices, and they must be passed before the road test.
The knowledge and road tests may be waived for applicants who:
are over 30 and have a clean driving record
hold a valid license from another U.S. state
have finished a defensive driving course
already own a vehicle registered in Hawaii
Answer: hold a valid license from another U.S. state
Knowledge and road tests may be waived for class 1-3 applicants with a provisional license or a valid license from another U.S. state or a reciprocal jurisdiction.