Friday, May 14, 2021

Because of COVID-19, 16- and 17-year-olds don't need road tests to get driver's licenses. The DMV wants to make that permanent.

From JSOnline:dmv
Amy Schwabe
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel



Last March when the COVID-19 pandemic caused Wisconsin to shut down, DMV administrators had a problem. How could they comply with COVID safety standards while avoiding a massive backlog of driving tests and license renewals? 

Wisconsin's Department of Transportation responded by waiving the road test requirement starting May 11, 2020, for 16- and 17-year-olds to get their first probationary driver's license. Pending legislative approval, it would like to keep doing so. 

Instead of passing a road test to get a license, the parents of 16- and 17-year-olds can sign a waiver, as long as the teenagers have had their instruction permit for a minimum of six months; have completed an approved driver training education course; and have completed 30 hours of supervised driving time with their parent or adult sponsor.

Read more: https://www.jsonline.com/story/life/wisconsin-family/2021/05/12/wisconsin-teenage-drivers-can-waive-road-test-get-drivers-licenses/4971592001/

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