A 3-minute lesson from the Missouri course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
The intermediate license (Class F) lets you drive without a supervisor, but with passenger and late-night limits. You're eligible from 16 until 18. It's supervised independence while you build experience.
To obtain an intermediate license:
Meet the Step One requirements, including holding the permit at least six months (182 days)
No alcohol-related convictions in the last 12 months
No traffic convictions in the last six months
A parent, grandparent, stepparent, guardian or certified trainer verifies your 40 hours at the office
Pass vision, road sign and written tests again if earlier results are more than one year old
You may not drive alone between 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m., except to and from a school activity, job or emergency, unless a licensed driver 21 or older is with you.
Parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, stepbrothers, stepsisters, and adopted or foster children living in your household. Parents and grandparents include foster, step and adoptive.
Six weeks after getting your intermediate license, you want to drive three 17-year-old friends to a game. Not allowed: in the first six months you may carry only one passenger under 19 who isn't immediate family. Your younger sister wouldn't count toward the 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.
At what age can a Missouri driver become eligible for an Intermediate License (Class F)?
14
15
17
16
Answer: 16
The Intermediate License, Step Two of the GDL program, has an eligible age of 16.
An Intermediate License holder wants to drive alone at 2:00 a.m. What is the rule?
Allowed with any licensed passenger
Not allowed, even for work or an emergency
Only for school, work, emergencies, or with a 21+ driver
Allowed only for school activities
Answer: Only for school, work, emergencies, or with a 21+ driver
Intermediate license holders may not drive alone between 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. except for school activities, work, emergencies, or with a licensed driver 21 or older.