A 3-minute lesson from the Louisiana course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
The intermediate license lets you drive alone for the first time, with two limits: a late-night curfew and a cap on young passengers. The program keeps early solo driving to lower-risk situations, such as daylight and few teen passengers.
To get an intermediate license you must:
Complete Stage 1 (the learner's permit)
Be at least 16 years old
Pass the road skills driving test with at least 80%
Any driver under 17 is barred from driving between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. unless accompanied by a licensed parent, guardian, adult at least 21, or sibling 18.
It's 7:30 p.m. and you (16, intermediate license) want to drive two friends, both 17, to the movies. That's two non-family passengers under 21 after 6 p.m., which isn't allowed. Take one friend.
Put it into practice
At 11:30 p.m. you're driving home alone from a friend's house. That breaks the curfew. With your 19-year-old sister in the car, the same drive would be legal.
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.
What is the minimum age for a Louisiana intermediate license?
16
15
17
18
Answer: 16
Stage 2 (intermediate) begins at age 16, after completing Stage 1.