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Only what is specific to Delaware: the GDL sponsor, supervisor and curfew rules, DUI and refusal revocations, the hand-held phone ban, speed limits, headlight and signal distances, parking distances, school buses and move-over, bicycle passing, points and child seats. Pair with the national core.

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Practice deck · part of Delaware permit test — state rules · written against: Delaware Driver Manual (Delaware DMV, DelDOT), July 2026, checked 2026-10-09, and against state law in force on 2026-10-18 (where the two differ, the cards follow the law and name the handbook's figure); state-specific figures only — pair with the national core. Updated 2026-10-10.

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  1. What is the youngest age at which a Delaware teen can enter the Graduated Driver License program and get a Level One Learner's Permit?

    A) 15
    B) 15½
    C) 16
    D) 17
    C) 16

    Delaware's GDL program covers drivers from 16 up to their 18th birthday (or up to 22 for students on an IEP).
    Permit & Provisional License
  2. Which phone use is allowed for an adult fully licensed Delaware driver while driving?

    A) Holding the phone to talk on short trips
    B) Talking on a hands-free device
    C) Texting while creeping along in traffic
    D) Reading email on a hand-held phone
    B) Talking on a hands-free device

    Delaware bans hand-held phones and texting; drivers may dial or switch on equipment, then must put the device down.
    Phones & Distraction
  3. Besides sunset to sunrise, when does Delaware law require headlights?

    A) Only when it is snowing heavily
    B) Whenever you cannot see beyond 2,000 feet
    C) Only on highways without street lights
    D) Whenever you cannot see beyond 1,000 feet
    D) Whenever you cannot see beyond 1,000 feet

    They must also be on whenever the windshield wipers are in use because of the weather, and parking lights never count.
    Headlights & Signals
  4. When parallel parking on a two-way street in Delaware, what is the farthest you may be from the curb?

    A) 6 inches
    B) 18 inches
    C) 24 inches
    D) 12 inches
    D) 12 inches

    On a one-way street you can park at the left curb the same way, with left and right swapped.
    Parking & Curbs
  5. When may a Delaware driver turn left on a steady red light?

    A) From any street, after only slowing down
    B) Never; left turns on red are banned
    C) One-way to one-way street, after a full stop
    D) Only from a two-way onto a one-way street
    C) One-way to one-way street, after a full stop

    The turn is off-limits when a sign forbids it or a steady red arrow shows.
    Turns & Lanes
  6. Who must ride buckled up, in a seat belt or a child seat, under Delaware law?

    A) All occupants of the vehicle
    B) Only the driver
    C) Only front-seat occupants
    D) Only occupants under 18
    A) All occupants of the vehicle

    Officers may stop a car for unbelted occupants, and the driver gets the ticket.
    Occupant Safety

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  • Facts checked against the Delaware Driver Manual (Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, Delaware Department of Transportation), July 2026, checked 2026-10-09; wording is original and no handbook text is reproduced.
  • Facts also checked against current state law (the statutes and regulations in force on 2026-10-18); where the manual and the law differ, the card follows the law and says what the manual says.
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