For many New Yorkers obtaining a license and learning to drive is an essential right of passage. Many have similar shared memories of driver’s education classes, and “excited discussions” with parents as they developed their driving skills. What some parents may not realize is that, in an attempt to improve driver training and road safety, New York has enacted legislation that increases the amount of supervised training necessary for an individual to obtain a license and places new restrictions and penalties on young drivers.
On Feb. 22, 2010, New York State enacted changes to the Graduated Driver Licensing Law (GDL)1 as a way of improving teenage driver safety. The changes included reducing the number of non-family passengers under age 21 allowed to ride in a vehicle operated by a junior license holder from two to one; increasing the number of supervised driving hours required before scheduling a road test from 20 to 50 hours, including 15 hours of driving after sunset; and eliminating the limited junior license and requiring that a junior permit be held for a minimum of six months prior to obtaining a junior or senior license.
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