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What is the legal driving age in Wisconsin?
The other day, my five-year-old kid was asking how old they’d have to be to drive a cool car like their dad’s MX-5 Miata. I told them I didn’t know, but that doesn’t cut it anymore for kids these days—they know Google exists. So, what is the legal driving age in Wisconsin?
Cameron Thiessen · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
You can tell your kid that they only have to wait another 10 years—the legal driving age in Wisconsin is 15 years old for an instruction permit.
But that doesn’t mean new drivers can just get behind the wheel on their own right away. Here’s what you need to know about learner’s permits:
- Applicants have to provide identification at the DMV and pass a knowledge test and a vision screening.
- If under 18, applicants need to be signed up for, or have already finished, a driver education course.
- If under 18, applicants need to be enrolled in school and must have an adult sponsor them by paying the necessary fee.
- With an instruction permit, drivers are restricted from driving unless accompanied by a qualified instructor, a licensed family member 19 or older, or another licensed adult 21 or older with written permission from a legal guardian.
After holding an instruction permit for six months, if the driver hasn’t had any violations, they can apply for a probationary license. They’ll need to have completed driver’s ed and logged a minimum of 50 hours of driving experience, including 10 hours of night driving. Finally, applicants have to pass a road test.
Until age 18, drivers are restricted on the number of passengers who can ride in the car with them and are subjected to a curfew wherein they are only allowed to drive between home, work, and school from midnight to 5 a.m.
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