Learning To Drive With a Spouse, Parent or Relative
Posted: Wednesday, October 04, 2006
by Jitendra Mavadia
VISION DRIVING SCHOOL
The last article in our teen section "to be or not to be driver" discussed how to make a well-informed decision about how to learn to drive. This includes choosing between a driving school, spouse, parent, relative or friend.
If you decide that you have friends, relatives, parents, or a spouse who can teach you there are several key things that you need to know.
New Jersey State law requires the following before you sit behind the wheel of a motor vehicle:
- A valid permit issued by DMV with a valid driver license number, which you can find just above your name. Your diver license number starts with 1st letter of your last name,
- Vision test passed from DMV, date must be on the permit.
- Written Knowledge Test pass from DMV Date must be on the permit.
- Permit must be validated by DMV, (You can see the validation stamp on your permit with five digit number hand written on it with a silver stamp in back of the permit.)
- Make sure you meet the DMV requirement as mentioned above.
- You have your original Valid Permit or Driver License with you in your possession (Not at home and Not a photo copy).
- Original driver’s license of the person who is going to teach.
- Registration and Insurance of the vehicle you are going to use.
- Your original Driver license.
- Car's insurance and registration current and valid.
- Signal and brake lights are working.
- Hand brake in the middle of console.
- Have great patience and extreme alertness.
- Always prepare to maneuver steering slightly.
- Prepare to pull hand brake if necessary.
- Observe your student carefully, (specially their hand and foot movement).
- You must keep an eye on road as well as watch where your student is looking.
Answer to all Gujarat Darpan Readers about your IDP and Indian Driving license:
I receive lots of phone calls about new drivers coming from India and other countries with or without IDP.
Having an IDP or a foreign driver’s license can be an advantage because you may get your New Jersey driver’s license by simply passing the knowledge test without having to go through Road Test.
Remember 1: The DMV can always challenge you by giving you a road test. Having an IDP or foreign license is not a guarantee that you will get a NJ DL (driver’s license) without Road Test.
Remember 2: By producing a foreign driver’s license or IDP you are claiming that you know how to drive a DMV (If in doubt) can always ask you to demonstrate your abilities with a road test.
If you have a vsion to drive
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