From the time you can first remember riding in a car with your parents, you probably dreamed of turning 16, so you could get behind the wheel yourself. If you live in South Dakota, however, that dream is different. That’s because the minimum age to drive there is 14, with parental consent. The lower driving age does come with some restrictions, including no driving between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., and you must drive on a learner’s permit for 6 months and take a driver’s education course before you're legally allowed to drive. A major factor for the low driving age is to allow teens to assist with farm-related work, such as operating agricultural machinery, and to enable them to drive from remote areas to school.
