TEEN DRIVER'S LICENSE INFORMATION
DRIVING AFFIDAVIT
DRIVING TIPS
WHAT TO DO IF YOU ARE IN AN ACCIDENT
TEEN DRIVER'S LICENSE INFORMATION
INSTRUCTION PERMIT
- Present acceptable proof of identity Must be 14 years of age.
- Parent or guardian consent required for all applicants under the age of 16.
- Vision & written tests required. Instruction Permit holder may drive at any time when accompanied by a licensed adult driver 18 years of age or older.
- To get a Restricted License, you must have held an Instruction Permit for at least 12 months.
FARM PERMITS
- Present acceptable proof of identity
- Must be at least 14 years of age but less than 16.
- Parent or guardian consent required.
- Full test (vision, written, & drive) or Driver’s Ed completion slip required.
- Must live or work on a farm of 20 acres or more. Written documentation from the parent or employer is required. Prior to age 16, applicant must provide affidavit showing at least 50 hours of adult supervised driving, with 10 of those hours being at night, by a licensed driver at least 21 years old. If affidavit is not provided prior to age 16, the driver will remain restricted until age 17 or until affidavit is provided, whichever occurs first. Farm Permit holder may drive to and from school (not school activities); to, from or in connection with any farm related work, or at any time when accompanied by a licensed adult driver 18 years of age or older.
RESTRICTED DRIVER'S LICENSE (CLASS C OR M)
- Present acceptable proof of identity
- Must be 15 years of age but less than 16.
- Parent or guardian consent required.
- Driver's Ed completion slip required.
- Required to have had an Instruction Permit for at least 6 months, during which time the licensee must have completed at least 25 hours of supervised driving. Additional 25 hours required prior to age 16. All 50 hours can be completed anytime after obtaining Instruction Permit.
- Prior to age 16, applicant must provide affidavit showing at least 50 hours of adult supervised driving, with 10 of those hours being at night, by a licensed driver at least 21 years old. If affidavit is not provided prior to age 16 the driver will remain restricted until age 17 or until affidavit is provided, whichever occurs first.
- Restricted licensee may drive to and from school (not school activities); to, from or in connection with any employment or farm related work, or at any time when accompanied by a licensed adult driver 18 years of age or older.
NON-RESTRICTED DRIVER’S LICENSE (CLASS C OR M) FOR 16 & 17 YEAR OLDS
- Present acceptable proof of identity
- Full test (vision, written, & drive) or Driver’s Ed completion slip required.
- Applicant must provide affidavit showing at least 50 hours of adult supervised driving, with 10 of those hours being at night, by a licensed driver at least 21 years old.
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
- Any person under the age of 16 with a restricted license, that is convicted of two or more moving violations will remain restricted until age 17.
- Any licensee issued a Farm Permit or Restricted license may not transport non-sibling minor passengers. Any conviction for this is considered a moving violation.
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DRIVING TIPS
Always buckle your seatbelt! If the car has a passenger-side air bag, do not let children or small teens ride in the front passenger seat. They should be buckled up in the back seat.
Never drive after drinking or taking drugs! Even some over the counter drugs can impair driving. Check the warning label before taking them.
Do not drive tired.
Leave tricks and racing to professional drivers. They are trained and operate under controlled conditions you cannot duplicate.
Drive defensively and obey traffic laws and speed limits. You do not own the road, but you do own a car. Protect it, yourself, and others. Watch out for deer, aggressive drivers, pedestrians and cyclists. Be cautious about assuming what other drivers will do. For example, even if a car’s turn signal is on, wait for the driver to commit to the turn before you pull out in front of him or her. Keep at least a two-second distance away from the vehicle ahead of you.
Headlights make you more visible to others. Use them during dusk, night, dawn, inclement weather, and even daylight on long stretches of roadway.
Learn what to do during severe weather.
Looking away from the road for a few seconds can cause an accident, so avoid distractions. Pull over at a safe spot to talk on the phone, comb your hair or put on make-up, find a different CD, let a bug out of the car, or clean up a mess. If your friends will be distracting passengers, do not drive with them.
A loud stereo can be distracting, make you drive faster than you should, and keep you from hearing a siren or horn. Turn it down to be on the safe side. Never wear headphones while driving.
To go somewhere new, get complete directions and understand them before you go.
Do not drive when you are angry or upset. Strong emotions can distract you or encourage foolish actions.
Learn how to pump your own gas, jump-start a car, and properly maintain your car, e.g. how to check and add oil and windshield washer fluid.
If you are stranded and have a cell phone, dial *47 (*HP) for the nearest Highway Patrol dispatcher or *KTA on the Kansas Turnpike for assistance.
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WHAT TO DO IF YOU ARE IN AN ACCIDENT
Stay calm and stay at the scene. Try to move out of the way of traffic to protect yourself and others.
If someone is hurt, call for emergency assistance and try to help them.
Report the accident to your local police department or sheriff’s office right away.
Exchange insurance information and contact information with the other people involved in the accident. Call your insurance company as soon as you get home.
Find out from the law enforcement officer if it is okay to leave the scene after you have exchanged information. Do not leave without permission.
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