Module 1- Introduction: How

to Get Your Drivers Permit

Melissa Boggs

Schedule

Objectives

Lecture

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Objectives

Students will know the steps required to obtain permit

Students will know the steps required to obtain license

Students will know how to replace/renew their license

Students will know their rights regarding becoming an organ donor

How to Get Permit:

1. Learn everything is this class

2. Take driver knowledge exam

3. Pass vision screening

4. Obtain TIPIC (Temporary instruction permit identification card)

Drivers Knowledge Exam

Questions are multiple choice

Questions will be based off the material covered in this course

You must pass with at least 75% of questions answered correctly

Opportunity to Respond!

True or false: I cannot get my permit if I wear glasses or contact lenses.

False, you just must meet the minimum requirements while wearing your corrective lenses.

What’s next after I get my permit?

You have ONE YEAR to get your license

If you wait too long you will have to reapply

Take and pass drivers skills test

Go to BMV, pay the fees and get your license!

Opportunity to Respond!

True or False: You have as much time as you’d like to get your license after you get your permit?

FALSE! You must get your license within ONE year of obtaining your permit.

What is the Drivers Skills Test?

Maneuverability and Driving Test

Maneuverability is conducted in two steps

Forward through a box

Back past the point marker, straighten car, and stop with bumper even

Watch this!

Drivers Skills Test cont.

Once you pass the maneuverability test, you will be allowed to take the skills test that is conducted on the road.

After the skills test, the instructor will provide feedback and you will find out if you passed.

Skills Test Scoring

Points will be deducted for:

Stopping to check progress

Bumping markers

Misjudging stopping distance

Not parallel with test area

Immediate failure= running over or knocking down a marker, removing a marker completely from its designated area or other dangerous action.

If you passed…

You will go to the BMV

Pay necessesary fees

Get your license!

If you did not pass…

• The knowledge test: you must wait 24 hours before retaking the exam.

• If you fail the skills test:

if you fail the maneuverability test you will not permitted to move on to the road skills test.

You must wait seven days before retaking the road skills test

If you pass the maneuverability but fail the skills test, you will only be required to retake the skills test.

If you fail the skills test four times you must wait six months retesting.

Accommodations

You may be able to take an audio version of the knowledge test, but it’s up to the examiner. You must be able to understand all traffic signs.

Renewing Your License

• If you receive your license before your 21st birthday, it will expire on your 21st birthday. You must renew your license on your 21st birthday and every four years after that.

How to renew:

Go to a deputy registrar office

Retake the vision test

Pay the appropriate fees

Get a new photo taken

Replacing Your License

If your license is lost, stolen, or destroyed, you must get it replaced.

You must have verification of your identification (birth certificate, or passport)

It is $22 for each replacement license

Organ Donor

When getting your license, you will be asked if you want to become an organ donor.

If you choose to become an organ donor, a symbol will appear on your license.

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