Maryland MVA Upgrades Mobile Practice Driving Test Apps | Business Wire

ANNAPOLIS, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Maryland

Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) has released an upgrade to the

highly popular Maryland

Practice Driving Test mobile app that includes a Spanish-language

version of the test for both the iOS and Android platforms. The Maryland

Practice Driving Test is a free and convenient tool to prepare future

drivers for the knowledge test required to obtain a Maryland driver

license. To date, the mobile apps have been downloaded over 350,000

times from the iTunes and Google Play App Stores.

Customers who have previously downloaded the app will need to install

the upgrade to access the Spanish-language version. The apps are

designed to display English or Spanish language questions automatically

based on the default language setting of the mobile device. The Maryland

Practice Driving Test app generates a random series of 25 questions and

allows users to repeat the test as often as they like. The app also

integrates with social media channels and allows users to email their

scores to their parents and friends or post on Facebook and Twitter.

“The new Spanish version of the driver practice test will help to

increase knowledge of safe and legal driving practices in Maryland,”

said MVA Administrator Milton Chaffee. “About half of those who take the

knowledge test fail it the first time. It is important for every driver

to understand the rules of the road because safety is the MVA’s number

one priority.”

The Maryland Practice Driving Test mobile apps are available for free

download in the iTunes and Google Play app stores and can also be

accessed through the state’s official website, www.Maryland.gov

or MVA’s website, http://www.mva.maryland.gov/mobile/.

The MVA encourages all applicants for a Maryland learner’s permit to

study the Maryland Driver’s Manual, available in English and Spanish on

the MVA’s website, before attempting to take the knowledge test. The MVA

also offers an online version of the Spanish language tutorial on their

website to assist those who do not have access to a compatible mobile

device.

The Maryland Practice Driving Test mobile apps were developed at no

charge for the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration by NIC

Inc., through the self-funded eGovernment services contract with the State

Department of Information Technology (DoIT).

About Maryland.gov

Maryland.gov is the official website of the state of Maryland (http://www.maryland.gov)

and is a collaborative public/private partnership managed by the

Department of Information Technology (DoIT) and NIC Maryland. NIC

Maryland helps Maryland state and local government entities web-enable

their services and operates without tax funds through a Self-funded

eGovernment Services contract. NIC Maryland builds, operates, maintains,

and markets Maryland.gov and its eGovernment services.

About NIC

NIC

Inc. (Nasdaq: EGOV) is the nation’s leading provider of official

state government portals, online

services, and secure

payment processing solutions. The company’s innovative eGovernment

services help reduce costs and increase efficiencies for government

agencies, citizens, and businesses across the country. NIC provides

eGovernment solutions for more than 3,500 federal, state, and local

agencies in the United States. Additional information is available at http://www.egov.com.

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