TEEN DRIVING DEATHS HAVE DROPPED 50% SINCE THE PROGRAM WAS IMPLEMENTED AND PUT IN MOTION JANUARY 1 2008. Graduated Driver Licensing Program Illinois has a program known as the Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) program to help reduce the number of accidents among young drivers. Instead of immediately becoming fully licensed drivers after taking driver’s education and passing the written and road tests, young drivers are subject to many initial restrictions that gradually ease as they get older and become more competent drivers. Teens can start the driver’s license process at 15, when they may obtain a learner’s permit. There are three steps to the program: At 15, teens can apply for a permit. At this point, the teen must be enrolled in a driver’s education course. After completing 50 hours of practice, drivers 16 and 17 years of age who have completed driver’s education programs and passed their driver’s license exams can apply for an initial license. Drivers 18 to 20 can have a full license, but they still are subject to some restrictions that don’t apply to drivers 21 and older. Teen driving deaths have dropped by 50 percent since the law took effect Jan. 1, 2008, according to Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White on the Cyber Drive Illinois website.
Posted on: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 02:32:22 +0000
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