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The automobile insurance industry generally supports graduated licensing. However, some youth rights advocates have accused insurance companies of charging premiums to new and young drivers in GDL jurisdictions that are not substantially less than premiums in non-GDL jurisdictions, even though graduated licensing supposedly reduces the risk of accidents.
Since the late 1990s, every U.S. state has instituted graduated driver licensing (GDL) programs that put strict requirements on teens getting their first driver’s license. There’s typically a ...
GDLS are effective: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found that “the most comprehensive GDL programs are associated with reductions of about 20 percent in 16-year-old drivers ...
Tips for parents: Graduated driver licensing Every state’s graduated driver licensing program is a little different. To maximize the benefits of GDL for your family, consider these tips:
A new driver's education program, "Teaching Teens to Drive", was introduced by AAA in 1996 to focus on parent involvement in teen driving education. A year later, in 1997, AAA launched Licensed to Learn, a campaign to increase awareness of the need for graduated driver licensing (GDL) laws in every state. At the outset of the campaign only ...
The minimum age to obtain a restricted driver license in the US varies from 14 years, three months in South Dakota to as high as 17 in New Jersey. In most states, a graduated licensing law applies to newly-licensed teenage drivers, going by names such as Provisional Driver, Junior Operator, Probationary Driver, or Intermediate License. These ...
Since its founding in 1947, the AAA Foundation has sponsored over 200 projects related to highway safety, covering topics such as distracted, impaired, and drowsy driving; road rage; graduated driver licensing; driver's education and training; and pedestrian safety. The AAA Foundation research agenda is centered on four priority areas: Driver ...
"Having a driver's license is critical for students to get jobs," county workforce development director Rick Szabrak said. "Especially in the skilled trades like we have at the workforce center.