1. The Importance of Changing the
Graduated Driver Licensing Laws
By Cindy Arc

2. Why Change the Law?
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3. How Big is this Problem?
 Leading cause of death for ages 15-18
 4,054 teens killed in crashes in 2008
 More than 350,000 injured
 7 fatal crashes per 100,000,000 miles driven
 Crash rates per mile 4 times higher
 61% passenger death rate with teenage driver

4. What are the Teenage Driver
Crash Risk Factors?
• Poor hazard detection
• Risk taking and low risk perception
• Not wearing seat belts
• Lack of skill
• Alcohol and drugs
• Carrying passengers
• Night driving

5. Who is at Risk?
Among teen
drivers, those
with the
highest risk of
crashing are:
• Newly
licensed
teens
• Teens
driving with
teen
passengers
• Teens
driving at
night
• Teen males

6. What is Graduated Driver
Licensing?
Consists of:
• Learner’s
Stage
• Intermedi
ate Stage
• Unrestrict
ed Driving
Stage

7. What Are the GDL Stages?
Learner’s Stage Intermediate Stage
 Minimum age of 16 for  Restricted license 6
learner’s permit months/16 years old
 Minimum holding period  Nighttime driving
of 6 months restriction
 Minimum of 30-50  Passenger restriction
hours of supervised  Ban non-emergency
driving use of electronic
 Ban non-emergency communication devices
use of electronic
communication devices

8. What Are the GDL Stages?
Unrestricted Driving
Stage
 Minimum age 18
years for unrestricted
license

9. How Do We Solve the
Problem?
 Increase age for learner’s permit to 16
 Increase age for provisional license to 17
 Night driving restricted between 10:00 pm to
5:00 am
 No passengers until licensed for 12 months
 No electronic communication device use while
driving
 License restrictions/suspensions for driving
violations

10. In Conclusion, Implementation
of All Components of the GDL
Could…
• Reduce fatal teen crash rates
• Reduce teen injury crash rates
• Create lifelong safe drivers
• Save lives