Getting your Drivers license, are the rules strict enough? (blood, service)

[jacquie4000]

I know in the US many states have different rules on this.
In PA it is as follows. Is it strict enough? I truely feel someone
at 16 should not be allowed to have friends in the car, or only one.
This distracts them from driving. Maybe you think I am being
to careful but we have had so many more youth accidents lately.
Most due to alot of kids in one car and the driver being distracted.

What are your thoughts? What age should you be allowed to get your
license?

Step 5 - Taking the Driving Test to apply for Provisional License

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• Schedule your driver's test.
• After you have waited the mandatory 6 months from your permit issue date.
• Must have a signed certificate of completion for the 50 hours of skill-building to be eligible to take your Road Test. If your learner’s permit expires or if you do not pass your Road Test after three (3) tries, you may obtain an Application to Add/Extend/Replace/Change/Correct Non-Commercial Learner’s Permit (Form DL-31).

After you pass the driving skills test, you will get a Junior License. This License will have the following restrictions:

• You may not drive between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. unless your spouse, guardian or parent who is a driver licensed in Pennsylvania and is at least 18 years of age is with you. However, you may drive between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. if you are involved in public or charitableservice, a member of a volunteer fire company or employed during those hours. In these cases, youmust carry a notarized affidavit or certificate of authorization from your employer, supervisor or fire chiefindicating your probable schedule of activities. This notarized affidavit should be kept with your license.
• You may not carry more passengers than seat belts available in the vehicle you are driving.

Pennsylvania State Driving Requirements

[Reverend Rick]

Drivers under the age of 18 should have to have an electronic device that records their driving. I know exactly where my child is and how fast they are going.

[lillitruthseeker]

Strict enough?? Thats seems way to harsh to me -- when I turned 16 I got my license and was free and clear of any rules or restrictions -- kids shouldnt have all this on them - the parents should teach the kid right and teach them responsible driving -- it shouldnt be up to the state govt to enforce all these rules -- why isnt responsibility and personal accountability not taught to kids anymore?

If ya ask me PA might as well raise the age to 21 for a drivers license obviously there are problems if the rules are that strict -- why would the state govt step in like that?

If your kid is not mature enough to take driving seriously at 16 why let them even get a license?

It looks quite terrible and negative -- parents not teaching the kids so the govt has to step in and enforce insane rules against them -- wow thats scary

[jacquie4000]

Originally Posted by lillitruthseeker

Strict enough?? Thats seems way to harsh to me -- when I turned 16 I got my license and was free and clear of any rules or restrictions -- kids shouldnt have all this on them - the parents should teach the kid right and teach them responsible driving -- it shouldnt be up to the state govt to enforce all these rules -- why isnt responsibility and personal accountability not taught to kids anymore?

If ya ask me PA might as well raise the age to 21 for a drivers license obviously there are problems if the rules are that strict -- why would the state govt step in like that?

If your kid is not mature enough to take driving seriously at 16 why let them even get a license?

It looks quite terrible and negative -- parents not teaching the kids so the govt has to step in and enforce insane rules against them -- wow thats scary

Actually in some states they can not get their license till 17 and they are limited to how many drivers they are allowed with them. I agree parents should teach their children to be responsible, however kids do not always do what parents guide them to do when they are not present.

[GeneCosta]

If kids aren't ready to drive by 16 and 17, society needs to stop babying them.

[jacquie4000]

Originally Posted by GeneCosta

If kids aren't ready to drive by 16 and 17, society needs to stop babying them.

So do you think in general they are ready at this age?

[9-10ths_Penguin]

Around here, things are similar, but different:

- we don't have the nighttime restriction for the "junior licence" (called a "G2" here)
- we do have a zero (yes, zero) blood alcohol limit for all drivers without their full ("G") licence.

I'm not sure what to think of the nighttime restriction in PA. I suppose it's workable. I do think that a zero blood alcohol limit would be a good idea, though. I think that's an important habit to engrain in drivers early.

[jacquie4000]

Originally Posted by 9-10ths_Penguin

Around here, things are similar, but different:

- we don't have the nighttime restriction for the "junior licence" (called a "G2" here)
- we do have a zero (yes, zero) blood alcohol limit for all drivers without their full ("G") licence.

I'm not sure what to think of the nighttime restriction in PA. I suppose it's workable. I do think that a zero blood alcohol limit would be a good idea, though. I think that's an important habit to engrain in drivers early.

Actually I don't think the restrictions in PA at night are bad. The number one cause of death of a teen in the US is car accidents.

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