The number of Vermont teenagers who died in traffic crashes has declined sharply to where the state has one of the lowest death rates in the country. Highway safety officials credit the new “graduated” licenses law for the good news. The new law requires additional supervised practice driving time during the day and the night for young drivers with permits. It also prohibits a young driver from having friends in the car for the first three months after obtaining a junior license.
Chuck Satterfield, a spokesman for the Governor’s Highway Safety Committee, said he believes the new graduated license law has been a key factor in reversing the death rate for young drivers. “Probably the biggest incentive is if you get one three-point or higher violation or accumulate six points, your license is gone, it gets suspended for 90 days,” Satterfield said. “That has a definite impact on young drivers.”
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