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Can you start driving at 16?
My daughter is about a week away from turning 16. While I know I could start to drive at 16, that was almost 30 years ago. I’m not sure what the laws are today. Can my daughter start driving at 16?
Eric Schad · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
While you never want to see your child grow up too fast, all 50 states allow you to start driving at 16. However, this doesn’t mean that your daughter automatically gets her full license. Instead, she may receive a
learner’s permit
since she’s never driven before.Depending on where you live, she will have to go to either a driving school or attend driver’s ed at her high school before she can take the written test or behind-the-wheel test. And even after she passes, she may only be eligible for a restricted or provisional license.
This means that she could have a curfew and only a certain number of passengers when driving. That should provide at least a little bit of solace!
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