Here's an article from the Star-Bulletin.
I am very bothered by the provisional license policy. Maybe it's because I fall into the group of teenagers whose sixteenth birthdays fell after January 2006, and therefore, have a provisional license, but I really don't like this law. I admit to violating the stupid laws that are associated with the provisional license. Honestly, I know very few people who carry ONE passenger with them all the time or drive only between 5am-11pm.
I was also told that you have to pay an additional $12 when you change from a provisional license to a regular license. To me, it seems like the DMV is stealing our money. Honestly, it's way more convenient to have a "real" license, and you've already waited six months for it, shouldn't they just give it to you? A "real" license means that you've driven without infractions for the six months that you had your provisional, shouldn't it be somewhat of a reward?
There is a very big double standard for teenagers and adults. I guess it could be necessary when you look at all the traffic accidents involving teenagers, but I would have to say that there are MANY adult drivers who take just as many risks and drive just as poor as, if not worse than, teenagers. The city and state have been pushing people to carpool because it eases the flow of traffic and conserves gas. However, it is illegal for many teenagers to carpool becasue of this policy.
What bothers me the most is that this law is virtually unenforceable. As the article says, ONLY 66 teenagers have been caught since the law has been put into effect. This is because teenagers cannot be pulled over for simply looking suspicious; if they are cited for provisional license violations, it is because of another infraction. I hate to sound bitter just because I am affected by this law, but I find it rather pointless.
I am very bothered by the provisional license policy. Maybe it's because I fall into the group of teenagers whose sixteenth birthdays fell after January 2006, and therefore, have a provisional license, but I really don't like this law. I admit to violating the stupid laws that are associated with the provisional license. Honestly, I know very few people who carry ONE passenger with them all the time or drive only between 5am-11pm.
I was also told that you have to pay an additional $12 when you change from a provisional license to a regular license. To me, it seems like the DMV is stealing our money. Honestly, it's way more convenient to have a "real" license, and you've already waited six months for it, shouldn't they just give it to you? A "real" license means that you've driven without infractions for the six months that you had your provisional, shouldn't it be somewhat of a reward?
There is a very big double standard for teenagers and adults. I guess it could be necessary when you look at all the traffic accidents involving teenagers, but I would have to say that there are MANY adult drivers who take just as many risks and drive just as poor as, if not worse than, teenagers. The city and state have been pushing people to carpool because it eases the flow of traffic and conserves gas. However, it is illegal for many teenagers to carpool becasue of this policy.
What bothers me the most is that this law is virtually unenforceable. As the article says, ONLY 66 teenagers have been caught since the law has been put into effect. This is because teenagers cannot be pulled over for simply looking suspicious; if they are cited for provisional license violations, it is because of another infraction. I hate to sound bitter just because I am affected by this law, but I find it rather pointless.
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