Before learner permit — Rhode Island Permit Test

In Rhode Island you cannot get a limited learner permit until you are 16.

A 15-year-old with a permit would be learning traffic before the state thinks they are ready for it.

Although you cannot obtain a Limited Learner Permit from the DMV until you are sixteen (16),

An applicant aged 16 to 18 must pass an accredited 33-hour classroom driver education class before getting a limited learner permit.

A teen who sits behind the wheel knowing no rules learns them from near misses instead.

First: You must pass an accredited thirty-three (33) hour classroom driver education class.

Before getting a limited learner permit, a 16- to 18-year-old must also pass a computerized knowledge exam given by the DMV.

A teen who never proved they know the rules could be practicing on real roads while guessing at signs.

Second: You must pass a computerized knowledge exam administered by the Division of Motor Vehicles (“DMV”).

An applicant over 18 does not have to take the classroom driver education course but must still take the computerized knowledge exam.

An adult who thinks no test applies to them shows up for a license without ever learning the rules.

If you are over the age of eighteen (18), you are not required to attend the classroom course, but you must take the computerized knowledge exam.

What is the youngest age at which Rhode Island issues a limited learner permit?

Age 16. A 15-year-old with a permit would be learning traffic before the state thinks they are ready for it. Rhode Island Driver’s Manual, p.10: “Although you cannot obtain a Limited Learner Permit from the DMV until you are sixteen (16),”