A 2-minute lesson from the Ohio course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
A new license under 18 is probationary. For the first 12 months the rules are strictest: a midnight curfew, a one-passenger limit, and no phones at all.
Know the rule
These restrictions apply to new drivers under 18 during the first 12 months of holding a Driver License.
You're 16, licensed three months, and want to drive two classmates home from practice. Without a parent or guardian in the car you may take only one non-family passenger.
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.
During the first 12 months with a license, when may a driver under 18 drive between midnight and 6 a.m.?
Anytime, with no restriction
Only with a licensed sibling 21 or older
Never — the curfew has no exceptions
With a parent or guardian, or for documented work, school, or religious trips
Answer: With a parent or guardian, or for documented work, school, or religious trips
In the first 12 months, the driver may not drive midnight to 6 a.m. unless with a parent or guardian, or driving to or from work or a school or religious event with documentation.
A new driver under 18 is convicted of a traffic offense within the first months of holding a license. What can result?
Immediate license revocation with no path to reinstatement
A parent may need to ride along for 6 months or until 17
No consequence beyond points
Mandatory driver's ed repeat
Answer: A parent may need to ride along for 6 months or until 17
A conviction within the first months of licensure may require a parent or guardian to accompany the driver for six months, or until the driver reaches age 17.