car share new york

where do you get your driving permit?

Where do you apply for it?

You can get your permit at 16 in New York, right? Even though the govt. moved the driving age to 17.

Additional question: If your mom drives a car and you just want to share the car with her, around how much more would it be to add an additional driver to the car insurance? The additional driver is 17 years old.

Also, I am new to this driving thing, so can anyone tell me how the permit thing goes and where to go to get a driver liscense.

As far as the gov’t is concerned, you can get your driving permit at the age of 16.

To add an additional 17 yr old to the insurance your mum pays, be prepared…. it will cost approx 2.5 times as much as the normal insurance rate (nobody wants teenagers to drive, they are considered too reckless and don’t understand what death is yet…).

Basically, you go to your local DMV, and take a written test. Provided you score at least 85% right, they issue you your first driving permit. This will allow you to drive under the following conditions:

1) A fully licensed driver is sitting in the passengers seat, of at least 25 years of age.
2) The vehicle has no more than the amount of passengers it is rated for.
3) All passengers have seatbelts on.
4) You are allowed to drive during daylight hours only (up until 10 p.m. in most states).
5) Drive on city streets only, no highways, no thoroughfares.
6) Drive only in the state the permit was issued for.
7) No consumption of alcohol or illegal substances (at all!) before or during driving.
No using the vehicle to commit a crime.
9) No racing, stunt driving or using the car for any other purpose than driving to & from in city destinations.