How many non-immediate family member passengers can you have after holding your intermediate driver's license for six months?

After holding your intermediate driver's license for six months, you are allowed to have up to three non-immediate family member passengers in your vehicle. This rule is in place to help new drivers gain experience while minimizing distractions and promoting safe driving habits. It acknowledges the challenges that come with having multiple young passengers, who may be more likely to engage in distracting behaviors.

Immediate family members typically include parents, guardians, siblings, and children, and they are not counted against the passenger limit. Therefore, despite what might be intuitive about the social norms of driving with friends, this restriction is designed to ensure that the focus remains on developing safe driving skills for those who are still relatively inexperienced behind the wheel. After the first six months, as drivers gain more experience, the passenger restrictions become less stringent.