Stronger GDL Laws Could Save 49 Teen Motorist Lives in Indiana Annually
At least 49 teenage drivers could be saved every year if the state of Indiana improved its graduated driver’s licensing programs. In fact, according to a study by the National Safety Council, at least 2,000 lives of teenage drivers could be saved every year if such programs were strengthened and included more restrictions.
According to transportation safety experts, the ideal graduated driver’s licensing program will include 7 components.
1. It will include a minimum age of 16 for a person to get a learner's permit,
2. It will require that a person have at least 6 months of supervised driving
3. It will require a minimum of 30 hours of supervised driving when the person is in the learner stage
4. It will set 16 ½ as the minimum age for an intermediate license
5. It will have nighttime driving restrictions that would begin at 10 PM
6. It will restrict the number of non-family passengers to just one for intermediate license holders
7. It will set a minimum age of 17 for a full license.
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