North Dakota NDDOT road test: what to expect

What the examiner checks

• Follow instructions
• Keep in the proper lane
• Give proper signals
• Parallel park
• Good driving posture
• Obey all traffic signs and laws

Your car

• Current registration and insurance
• Passes the equipment inspection
• Self-parking feature deactivated

After you pass

Drivers under 16 get a provisional or junior license first. Its restrictions:

• Age 15 restricted license: you may drive only a parent's, guardian's, grandparent's, sibling's, aunt's or uncle's vehicle
• Age 15: no driving from sunset or 9 p.m. (whichever is later) until 5 a.m. without a parent, legal guardian or someone 18 or older, except directly to or from work, an official school activity or a religious activity
• The restricted license becomes unrestricted at 16
• Licensed drivers under 18 may not use electronic communication devices while driving (emergencies excepted)
• Under 16 at the road test: driver education Certificate of Training, plus a parent or guardian present
• Road test waiver with an approved course (30 hours classroom plus 6 hours behind the wheel)
• Under 18: 6 or more points, or an alcohol- or drug-related driving offense, cancels the permit or license, and the driver starts over as if never licensed
• A parent can withdraw consent at any time, cancelling the permit or license until consent is given again or the teen turns 18
• A license expired more than one year requires retesting

How to prepare

• Practise in the car you'll take the test in, including parking and backing up.
• Drive the kinds of roads near the test site with your supervising driver: intersections, lane changes, school zones.
• Check the car the day before: lights, signals, horn, brakes, mirrors, tires, seat belts, and current registration and insurance documents.
• On the day, signal every turn and lane change, check mirrors and blind spots visibly, and come to full stops behind the line.