“Employment”  means a place of business at which you are paid to work on a scheduled basis. You cannot drive during work or as part of your work duties. 

“Work Study Program”  means a state-ap- proved work-study program. For example, a Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) course for which academic credit is granted for work experience. 

“Medical Appointment”  means medical treat- ment that is necessary for you or a member of your household. 

“Daycare ” applies to travel to and from child care if the attendance of the child is necessary for a family member to maintain employment or attend a school course. 

## General Rules for All Drivers with Learner Permits 

If you hold a learner permit, you cannot drive: 

• Unless you are accompanied by a super- vising driver who is at least age 21 and has a license to operate the vehicle you are driving. In Long Island and New York City, this person must be a parent, guardian or driving instructor. For example, a person with a motorcycle license can supervise a motorcycle learner. 

• In a DMV road test area. 

• On any street within a park in New York City or any bridge or tunnel under the jurisdic- tion of the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority. 

• On the Cross County, Hutchinson River, Saw Mill River, or Taconic State parkways in Westchester County. 

## Driving with a Junior Learner Permit 

• You cannot drive with more than one passenger under the age of 21 unless they are members of your immediate family or if your supervising driver is your parent, guardian, person “in loco parentis,” driver education teacher or driving school instructor. 

• You and each passenger must wear a seat belt: one per person. Every child passenger must use a correct child restraint. (See: Chapter 8, “Seat Belts, Child Safety Seats, and Air Bags”) 

• If you hold a junior permit, the only pas- senger allowed in the front seat is your supervising driver. 

• Also see “Special Rules for Drivers with Junior Permits and Licenses,” Chapter 2. 

## Preparing for the Road Test 

Safe drivers often find their amount of practice before the road test makes a positive difference. Before you take the test, it is important that you have had at least 50 hours of practice, with at least 15 hours after sunset. It is recommended that at least 10 hours of the supervised practice be in moderate to heavy traffic. Road tests are given on city streets, but you should practice on expressways and other types of highways as well. DMV suggests you take a high school or college driver education course or lessons from a DMV-licensed driving school. If you cannot take a course or lessons, have the person who teaches you read Parts 2 and 3 of this manual. 

You cannot practice in a DMV road test area or on any restricted roads. In New York City, these areas include any street within a park and all bridges and tunnels under the jurisdiction of the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority. In Westchester County, the streets and roadways you cannot practice on include these parkways: Cross County, Hutchinson River, Saw Mill River and Taconic State. 

## Safe Driving Course Requirement 

Before you can make a road test appointment, you must first complete an approved safe driver course. This requirement is automatically fulfilled as part of a state approved high school or college driver education course. Or you can complete this requirement when you take a special Pre-Licens- ing course available at most licensed driving schools. When you complete the course, you will receive a certificate which you’ll need to schedule your road test appointment. The certificate is valid for one year. 

