Oklahoma DMV (Service Oklahoma) road test: what to expect

What the examiner checks

• Control the car
• Turning right and left
• Backing
• Parking on a hill
• Parallel parking
• Using signals and proper lane
• Obeying signs, markings and signals
• Applying right-of-way
• Observing and responding to vehicles and pedestrians

Mistakes that end the test

• Too many errors
• Dangerous driving
• Law violations
• Traffic collisions
• Refusing to perform a maneuver

Your car

• Valid license plate
• Working brake lights and turn signals including third brake light (cars since 1986, trucks since 1994); no taped lenses
• Windshield without multiple cracks; legal tint
• Tires with at least 2/32 inch tread
• Horn audible at 200 feet
• Working brakes
• Front door handles work inside and out
• Working seat belts
• Left outside mirror plus inside or right outside mirror
• Current insurance verification form not excluding the driver

After you pass

Drivers under Unrestricted after 6 months on the intermediate license with driver ed (no convictions for 180 days) or 12 months without driver ed (no convictions for 12 months); no T restriction at 18+ get a provisional or junior license first. Its restrictions:

• Intermediate license (restriction T): driving 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. unless for school, church or work activities, or with a licensed driver 21+ in the front seat
• Only one passenger, or only household members, unless a licensed driver 21+ is in the front passenger seat
• No hand-held electronic device use except for life-threatening emergencies
• Requires 180 days on the permit, 50 supervised hours (10 at night), drive test, Oklahoma Work Zone Safe course certificate, and no traffic convictions for 180 days before the test
• Licenses issued under 18 are probationary; a moving violation keeps you at your GDL level for 6 more months

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.