Unit 1 Flashcards
What are the rules/laws for obtaining an Iowa learner’s permit?
Be at least 14 years old. Your parent or guardian must provide written consent, either in person at a driver’s license issuance site or complete the “parent’s/guardian’s written consent form (form 430018). Pass the written and vision test. (dot good resource for everything)
What can I do with an Iowa learner’s permit?
Drive at any time with adult supervision. Adult supervision means your parent, guardian, custodian, an immediate family member at least 21 years of age, a driver education instructor, or a person at least 25 years with written permission from your parent, guardian, or custodian. The supervising adult must possess a valid driver’s license.
What can’t I do with an Iowa learner’s permit?
Drive without adult supervision. Use a cell phone, smartphone, tablet, or other electronic communication or entertainment device while driving. This doesn’t apply to equipment permanently installed in your vehicle. Carry more passengers than the number of seat belts in your vehicle, even when driving with adult supervision.
What are the rules/laws for obtaining an Iowa minor school license?
Be at least 14.5 years old. Complete an Iowa-approved driver education course. Hold an instruction permit and a clean driving record for at least six consecutive months immediately before applying for your minor school license. Live 1 mile or more from the school you are enrolled in, unless a special need exists. If you have more than one residence, where you live is the location you reside the majority of the time.
more (bs) rules/laws pertaining to an iowa minor school license?
if you are a public school student, you must have your school superintendent, principal, or school board chair AND your parent or guardian sign “Affidavit for School License (form 430021)” available at any driver’s license issuance site or online. If you are a student at an accredited nonpublic school (private school), you must have the authorities in charge of your school AND your parent or guardian sign “Affidavit for School License (form 430021).” Along with providing your completed “Affidavit for School License”, you may be required to complete a drive test at the driver’s license issuance site.
What can I do with an Iowa minor school license?
This license allows you to drive without adult supervision between the hours of 5am and 10pm for the following:
Drive from your home to your school(s) of enrollment or school sponsored activities using the most direct and accessible route. Public school students are limited to driving within the school district of enrollment or a contiguous district and accredited nonpublic (private) school students are limited to driving within a 50 mile driving distance. Activities must be at the school(s) you are enrolled in.
Drive to a school that is not your school that is not your school of enrollment to participate in extracurricular activities. Activities must be in a contiguous (bordering) school district for public school, or not more than 50 miles driving distance for private school students, and must be held at a site, facility, or school designated for the activity under a sharing agreement between schools or conducted at a site or facility that the school you are enrolled in has designated to accommodate extracurricular activities.
Drive from your home to the closest school bus stop.
Stop for fuel while on route or at the closest filling station off route.
What about adult supervision (minor school license?)
You may also drive at any time with adult supervision. Adult supervision means your parent, guardian, custodian, and immediate family member at least 21 years of age, a driver education instructor, or a person at least 25 years of age with written permission from yoru parent, guardian, or custodian. The supervising adult must possess a valid driver’s license.
What can’t I do with a minor school license?
Use a cell phone, smartphone, tablet, or other electronic communication or entertainment device while driving.
carry more than one minor passenger that is not a relative when driving without adult supervision. A relative means someone that is your brother, sister, step-brother, step-sister, or another minor living in your household.
Drive to a school that is not your school of enrollment to participate in extracurricular activities if the activities are not in a contiguous (bordering) school district for public school students, or not at a school that is within a 50 mile driving distance for private school students and are not held at a site, facility, or school designated for the activity under a sharing agreement between schools or are not conducted at a site or facility that the school you are enrolled in has designated to accommodate extracurricular activities.
Carry more passengers than the number of seat belts in your vehicle, even when driving with adult supervision.
What if I mess up (minor school license)?
Your license may be suspended if you are convicted of a traffic violation (including, but not limited to, speeding, reckless driving, failure to obey a traffic signal), violate any of the restrictions on your license, or are involved in a crash you caused or contributed to.
First offense: Your license may be suspended for 30 days and you must pay a fee to reinstate your minor school license.
Second offense: Your license will be revoked for 30 days and you must pay a fee to reinstate to an instruction permit for six months before you are eligible for a minor school license. (revoked for 30 days plus 6 months?).
Any time you have a violation, or any time your license gets suspended or revoked, your six-month period to have a clean driving record will start over.
What are the rules/laws for obtaining an Iowa intermediate license?
Be at least 16 years old. Complete an Iowa-approved driver education course. Must hold a valid instruction permit for a total of at least 12 months and maintain a clean driving record for at least 6 consecutive months immediately before applying for an intermediate license. Your parent or guardian must provide written consent; this can be done in-person at a driver’s license issuance site or by completing the “parent’s/guardian’s written consent form (form 430018).” It’s also required that you complete 20 hours of supervised driving INCLUDING any driving you completed in driver’s education. At least two of these hours must be between sunset and sunrise.
What can’t I do with an intermediate license?
Drive without adult supervision between 12:30am and 5 am. Your parent, guardian, or custodian can complete a “waiver of intermediate driver’s license hour restriction form (form 431170)” to waive this restriction for school or work purposes. Once complete, the form needs to be carried in the vehicle when driving after hours.
Use a cell phone, smartphone, tablet, or other electronic communication or entertainment device while driving. This doesn’t apply to equipment permanently installed in your vehicle.
If the back of your license says you have a “passenger restriction”, for the first six months you have your intermediate license you cannot carry more than one minor passenger that is not a relative when driving without adult supervision. A relative means someone that is your brother, sister, step-brother, step-sister, or another minor living in your household.
Carry more passengers than the number of seat belts in your vehicle, even when driving with adult supervision.
What if I mess up with an intermediate license?
Your permit(*still considered permit in this case?) may be suspended if you are convicted of a moving traffic violation (examples include, but are not limited to, speeding, reckless driving, failure to obey a traffic signal), violate any of the restrictions on your permit, or are involved in a crash you caused or contributed to.
First conviction, violation, or crash: Your permit(*license?) may be suspended or you may receive a safety advisory letter.
Second conviction, violation, or crash: Your permit(*license?) will be suspended for 30 days.
Any time you have a conviction, violation, or crash, or any time your license gets suspended or revoked, your six-month period to have a clean driving record will start over.
How do I move to the final step: a full license?
Be at least 17 years old. keep your intermediate license for at least 12 consecutive months immediately before applying for a full license. Maintain a clean driving record for at least 12 consecutive months immediately before applying for a full license. Complete 10 hours of supervised driving while holding your intermediate license. At least two of those hours must be between sunset and sunrise.
Once you turn 18 you can obtain a full license without meeting these requirements.
What is the purpose of GDL (graduated driver’s licensing) laws?
Strong GDL programs can reduce the likelihood of a traffic crash for teen drivers (NHTSA).
What is the leading cause of death for 16 and 17 year olds?
The five leading causes of death among teenagers are accidents (unintentional injuries), homicide, suicide, cancer, and heart disease. Accidents account for nearly one-half of all teenage deaths.
As a category of accidents, motor vehicle fatality is the leading cause of death to teenagers, representing over one-third of all deaths. (CDC)
