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Georgia Permit Test — State Rules flashcards

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Only what is specific to Georgia: the Class D provisional license with its curfew and passenger steps, alcohol limits including under 21, the Hands-Free law, speed limits and Super Speeder, headlights, Move Over, parking distances, school buses, points and belts. Pair with the national core.

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Practice deck · part of Georgia permit test — state rules · written against: Georgia Drivers' Manual (Georgia Department of Driver Services), 2023-2024 edition, 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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At what age can you first apply for a Georgia Class C Instructional Permit?

A) 15
B) 14
C) 15½
D) 16

A) 15

The instructional permit (CP) is the first stage of Georgia's graduated licensing program and opens at 15.
Permit & Provisional License
What does Georgia's Hands-Free Law forbid every driver from doing with a phone?

A) Using it for navigation while you drive
B) Talking on it through the car's speakers
C) Keeping it in a mount on the dashboard
D) Holding it or resting it on your body

D) Holding it or resting it on your body

Calls are fine through an earpiece, headphones, a smartwatch, the car's speakers or a phone sitting in a mount, as long as no part of your body holds it; no text or email except by voice-to-text, and no video while driving except navigation or a dash cam. Reporting an emergency such as a crash, fire or crime is exempt.
Phones & Distraction
When must headlights be on in Georgia?

A) From sunset to sunrise only, whatever the weather
B) From one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise, or in heavy fog
C) From 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise, in rain or fog
D) Only at night, or any time the wipers are running

C) From 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise, in rain or fog

Headlights must be on from half an hour after sunset to half an hour before sunrise, whenever it is raining, and whenever visibility is limited, as in fog.
Headlights & Signals
Except to drop off or pick up a passenger, how far from a fire hydrant must you stay when parking in Georgia?

A) 10 feet
B) 15 feet
C) 20 feet
D) 25 feet

B) 15 feet

The 15-foot hydrant rule allows only a momentary stop to load or unload passengers.
Parking & Curbs
When is a left turn on red allowed in Georgia?

A) From any street onto a one-way street, after a full stop
B) Never, even after a full stop, unless a sign permits it
C) From a one-way street onto a one-way street going left
D) From a one-way street to a two-way street, if no sign bans it

C) From a one-way street onto a one-way street going left

Turn from the left lane of a one-way street into a one-way street whose traffic runs to your left; stop fully and yield first, and no sign may prohibit it.
Turns & Lanes
Who must wear a seat belt in a passenger vehicle under Georgia law?

A) All in front, plus anyone under 18
B) Only the driver, never the passengers
C) Front-seat occupants, and no one else
D) Everyone in every seat, regardless of age

A) All in front, plus anyone under 18

Front-seat belts are universal; back-seat belts are required for anyone under 18.
Occupant Safety

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Facts checked against the Georgia Drivers' Manual (Georgia Department of Driver Services), 2023-2024 edition, 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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