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Idaho permit-test flashcards

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Card 1 · Learning to drive

A young Idaho resident wants to begin an approved driver-training program. What is the minimum age described for the driver-training permit?

  1. 15 years and six months.
  2. 16 years.
  3. 14 years and six months.
  4. 17 years.
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Correct answer: 14 years and six months.

The driver-training permit is available beginning at 14 1/2. It is not an unrestricted license; during training it authorizes driving with the instructor.

Source: Idaho Driver's Handbook, July 2026; printed/PDF p. 15 — Driver Training Permits · Original question review: 2026-09-29

Card 2 · Instruction permits

A 19-year-old is practicing with an ordinary Class D instruction permit. Which person meets the stated minimum accompanying-driver age and license requirements?

  1. An adult at least 18 who holds a valid driver license.
  2. A 17-year-old who has driven for two years.
  3. An adult who holds only an instruction permit.
  4. A licensed adult following in a separate vehicle.
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Correct answer: An adult at least 18 who holds a valid driver license.

The ordinary age-17-and-older instruction permit requires an accompanying licensed adult age 18 or older. The under-17 supervised instruction program has a different supervisor requirement.

Source: Idaho Driver's Handbook, July 2026; printed/PDF p. 16 — Class D Instruction Permits · Original question review: 2026-09-29

Card 3 · Instruction permits

For how long does the current handbook say an ordinary Class D instruction permit allows supervised practice?

  1. Six months.
  2. Ninety days.
  3. Until the holder turns 21, regardless of issue date.
  4. One year.
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Correct answer: One year.

The July 2026 handbook specifies one year. The learner must continue to meet the supervision requirement; permit validity is not permission for solo driving.

Source: Idaho Driver's Handbook, July 2026; printed/PDF p. 16 — Class D Instruction Permits · Original question review: 2026-09-29

Card 4 · Teen supervision

A 15-year-old has finished driver training and is in the supervised instruction period. Who must sit beside the learner in front?

  1. Any licensed 18-year-old, with a second friend in front.
  2. A validly licensed driver at least 21, with no other front-seat passenger.
  3. A parent of any age who has only a permit.
  4. A licensed 21-year-old in the rear seat.
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Correct answer: A validly licensed driver at least 21, with no other front-seat passenger.

The under-17 supervised instruction program requires a licensed supervisor age 21 or older in the front seat beside the driver. No other passenger may occupy the front seat.

Source: Idaho Driver's Handbook, July 2026; printed/PDF p. 19 — Graduated Driver's License Program — supervision · Original question review: 2026-09-29

Card 5 · Teen supervision

A teen finishes 50 supervised hours, including ten at night, in three months. What still prevents completion of the ordinary supervised instruction requirement?

  1. The requirement is 100 supervised hours rather than 50.
  2. The minimum six-month violation-free period has not elapsed.
  3. All 50 hours must be completed after dark.
  4. The six-month period may be replaced by one extra driving lesson.
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Correct answer: The minimum six-month violation-free period has not elapsed.

The program requires both at least six violation-free months and at least 50 supervised hours, including ten at night. Finishing the hours early does not shorten the period.

Source: Idaho Driver's Handbook, July 2026; printed/PDF p. 19 — Graduated Driver's License Program — period and hours · Original question review: 2026-09-29

Card 6 · Teen supervision

A learner is convicted of a traffic-law violation during the supervised instruction period. What does the handbook say happens?

  1. Only the hours driven on the violation date are removed.
  2. The permit automatically becomes an unrestricted license.
  3. The learner may finish the original period without reapplying.
  4. The permit is canceled; after reapplying, a new minimum six-month period begins.
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Correct answer: The permit is canceled; after reapplying, a new minimum six-month period begins.

A conviction during supervised instruction causes permit cancellation and restarts the minimum six-month period when a new permit is issued.

Source: Idaho Driver's Handbook, July 2026; printed/PDF p. 19 — Graduated Driver's License Program — violation · Original question review: 2026-09-29

Card 7 · Novice restrictions

A licensed 15-year-old wants to drive at midnight. What is required under the under-16 restriction?

  1. A validly licensed driver at least 21 must sit in the front seat beside the driver.
  2. Any licensed passenger under 21 may ride in the back.
  3. No supervisor is needed for a short familiar route.
  4. Only a promise to drive directly home is needed.
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Correct answer: A validly licensed driver at least 21 must sit in the front seat beside the driver.

A licensed driver under 16 is restricted to daylight travel unless accompanied by the qualified licensed adult beside them. A short trip does not remove the restriction.

Source: Idaho Driver's Handbook, July 2026; printed/PDF p. 16 — Restriction When Under 16 · Original question review: 2026-09-29

Card 8 · Novice restrictions

During the first six months after a license is issued to a 16-year-old, how many unrelated passengers under 17 may ordinarily ride with that driver?

  1. No more than three if everyone is belted.
  2. Any number who sit in the rear.
  3. No more than one.
  4. None, including passengers related by blood, adoption or marriage.
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Correct answer: No more than one.

The limit is one passenger under 17, except for passengers related to the driver by blood, adoption or marriage. It applies during the first six months of licensing while under 17.

Source: Idaho Driver's Handbook, July 2026; printed/PDF p. 16 — Restriction When Under 17 · Original question review: 2026-09-29

Card 9 · Licensing

A 17-year-old applicant is not married. What additional consent is ordinarily needed to obtain an Idaho license?

  1. Consent from any licensed classmate.
  2. Only the signature of the driving instructor.
  3. Consent from a parent or legal guardian serving as the liability signer.
  4. No consent once driver training is complete.
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Correct answer: Consent from a parent or legal guardian serving as the liability signer.

An applicant under 18 needs the required liability signer. Driver training does not replace that consent.

Source: Idaho Driver's Handbook, July 2026; printed/PDF p. 26 — Liability Signer · Original question review: 2026-09-29

Card 10 · Licensing

An applicant under 18 has completed driver training but is still attending high school. What school-related proof is required?

  1. Acceptable proof of school enrollment and attendance, or qualifying completion.
  2. Only a report showing a passing grade in mathematics.
  3. Only a promise to attend school after licensing.
  4. No school documentation once driving lessons are complete.
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Correct answer: Acceptable proof of school enrollment and attendance, or qualifying completion.

Idaho requires acceptable verification of enrollment and attendance or graduation/equivalent completion for applicants under 18.

Source: Idaho Driver's Handbook, July 2026; printed/PDF p. 26 — Verification of School Compliance · Original question review: 2026-09-29

Card 11 · Licensing

You move to a new home in Idaho. When must you notify ITD of your address change?

  1. Only when the license expires.
  2. Within one year.
  3. Only when moving to another county.
  4. Within 30 days.
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Correct answer: Within 30 days.

Notify ITD within 30 days. Updating the record and ordering a replacement card displaying the new address are separate actions.

Source: Idaho Driver's Handbook, July 2026; printed/PDF p. 29 — Address Change · Original question review: 2026-09-29

Card 12 · License restrictions

Your license has a corrective-lens restriction. May you leave your glasses off for a short daytime drive?

  1. Yes, if the trip stays below 35 mph.
  2. No; wear the required glasses or contacts whenever driving.
  3. Yes, unless the route includes an interstate.
  4. Yes, if you passed the written test without glasses.
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Correct answer: No; wear the required glasses or contacts whenever driving.

The lens restriction applies whenever you operate a motor vehicle. Distance, daylight and familiarity do not cancel it.

Source: Idaho Driver's Handbook, July 2026; printed/PDF p. 32 — Medical/Visual Screening · Original question review: 2026-09-29

Card 13 · Test preparation

Your road-test car has an unsafe tire and a critical warning light. What should you expect?

  1. The examiner must test it if its registration is current.
  2. The test must be rescheduled with a roadworthy vehicle or after repairs.
  3. A lower test speed automatically makes the defects acceptable.
  4. The examiner checks paperwork only, not vehicle condition.
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Correct answer: The test must be rescheduled with a roadworthy vehicle or after repairs.

Examiners check the test car before the drive. A bad tire or a critical warning light makes it unsafe, so the test is postponed until the car is repaired or another one is used.

Source: Idaho Driver's Handbook, July 2026; printed/PDF p. 36 — Skills Test Examiner Vehicle Inspection · Original question review: 2026-09-29

Card 14 · Test preparation

Which insurance evidence does the handbook require in the vehicle for the Class D skills test?

  1. An expired insurance card with a verbal renewal assurance.
  2. An SR-22 certificate alone as the test vehicle insurance proof.
  3. Only the examiner's personal insurance policy.
  4. A current paper or digital proof-of-insurance copy.
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Correct answer: A current paper or digital proof-of-insurance copy.

The handbook accepts current paper or digital proof of insurance and expressly says an SR-22 is not valid proof for this test requirement.

Source: Idaho Driver's Handbook, July 2026; printed/PDF p. 35 — Required Documents — Vehicle Insurance · Original question review: 2026-09-29

Card 15 · Licensing

You passed the skills test and received the sealed result envelope, but no license has been issued. May you now drive alone solely because you passed?

  1. No; results must be recorded and a driver license issued before licensed privileges begin.
  2. Yes, the sealed envelope itself is an unrestricted license.
  3. Yes, for seven days while the paperwork is delivered.
  4. Yes, if the examiner gave you a passing score verbally.
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Correct answer: No; results must be recorded and a driver license issued before licensed privileges begin.

Passing the test does not itself issue a license. Keep the results sealed and complete the licensing process; any existing permit restrictions still matter.

Source: Idaho Driver's Handbook, July 2026; printed/PDF p. 37 — Results · Original question review: 2026-09-29

Card 16 · Insurance

Which minimum liability limits apply to an Idaho personal-use auto policy: one injured person / all injured people in one crash / property damage?

  1. $15,000 / $30,000 / $5,000.
  2. $20,000 / $40,000 / $10,000.
  3. $25,000 / $50,000 / $15,000.
  4. $50,000 / $100,000 / $50,000.
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Correct answer: $25,000 / $50,000 / $15,000.

The Insurance Department states these minimum bodily-injury and property-damage limits. Higher coverage may be purchased; liability coverage addresses harm to others for which you are responsible.

Source: Idaho Department of Insurance, Required Auto Coverage — bodily injury and property damage liability minimums; read September 29, 2026 ↗ · Original question review: 2026-09-29

Card 17 · Vehicle registration

Idaho no longer requires annual DMV plate stickers after July 1, 2026. What must the owner of an ordinary passenger car still do?

  1. Stop renewing because the plate is permanent.
  2. Renew only when a plate becomes unreadable.
  3. Renew the vehicle registration on schedule.
  4. Replace registration with an insurance card alone.
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Correct answer: Renew the vehicle registration on schedule.

The sticker change does not end vehicle registration. Keep registration current even though no new annual DMV sticker is issued.

Source: ITD, June 30, 2026 — July 1 registration sticker change; registration still required ↗ · Original question review: 2026-09-29

Card 18 · Crash duties

A crash causes no injury but more than $1,500 in property damage. What does the handbook require?

  1. Report the crash to police.
  2. Report only if both vehicles must be towed.
  3. Notify only your insurer and never police.
  4. Report only if the other driver admits fault.
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Correct answer: Report the crash to police.

The handbook requires a police report for injury crashes or property damage exceeding $1,500. Fault or whether a car can still be driven does not remove the duty.

Source: Idaho Driver's Handbook, July 2026; printed/PDF p. 121 — Crashes and the Law — reporting · Original question review: 2026-09-29

Card 19 · Crash duties

After a non-injury crash on an interstate, your car is operable and blocking a travel lane. What should you do if it can be moved safely?

  1. Leave it in the lane until every driver has photographed it.
  2. Remain in the travel lane until fault has been decided.
  3. Drive away without exchanging information.
  4. Move it to a shoulder, median or emergency lane.
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Correct answer: Move it to a shoulder, median or emergency lane.

Idaho's Quick Clearance rule requires safely moving vehicles after a crash without death or injury on an interstate or major divided highway. Clearing the lane does not excuse other crash duties.

Source: Idaho Driver's Handbook, July 2026; printed/PDF p. 121 — Crashes and the Law — Quick Clearance · Original question review: 2026-09-29

Card 20 · Crash duties

An injured occupant is in a damaged vehicle, there is no immediate danger, and you lack medical training. What should you do?

  1. Pull the person out immediately in every crash.
  2. Call for emergency help and avoid moving the injured person unnecessarily.
  3. Give the person a ride before calling for help.
  4. Delay calling until the other driver supplies insurance details.
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Correct answer: Call for emergency help and avoid moving the injured person unnecessarily.

Provide help you can safely give and summon police and medical assistance. Do not move an injured person without appropriate training unless an immediate danger, such as fire, requires it.

Source: Idaho Driver's Handbook, July 2026; printed/PDF p. 121 — Crashes and the Law — injured people · Original question review: 2026-09-29

These are selected learning examples, not state examination questions or complete handbook coverage. Read the original source when a condition or exception is unclear.