Provisional license limits — New Mexico Permit Test

A provisional licensee may not drive on public highways between midnight and 5:00 a.m.

Late at night it is dark, drivers are tired and more of them have been drinking, so teen crashes rise.

The driver may not operate a motor vehicle upon public highways between the hours of midnight and 5:00 AM.

Unless a licensed driver 21 or older is in the vehicle, a provisional driver may carry no more than 1 passenger under 21 who is not immediate family.

Young friends in the car pull your eyes and mind off the road, and each extra one raises the risk.

Unless a licensed driver that is 21 years old or older is in the vehicle, you may not have more than one other passenger under the age of 21 who is not a member of your immediate family in the vehicle.

To get a provisional license you must complete at least 50 hours of practice driving.

Hours behind the wheel build the habits that keep you calm when something goes wrong.

The driver must complete not less than 50 hours of practice driving, including not less than 10 hours of nighttime driving.

At least 10 of your practice driving hours must be at night.

Night driving is harder because you see less, so you need to try it with a helper first.

The driver must complete not less than 50 hours of practice driving, including not less than 10 hours of nighttime driving.

A parent or guardian must certify that the driver has completed the practice driving.

Your parent rode with you, so they are the one who can say the hours were really done.

The parent or guardian shall certify that the driver has completed the practice driving part.

To get a provisional license you must pass a written test, a road test and a vision screening.

The tests check that you know the rules, can handle a car and can see well enough to drive alone.

The driver must pass a written and road test in addition to a vision screening.

The youngest age for a provisional license is 15 years and 6 months, after holding a permit for 6 months.

Waiting till then means you have had a full half year of practice with a helper.

The minimum age to receive a provisional license is 15 years and 6 months if the driver has held an instructional permit for 6 months.

You must not have been convicted of a traffic violation in the 90 days before applying for a provisional license.

A clean record for a while shows you have learned to drive by the rules before you drive alone.

The driver must have not been convicted of a traffic violation in the 90 days prior to applying for a provisional license.

During which hours may a provisional licensee not drive, unless an exception applies?

Midnight to 5:00 a.m.. Late at night it is dark, drivers are tired and more of them have been drinking, so teen crashes rise. New Mexico Driver Manual, p.2: “The driver may not operate a motor vehicle upon public highways between the hours of midnight and 5:00 AM.”