Should state further limit teen drivers?

04/23/2007

A senator is pushing a midnight curfew and a passenger limit for young drivers.


By Conrad Defiebre, Star Tribune
Last update: April 22, 2007


WHAT THE BILL SAYS

• Provisional licensees could transport no more than one nonrelative under the age of 20 for the first six months and no more than three for the second six months.

• They could not drive between midnight and 5 a.m. except for a school event or a job or if accompanied by a licensed driver at least 25 years old.


Intervening in the age-old war of independence between teenagers and their parents, a state legislator who has raised five children is pushing for new legal restrictions on many young drivers, including a midnight curfew for taking the wheel.

Sen. Tom Neuville, R-Northfield, last week won preliminary Senate approval for his bill to set limits on young drivers, including how many peers they may have in their car while driving on public thoroughfares.

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