District of Columbia supervised driving hours
District of Columbia asks teens with a learner permit for 40 hours of supervised driving before they take the road test.
40 hours with the learner permit, then 10 night hours in the provisional stage.
Source: IIHS graduated driver licensing laws, September 2026. Rules change, so check with the District of Columbia driver licensing office before the road test.
How long 40 hours takes
| Practice a week | Time to 40 hours |
|---|---|
| 1 hour | about 9 months |
| 2 hours | about 5 months |
| 3 hours | about 3 months |
Short, regular drives build skill faster than a few long ones. A 30-minute drive after school twice a week and a longer weekend trip adds up to about two hours a week.
Keeping the log
Most states ask a parent or guardian to certify the hours, and many have their own form. Keep a record of each drive as it happens: the date, start and end time, how long it lasted, how much was at night, the conditions and who supervised. A log filled in weeks later from memory is rarely accurate.
Tap start when the drive begins. Wheeltime times it, works out the night minutes, and adds it to a log the whole family shares — so the drives with Grandma count too. Export the log as a PDF when it's time for the road test. Free, no account.
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