GDL restricted driving hours — Oklahoma Permit Test

GDL restricted driving hours on the Oklahoma permit test — 2 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Oklahoma's Graduated Driver License restricts a teen's driving to the hours of 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Late-night driving is the most dangerous for new drivers, with darkness, tired drivers and more impaired drivers on the road.

House Bill 1599 requires teens to apply for the license which restricts their driving time to the hours of 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. with the exceptions for driving to work, school, church or related activities or if a licensed driver over 21 years of age is seated next to the teenager.

Oklahoma Driver Manual, p.8

A teen with a restricted GDL license may drive outside the allowed hours when driving to work, school, church or related activities.

The rule is meant to cut late-night joyriding, not to stop a teen getting to a job or school event.

House Bill 1599 requires teens to apply for the license which restricts their driving time to the hours of 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. with the exceptions for driving to work, school, church or related activities or if a licensed driver over 21 years of age is seated next to the teenager.

Oklahoma Driver Manual, p.8

On the test

Between which hours may a teen with an Oklahoma restricted GDL license drive on their own?

5 a.m. to 10 p.m.. Late-night driving is the most dangerous for new drivers, with darkness, tired drivers and more impaired drivers on the road. Oklahoma Driver Manual, p.8: “House Bill 1599 requires teens to apply for the license which restricts their driving time to the hours of 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. with the exceptions for driving to work, school, church or related activities or if a licensed driver over 21 years of age is seated next to the teenager.”

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Every rule here is checked against Oklahoma Driver Manual, published by the Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.