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In order to drive a motor vehicle on the public roadway in WA state, you must have _____ or a vaild _______
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Instruction permit drivers license
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When driving with an instruction permit, a _______ driver who has at least ______ years driving experience must be ____ the learner
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Licensed, 5, beside
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An instruction permit is valid for____; a drivers license is valid for____
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1 year, 6 years
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Special equipment, such as eye protection, must be worn while driving what?
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A motorcycle
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What is required to operate a motorcycle?
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An endorsement to the regular drivers license
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What's the closest distance you can park from a drive way?
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5 feet
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What's the closest distance you can park from a stop sign?
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30 feet
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What's the closest distance you can park from a railroad?
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50 feet
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What's the closest distance you can park from a fire hydrant?
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15 feet
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What's the closest distance you can park from a crosswalk at an intersection?
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20 feet
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What's the closest distance you can park from a fire station?(opposite side of street)
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75 feet
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How far must you signal before a turn?
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100 feet
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When making turns, you should turn from the ______ lane of the street you are leaving to the _____ legal lane of the street you are entering
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Closest, closest
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When turning right what should you keep as close as possible to?
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The curb
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Does oncoming traffic have the right-of-way over traffic turning left?
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Yes
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When approaching an unmarked intersection, you must yield the right-of-way to CROSS TRAFFIC approaching from your ________
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Right
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Yielding the right-of-way means:
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Allow others to go first
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When do peds have the right-of-way?
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All crosswalks and intersections
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When parking a vehicle with an automatic transmission, set the ______ and put the heat selector in_______
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Parking break, park
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When parking, the tires (front and rear) must be within how many inches of the curb?
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12 inches
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Up, up and_____
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Away
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What are prohibited parking places?
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Within an intersection, on a bridge, on a sidewalk, and on a crosswalk
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What is the only situation that a driver may legally exceed the speed limit?
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When passing another vehicle on a 2 way 2 lane highway
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On a two lane roadway when passing is unsafe, a slower motorist must _____ when _____ or more vehicles form a line behind him
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Pullover, 5
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what are the locations where a driver should not pass on a two lane, two way street?
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Hills and curves, intersections, lane restrictions, space to return, railroad grade crossing, oncoming vehicles
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When you are traveling on a road that has two lanes in one direction, which lane should you travel in?
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The right lane
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When entering a freeway on-ramp, ____your speed to match that of the _________ ____. You must yield the right-of-way to _______
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Match, traffic flow, freeway traffic
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To leave a freeway, move to the lane ______ ___ ___ _____ _____. If you don't see your exit in time, _______________________
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Closest to the exit ramp. Keep going take another exit
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What is a lane called that's provided for speed-adjustment before entering a freeway?
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Acceleration
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What's a lane called that's provided for speed-adjustment after leaving the freeway ?
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Deceleration
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When it is safe to do so, ____________________, to allow on-ramp traffic to enter the freeway
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Move to another lane
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State highway speed limit
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60 m.p.h
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Country roads speed limit
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50 mph
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Streets of cities and towns speed limit
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25 mph
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School zone speed limit
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20 mph
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When changing lanes, you should look over your _________ towards the rear fender to check your ______
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Shoulder, blindspot
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What shape is the yield sign
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Triangular
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What does a stop sign look like?
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Eight-sided, red
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What does a regulatory sign look like?
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Rectangular, black on white
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What does a warning sign look like?
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Diamond, black on yellow
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What does a construction warning look like?
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Diamond, black on orange
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What does a guide sign look like?
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White on green
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What does a recreation guide sign look like?
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White on brown
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What does a service sign look like?
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White on blue
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What does an interstate highway sign look like?
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Red, white and blue
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What does a state highway sign look like?
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Silhouette of George Washington
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When you see the sign with the broken parallel line you should?
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Allow others in
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Sequence: Right turn on steady red
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Complete stop, yield, proceed with caution
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Sequence: Steady yellow before intersection
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Complete stop
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Sequence: Steady yellow while in intersection
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Proceed with caution
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Sequence: Flashing red
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Complete stop, yield, proceed with caution
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Sequence: Flashing yellow
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Proceed with caution
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A steady green arrow, accompanied by either a green light or a red light, indicates a PROTECTED TURN and you may turn in the direction indicated without ________ but you must yield to the right-of-way to ______
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Stopping, pedestrians
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What is the proper way to make a right turn when approaching a red traffic signal?
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Stop, yield, proceed with caution when clear and safe to do so
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When backing, you must yield the right-of-way to ________ therefore, the most important thing to do while backing is to _____________
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All traffic, looking back over your shoulder
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Is there an arm signal for backing?
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No
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When backing from a driveway, you must stop before crossing a _______ or entering the _____
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Sidewalk, road
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What percentage of alcohol in blood is considered legally drunk?
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.08%
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Is alcohol a stimulant or a depressant?
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Depressant
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When traveling at 50 mph how many feet will it take for you to come to a full stop?
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243 feet
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If you have car trouble on the freeway, what should you do after pulling off the road?
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Tie white on antenna, raise hood
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How soon must you report a vehicle sale?
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5 days
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How soon must you report a name or address change?
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10 days
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How soon must you report a vehicle purchase (title and registration must be transferred within)?
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5 days
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How soon must you report a collision report in writing? To whom do you report it? Must every collision be reported this way? Explain.
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4 days to www.wsp.wa.gov/publications/collision.com. No. $700+ damage/injury
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When must motorcycles have their lights on?
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All the time
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When must your headlights be on?
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30 minutes after sunset until 30 minutes before sunrise
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It is important that you know your stopping distance and never _______ your headlights at night, since avg. headlights provide safe vision for only ________ feet
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Overdrive, 400 feet
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When driving in fog at night, should you use your high beams or low beams?
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Low beams
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If blinded by an oncoming vehicle with bright headlight at night, where should you look?
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Ahead with glances to the right side of the road
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How fast is the avg persons reaction time to apply brakes when needing to stop suddenly is ______ during that time a moving vehicle is traveling at 50 miles an hour, will travel ____ feet
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3/4 a second, 55 feet
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Farm equipment, and vehicles traveling less than _____mph, require a triangular _________-colored sign. When you see a sign on a vehicle ahead of you, you should _____slowdown and ___________
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25, orange , slow down, flash brake lights
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When driving on slippery roads, you should ________ and ________
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Slow down, no fast moves
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Drivers must _______ when so directed by the signs of school patrol members.
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Stop
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When SCHOOL ZONE or SCHOOL CROSSING signs are posted, drivers should _______ and watch for children.
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Slow
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When a school bus is stopped ahead of you displaying a stop sign and flashing red lights, what should a driver do?
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Stop
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You are traveling on a highway with two lanes in one direction, and you see a warning sign which reads "SLOWER TRAFFIC KEEP RIGHT." The speed limit is 55 mph. Do you drive in the left lane?
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No, right lane
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When turning left from a one-way street onto a one-way street, you should turn from the ______ lane to the ______ lane
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Left, left
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After stopping at a red light and yielding the right-of-way to pedestrians and traffic on your _______, you may turn left from a ______or _______ street onto a ________ street with traffic moving to your left
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Right, 2-way, 1-way, 1-way
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When parking upshot with a curb, on the left side of a one-way street, you should turn your front wheels ______ the curb
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Away
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When re-entering traffic from parallel parking on the left side on a one-way street , what is the proper signal to use?
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Right signal
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If you have a tire blowout what do you do?
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Slow smoothly and keep a firm grip on the steering wheel
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If your car begins to skid what do you do?
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Turn the front tires in the direction you want go. Take your foot off the gas immediately and don't use the brakes
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Are all crosswalks indicated by painted markings?
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No
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Where should pedestrians walk along the road?
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Towards oncoming traffic on the shoulder
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The law requires that you must dim your headlights when an oncoming vehicle comes within:
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500 feet, and when following 300 feet behind a vehicle
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An IDL can be obtained when these requirements are met: 1. 2. 3. 4.
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•Min. 16 years old •Had permit for min. 60 months •Completed drivers Ed •+50 hours of supervised driving/10 at night
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Are people with intermediate drivers license all to have non-family passengers under 20 for the first 6-months?
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No
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Are people with intermediate drivers license allowed to drive from 1am-5am for one full year?
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No
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Are people with intermediate drivers licenses allowed to have more than 3 non-family passengers for the second 6 months?
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No
