The Teenage Driver Safety Act, passed in May of 2007, will go into effect on July 1, 2008. With the enactment of the legislation, Arizona is joining 45 other states that have established intermediate programs for new teen drivers. Under the new law, new teen drivers for the first six months of receiving their drivers’ license will have restrictions on nighttime driving, limiting the amount of teen passengers in a car, and adding more hours of instructional driving before an unrestricted driver’s license can be obtained.
Here are its key points:
• Establishes graduated driver license, where licensed drivers, ages 16-17, do not have full driving privileges until six months after licensing.
• Increases supervised training requirement from 25 to 30 hours, of which 10 must be at night.
• Prohibits driving from midnight to 5 a.m. for the first six months, with exemptions for job, religious or school activities or family emergencies.
• Limits number of non-family teenage passengers to one during first six months.
• Establishes fines and extensions of restrictions for non-compliance.
For more details on this legislation and for a list of frequently asked questions, please visit the Arizona AAA website by following this link:
http://www.aaaaz.com/news/documents/TDSAFAQs.pdf
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