Pennsylvania requires 65 hours of supervised driving — the highest hour requirement in the nation — including 10 hours at night and 5 hours in poor weather conditions. Teens can get a permit at 16 and a junior license at 16½. Pennsylvania is the only state that requires dedicated adverse weather practice hours.
Total Supervised Hours
65h
Including 10h at night
5h in adverse weather
Minimum Permit Age
16
Holding period: 6 months
Provisional License Age
16 years 6 months
Full license: 18
No driving between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. for junior license holders.
No more than one non-family passenger under 18 for the first 6 months (unless supervised by a parent).
No handheld phone use while driving for all drivers. No phone use at all for junior license holders.
Meeting Pennsylvania's 65 hours of supervised driving practice can feel overwhelming — especially when you're also juggling school schedules, extracurriculars, and work. DashLog makes it simple by automatically tracking every supervised drive your teen completes. Start a session, drive, and DashLog logs the date, time, duration, and whether it was a daytime or nighttime drive — all mapped against Pennsylvania's specific GDL requirements.
Parents in Pennsylvania get real-time progress dashboards showing exactly how many of the required 65 hours their teen has completed, including a breakdown of 10 hours at night hours. DashLog sends milestone alerts when your teen hits 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% of their required hours — so you always know where you stand without manually counting on a paper log. Plus, live location tracking during drives gives parents peace of mind without micromanaging.
When it's time to visit the Pennsylvania DMV, DashLog generates a clean, DMV-ready driving log report that documents every session with dates, times, and total hours. No more scrambling to find a crumpled paper log the night before the test. DashLog is free during our beta — join thousands of Pennsylvania families already tracking their teen's progress.
Pennsylvania requires 65 hours of supervised driving — the highest in the nation. This includes at least 10 hours at night and 5 hours in poor weather conditions. Pennsylvania is the only state that requires dedicated bad-weather practice.
Pennsylvania teens can apply for a learner's permit at age 16 after passing the knowledge test.
Junior license holders in Pennsylvania cannot drive between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. unless traveling for work, school, or emergencies.
Yes. For the first 6 months, teens can carry only one non-family passenger under 18 unless a parent or guardian is in the vehicle.
Pennsylvania experiences significant snow, ice, and rain. The 5-hour adverse weather requirement ensures teens have practice handling challenging road conditions before driving independently.
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DashLog tracks every supervised hour against Pennsylvania's GDL requirements — so your teen is ready for the license test.
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