Restrictions for Young Drivers

You can give facts and figures why a graduated license may be the best for andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t north-dakotaandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt North Dakotaandamp lt aandamp gt s young drivers But the story this mom has - gets a point across to legislators better than any statistic Her son Ryan was killed in a car crash in 2007 Paula Bartsch Son killed in crash andamp quot HAD BEEN RESTRICTIONs for passengers and restrictions for having any other distractions had he had more knowledge and maturity - the driver My SON WOULD BE here today andamp quot What s being proposed is a three step process to getting a drivers license It puts more restrictions on young drivers Drivers under 18 are not allowed to use a cellphone can not drive at night and are limited to the number of passengers they can have in the car with them Gene LaDoucer with AAA rattled off statistics of young drivers 16 year old drivers are involved in five times more fatal crashes as drivers in their 30 s A teen is in a crash in North Dakota ever 2 and a half hours Dr Ron Miller says teens that survive accidents suffer from tramatic brain injury Miller says there is proof graduated licenses prevent deaths Dr Ron Miller Merit Care andamp quot Kids don t have to drive at 14 to get to school They drive at 14 because that s what culture has got them to do They don t have to drive They can still be protected We can give them graduated licensing and save about half of the children dying in North Dakota andamp quot The bill allows teens 14 and older to get a special farm permit but they can only drive for farm or ranch purposes 47 states have simlar laws addressing graduated licenses for young drivers