New Teen Driver Law Takes Effect Dec. 27
Teens with driving permits must have 65 hours experience, instead of 50, before getting their junior licenses. The new law also restricts their passengers.
A law that takes effect Dec. 27 requires teen drivers with a learner's permit to have 65 hours of behind-the-wheel experience, rather than the current 50, before they can go for their junior driver's license. Of the additional 15 hours driving with a supervising licensed driver, 10 hours must be at night and five hours must be in bad weather, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Current permit holders who haven't passed the driver's license test by tomorrow must meet the new requirements. For the first six months after getting their driver's license, junior drivers under 18 will only be allowed to transport one passenger who is under 18 and not of their immediate family, the law says. After six months, they can …
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tamarya
1:53 pm on Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Under the really old laws you went and took your driving test, when I got my license I took the permit test and could have taken the driving test the next day. I think the key difference today then with us is the responsibility decline, how can we give our kids a weapon that they will not be held accountable for if they harm or kill someone, or break the law behind the wheel. more ›