<p>Can take written (computer) test for the permit at 16. Once you have a permit, you must put in 50 hours of supervised driving (with someone over 25) over 6 months. You are then eligible for the driving test which, if you pass, will give you a restricted licence (no driving 11pm to 5am). Should you successfully make it through the next 12 months without incident (citation or accident) and have had drivers ed (30 hours classroom, 6 hours behind the wheel), you are eligible for a Senior licence. Otherwise, the Senior (unrestricted) licence kicks in automatically at 18. </p>
<p>Any alcohol or drug-related offense (driving or not driving) will curtail or revoke these privileges.</p>
<p>In our school district Drivers Ed is a mandatory class for graduation. It’s built into the 10th grade curriculum.</p>
<p>Our school district didn’t build Drivers Ed into the curriculum but they did offer it after schools. I never took it when I was young however my sister did. If you take the drivers ed program (classroom and driving) the drivers ed instructor then administers your driving test at the end of the program and can issue you your license. My sister didn’t have to paralell park in the test administered by drivers ed, however I know that is required in the tests given at the normal testing places. For that reason I think they get a watered down test at the drivers ed program. Plus it must be nice to take the test with someone you have driven with before rather than a police officer whom could appear very intimidating.</p>
<p>If you take driver’s education, you can take your regular driver’s license test 6 months after your permit is issued. </p>
<p>I think this has changed since my kids got their licenses…but this is what is was three years ago…</p>
<p>At 16 1/2 you could get your license. For the next three months you could only drive immediate family members (actually I think when MY kids got their licenses, they could only have one passenger in the car…period and it had to be someone over 20 who had had their license for 4 years or more).</p>
<p>Then for the next three months, I believe they could drive immediate family (didn’t need that over 20 driver anymore) only.</p>
<p>At age 17 they could drive anyone. Also in our state there IS a driving curfew for students under 18. They cannot drive after midnight except for jobs and school related activities.</p>
<p>Does Illinois allow people over 18 to get a license without going to driving school? My friend is going to college there and would like to know if she can get a license. She’s 20. I was reading somewhere that Illinois requires 9 months after getting permit to get a license. Is that true for everyone or just the ones under 18?</p>
<p>15.5: can get Learner’s Permit with proof that we’ve taken Driver’s Ed. Must have Permit to take behind-the-wheel driver’s training.</p>
<p>16: can get provisional license. For the first year:
-Cannot drive between 11 PM and 5 AM without a licensed adult (over 25) in the passenger seat
-Cannot drive anyone under the age of 20 (even family) without a licensed adult (over 25) in the passenger seat</p>
<p>Under age 18:
No iPods, Bluetooth, cell phones, etc usage allowed while driving. </p>
<p>You can get your driver’s license in Illinois without a Driver’s Ed course after the age of 18. Just pass the test at the DMV.</p>
<p>Under the age of 18 rules have changed. Teriwtt mentioned a couple things that are now out of date. Under 18 you must now hold your driver’s permit for 9 months. Also, you must get 50 hours behind the wheel with someone over the age of 21. I think there’s a couple more, but don’t remember at the moment…</p>
<p>15.5-Can drive with a licensed adult over age 25 (we don’t have a learner’s permit, you can just start driving then)
16-Can take written and road test to get full license. Must take driver’s ed though, requiring 30 class room hours, 10 driving hours, 6 observing hours, and 20 driving hours with a parent. Once you get your license, you can only drive one non-family member for sixth months, and can’t drive between 1am and 5 am until you’re 18.
18-Can get license with no driver’s ed</p>
<p>NJ ~ Just to clarify the information above. After completing the permit period, the driver takes the road test on or after their 17th birthday to get their provisional license. When they turn 18, all they have to do is go back to Motor Vehicle office and they will re-issue the license as the basic driver’s license. They don’t have to take the road test again.</p>
<p>Also, NJ has an agriculture or farmer’s license (don’t laugh = we do have farms. After all we are the “Garden State”). They are available for 16-17 year olds and are to be used for farming purposes. Several students in my kids high school had those.</p>
<p>You get get a “farm permit” and drive ALONE at 14 - seems way too young! I remembering seeing these “country kids” driving in the high school parking lot at 14. They drove these giant flatbed trucks and could barely see over the steering wheel - sort of scary!</p>