Rhode Island DMV Cheat Sheet: Key Numbers
The numbers people mix up most often, on one page. Print it or save it as a PDF and review it before your test.
Learner's permit and teen license rules by state
- Learner's permit from age
- 16 years old
- Hold the permit at least
- 6 months
- Supervised driving hours
- 50 hours
- Of them at night
- 10 hours
- Night limit for new drivers from
- 1 a.m.
- Teen passengers allowed
- 1
Speed limits by state
- Residential district
- 25 mph
Cell phone laws for drivers by state
- No phone at all for drivers under
- 18 years old
Parking distances by state
- Fire hydrant
- 8 feet
- Crosswalk at an intersection
- 20 feet
- STOP sign or signal
- 30 feet
- Railroad crossing
- 50 feet
- Fire station driveway
- 20 feet
- Wheels from the curb
- 12 inches
Car seat and booster seat laws by state
- Car seat until at least
- 8 years old
License renewal, insurance and points by state
- License valid for
- 5 years