Q. With a permit can I drive into Missouri?
Q. Can I drive anywhere on a permit by myself?
Q. With a restricted license, can I pick up a friend on the way to school?
Q. With a restricted license, can I drive in any other state?
Q. With a regular driver license that I get at 16 in Kansas, can I drive in another state that has a higher licensure age?
Q. Can I drive alone on a restricted license to Quick Trip if a parent “hires” me to do an errand?
Q. If I drive home from school on a restricted license, can I drive back alone to attend an activity?
Q. If I miss a class, how do I make it up?
Q. If I fail, what next?
Q. If I miss more than one class, can I continue?
Q. Is this driver ed course transferable to another state?
Q. What happens if I lose my completion slip?
A. No! A permit is only good within the state it is issued.
A. No, you must be accompanied by a parent or an 18-year old or older driver in the front passenger seat.
A. Kansas law is very specific about the limits of a restricted license. If unaccompanied by a parent, you may not have any other passengers with you.
A. Each state determines the driving age of teens. In Kansas teens can obtain a restricted license at 15. In Missouri, for example, teens have to be a minimum of 15 ½. This means if you were to drive to Metro North and you were pulled over for whatever reason, and it is determined that you are 15 yrs 3 mos. old, you would be issued a ticket for underage driving. Check my links page for driving ages in each state.
A. Yes, as long as your residence remains in Kansas. If you move to another state and make that your resident state, you must comply with its driving age and licensure requirements.
A. This was hotly contended in the State legislature. Result: absolutely not. The only exception to this is if you have a farm permit. You may drive to and from work (a legitimate job where social security is deducted) using the most direct route.
A. No. If you stay after school for a practice (verifiable by a school official) it is permissible to drive home. However, once you leave school to drive home, you may not then return without being accompanied by an adult. Never drive with any passengers without being accompanied by an adult on a restricted license. That is strictly prohibited.
A. Everything covered that day will be made up on the scheduled make-up day at the end of the course. Your homework is still due prior to the class if you know you will miss, or the following school day before school. You will take your missed tests on your make-up day as well as complete the missed worksheets for the next class. You should however read the chapters due for the next class because you will take those tests since they are open-book and you will be there for the discussion.
A. Failing in driver ed is anything below 80% in the class. For each chapter quiz there is one re-take available after you have looked over your mistakes on the first form. All quizzes are open-book except for the handbook test. If you score below 80% on homework, extra work will be assigned at the very least ranging from extra questions to outlining the chapter, to being dismissed from that class, depending upon the degree of deficiency. Again, any and all work is required by the State to meet the 80% requirement. If you fail the driving part, a re-take test is allowed and must be scheduled when the student is ready and it is convenient to the instructor within the period of time of the current class. If done within a couple of weeks after the last test, only the things you did not do well on will be retested. After two weeks you may be required to take the entire driving test again. If you fail either part (the classroom or the driving), you may continue in the class and complete everything, but no credit or completion slip will be awarded. Each time you do the in-car test, you will be given a comments sheet that should be shared with your parents.
A. Yes, but no credit will be given and you will not receive the yellow completion slip. You can then wait until age 16 and apply for a license without proof of having completed driver ed, but with 50 logged hours of supervised driving with your parent(s). If you still intend to get a restricted license at age 15, you will have to enroll again in an approved driver ed course and successfully pass the class.
A. In most cases, yes. It will be on your permanent record if you are a Patton student and you will also have a white completion slip for your own personal records. A few states may require more hours in either class time or in driving.
A. You cannot obtain your restricted license without your yellow completion slip. I can look up your information and compose a letter to take to the driving examiner in lieu of the slip. The cost for that service is $4. This is only good in Kansas. You cannot take the slip to the driving examiner in a different state and obtain a license, but rather will have to take whatever tests are deemed necessary by that state.