learner's permit
Beginner driver's authorization
A learner's permit is an official document authorizing someone to practice driving under supervision before obtaining a full driver's license.
Typically issued to teenagers, it restricts when and with whom the holder may drive: She got her learner's permit on her sixteenth birthday.
Also called a learner's license or provisional permit.
Conditional and possibly temporary
- restrictedLimited in scope
- temporaryLimited in duration
- DMVVehicle registration agency
- driving schoolPlace to learn motoring
road test · driving test · L-plate · driving instructor · written test · vision test · endorsement · application
Vehicle direction controller
- brake pedalFoot control for slowing
- acceleratorSpeed control mechanism
- turn signalsFlashing directional vehicle lights
- rearview mirrorReflector showing trailing vehicles
seat belt · road rules · traffic laws · speed limit · road signs · parallel parking · three-point turn · lane change
Transition-marking ceremony
- coming-of-ageYouth becoming adulthood
- independenceFreedom from external control
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- freedomAbsence of constraint
teenager · adolescence · adulthood · maturation · privilege · preparation · first step · threshold
Went along with someone
- parentMother or father
- guardianProtective caretaker of another
- driving instructorTeaches new motorists
- co-pilotAviator's assistant in command
passenger seat · logbook · practice hours · parental consent · adult supervision · mentor · coaching · guidance
provisional
Conditional and possibly temporary
- restrictedLimited in scope
- temporaryLimited in duration
- DMVVehicle registration agency
driving school · road test · driving test · L-plate · driving instructor · written test · vision test · endorsement · application · expiration
steering wheel
Vehicle direction controller
- brake pedalFoot control for slowing
- acceleratorSpeed control mechanism
- turn signalsFlashing directional vehicle lights
rearview mirror · seat belt · road rules · traffic laws · speed limit · road signs · parallel parking · three-point turn · lane change · blind spot
rite of passage
Transition-marking ceremony
- coming-of-ageYouth becoming adulthood
- independenceFreedom from external control
- responsibilityState of being answerable
freedom · teenager · adolescence · adulthood · maturation · privilege · preparation · first step · threshold · progression
accompanied
Went along with someone
- parentMother or father
- guardianProtective caretaker of another
- driving instructorTeaches new motorists
co-pilot · passenger seat · logbook · practice hours · parental consent · adult supervision · mentor · coaching · guidance · feedback
- drivingdrive, steering, driver, acceleration, motorist
- adolescencepuberty, teenager, coming-of-age, growing up, teen
- Driver's Licenselicense, test, handbook, ID, registration
- licensesdriving licence, fishing licence, liquor licence, gun licence, TV licence
- DMVDMV, license plates, car registration, road test, vehicle registration
- youthchild, adolescents, kid, coming-of-age, teenagers
learner's permitfull license
Unconditional permission to proceed
CDL · professional license · license revocation · revoked license · suspended license
learning, learned, permit, learner, permission, permitted, unlearned, permitting, permits