March 17, 2008
Connecticut DMV to Make Teen Driver Licensing Tests Tougher, More Comprehensive
The Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), following steps to change laws to curb dangerous teen driving, announced March 9 that it has started a thorough review of training and licensing of young drivers as it aims to make its tests tougher and more comprehensive. Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell, in proposing law changes, asked the agency to look at the training, testing, licensing and parental involvement in preparing teens to drive. The Governor is also seeking new laws with stronger penalties and suspensions to fight a number of problems found in 16- and 17-year-old drivers. Commissioner Robert M. Ward will bring together his top licensing staff to discuss the existing ways DMV performs these tasks and seek recommendations that aim to make these required steps more comprehensive. DMV officials will determine how the curriculum for driving schools should be changed as well as possible changes in the kinds of monitoring, violations and other sanctions to be imposed on schools that fail to follow the agency’s requirements. The agency has received reports of problems with some driving schools and started reviews of those situations several weeks ago. Subcommittees of the Governor’s Task Force on Teen Safe Driving are also reviewing these issues. They include training and education, parental and public awareness, regulations and policies, and public-health related matters. They will make recommendations to the full task force in the beginning of April. View the press release for more details.
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