What is the minimum age for a Maryland learner’s instructional permit?
Correct answer: 15 years and 9 months.
Maryland sets the learner-permit minimum at 15 years and 9 months. Meeting the age requirement alone does not complete the application or testing requirements.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §16-103(c)(1); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
An 18-year-old first-time driver has a high school diploma and no moving violations. What minimum permit period applies before the provisional road test?
Correct answer: Three months.
An 18-year-old with a high school diploma or equivalent qualifies for the three-month permit period. Driver education, practice, testing and the moving-violation rule still apply.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §16-105(d)(3)(i); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
A 17-year-old first-time learner is preparing for a provisional license. How many supervised practice hours are required in addition to the approved driver education program?
Correct answer: At least 60 hours.
This applicant needs 60 supervised practice hours. The six hours of driver education driving instruction are a separate requirement, not the entire practice total.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §16-105(d)(2)(ii)2; Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
A qualifying 28-year-old learner must complete 14 supervised practice hours. How many must be during the defined nighttime period?
Correct answer: At least three hours.
The age-25-and-over practice requirement includes at least three nighttime hours. It is not the 10-hour minimum used for younger applicants.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §16-105(d)(4)(ii)2; Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
A first-time driver receives the original learner’s permit described in §16-105(d). How long after issuance does that permit expire?
Correct answer: Two years.
The original-applicant permit described in this subsection expires two years after issuance. Different-class and commercial permits have separate provisions, so the two-year rule should not be applied to every permit.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §16-105(d)(6); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
You have a valid physical driver’s license and are not relying on an electronic credential. Where should it be when you drive on a Maryland highway?
Correct answer: With you while you drive.
Drivers must have their license with them. Having been issued a valid license does not mean the physical document can simply be left at home.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §16-112(b); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
A 17-year-old provisional driver finishes a work shift at 12:30 a.m. Does the nighttime restriction prohibit the direct trip home from employment?
Correct answer: No; travel to or from employment is an exception.
The listed employment exception includes driving to, from, or in the course of work. It does not create a general exception for unrelated late-night outings.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §16-113(d)(3)(ii); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
A 17-year-old provisional driver is accompanied and supervised at 1 a.m. by a licensed 30-year-old with ten years of experience. Does the hour restriction itself bar this trip?
Correct answer: No; the supervised-driving exception applies.
The hour restriction includes an exception for supervision by a licensed driver at least 21. This question concerns a provisional license, not the separate learner-permit supervision rules.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §16-113(d)(3)(i); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
A driver turns 21 and the age-based alcohol restriction ends. May the driver now drive while impaired by alcohol?
Correct answer: No; the impaired-driving prohibitions still apply.
The end of an age-based restriction does not remove the laws against driving under the influence or while impaired. Legal drinking age is not permission to drive impaired.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §21-902(a)(1) and (b)(1); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
During the initial restricted period, a 17-year-old provisional driver takes a younger sibling on an otherwise lawful daytime trip. Does the young-passenger rule prohibit that sibling?
Correct answer: No; immediate-family passengers are excepted.
The MVA’s passenger restriction excepts immediate-family members. Other restrictions still apply.
Source: Maryland MVA, Provisional Driver’s License, Rules for driving with a provisional license — under-18 passenger restrictions; reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
What blood alcohol concentration at the time of testing meets Maryland’s definition of under the influence of alcohol per se?
Correct answer: 0.08 grams or more per 100 milliliters of blood.
The per-se definition uses 0.08 or more in the stated blood units. Lower readings are not a guarantee of safe or lawful driving; impairment and license restrictions are separate issues.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §11-174.1(a); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
An adult driver is impaired by alcohol but argues that a reading below 0.08 makes driving automatically lawful. Is that correct?
Correct answer: No; driving while impaired is separately prohibited.
The law separately prohibits driving or attempting to drive while impaired by alcohol. A number below the per-se threshold does not establish an automatic safe-driving exemption.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §21-902(b)(1)(i); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
During one continuous drive, a driver illegally follows too closely, runs a red light and violates a passing rule. Can that combination meet Maryland’s aggressive-driving definition?
Correct answer: Yes; three listed offenses in one continuous driving period can qualify.
The definition requires three or more of the listed offenses at the same time or during a single continuous period of driving. These three are among the listed categories.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §21-901.2(a); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
At night, you approach an oncoming vehicle. Within what distance must your beams be aimed to avoid shining glare into that driver’s eyes?
Correct answer: 500 feet.
The oncoming-vehicle rule applies within 500 feet. Low beams are the normal way to avoid the prohibited glare; do not confuse this distance with following another vehicle.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §22-223(b); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
Poor light or weather prevents you from clearly seeing people and vehicles 1,000 feet ahead on the highway. What lighting duty applies?
Correct answer: Display the required lighted lamps.
The statute requires the appropriate lighted lamps when poor light or atmospheric conditions prevent clear recognition at 1,000 feet. Daylight alone does not remove that duty.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §22-201.1; Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
A driver cuts in front of you and the immediate conflict is over. May you keep sounding the horn simply to express anger?
Correct answer: No; use it when reasonably necessary for safe operation.
The horn may be used when reasonably necessary to ensure safe operation. Continuing to sound it merely as punishment is not the stated safety use.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §22-401(b); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
What rearward viewing distance must the driver-side outside mirror provide on a Maryland-registered car?
Correct answer: At least 200 feet to the rear and along the driver’s side.
A Maryland-registered motor vehicle needs the specified outside mirror on the driver’s side, providing a view at least 200 feet rearward and along that side.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §22-403(b); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
What color light must illuminate the rear registration plate so it is legible from the required distance?
Correct answer: White.
The rear registration plate must be illuminated with white light and be clearly legible from 50 feet behind. Its lamp operates with the headlamps or auxiliary driving lamps as specified.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §22-204(f); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
You place a large, nontransparent advertising poster in the middle of your windshield, blocking your traffic view. No legal authorization or exception applies. May you drive that way?
Correct answer: No; remove the prohibited obstruction before driving.
The general prohibition covers nontransparent windshield material, subject to specific exceptions. This obstructing central poster is not within the stated authorized placements or documents.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §22-404(a)–(b); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
Someone injured in your collision asks for medical treatment. What duty does the statute impose?
Correct answer: Render reasonable assistance and arrange medical transportation.
Reasonable assistance includes arranging transportation for medical treatment when treatment is requested or clearly necessary. Emergency medical services can provide appropriate help.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §20-104(a); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
After an injury crash, no officer is present and all people entitled to your information are unable to receive it. After giving all possible required assistance, what must you do?
Correct answer: Immediately report to the nearest authorized police office.
After fulfilling the other duties as far as possible, the driver must immediately report to the nearest authorized police authority and give the required information. This is not permission to abandon assistance.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §20-104(d); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
You keep a vehicle registered in Maryland but plan not to drive it for a few weeks. Does simply not driving remove the requirement to maintain security during registration?
Correct answer: No; required security must continue during the registration period.
The registered vehicle’s owner must maintain the required insurance or other accepted security during the registration period. Temporary nonuse alone does not end that duty.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §17-104(b); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
May you shift a car into neutral and coast down a downgrade on the road?
Correct answer: No; coasting downhill with the transmission in neutral is prohibited.
Maryland prohibits a motor-vehicle driver from coasting down a downgrade with the gears or transmission in neutral. The separate truck and bus clutch rule does not create a car exception.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §21-1108(a); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
A family member wants to ride inside a mobile home while you tow it on a highway. Is that allowed?
Correct answer: No; nobody may occupy it while it is being towed.
The rule prohibits occupancy of a mobile home being towed on a highway and also prohibits the driver from allowing it. This question does not concern a self-propelled motorhome.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §21-1106(a)–(b); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
An emergency vehicle is backing at a fire-station entrance. Within what distance of that entrance ramp is passing it prohibited?
Correct answer: 100 feet.
A driver may not pass an emergency vehicle within 100 feet of a fire or rescue station entrance ramp while that emergency vehicle is parking or backing.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §21-1109(b); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
