Wisconsin May Eliminate Behind-the-Wheel Driving Exam

Thursday, June 10th, 2021 -- 8:08 AM

(AP) New drivers in Wisconsin may no longer have to take a behind-the-wheel driving exam under a proposal from Gov. Tony Evers approved by the Legislature’s budget committee.

The committee voted Tuesday to allow the state Department of Transportation to provide waivers for the test effective next year. The department last year initiated a pilot project in response to the coronavirus pandemic to reduce the number of people needing an in-person driving test.

From May 2020 through April 2021, there were 48,100 drivers who obtained their license without taking the traditional drivers test, according to budget papers prepared for the committee.

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