All Against McGuinty's New Rules for Teenage drivers
- by: Shelby Forza
- recipient: To speak out for all teenage drivers
Overall this means that it will take 36 months for a new driver to obtain a license. G1 drivers will have to wait 12 to 18 months before they can attempt to get their G2's. G2 drivers are only allowed 1 person in the car. No one will be allowed to drink in the car unless they are 21 years and older. This means no person can driver their friends around if they had to much to drink. This new law would restrict teenagers from carpooling; carpooling is a way to help lower the air pollution from cars. Our environment can not handle all we are throwing at it anymore, we have to be smarter about choices in day to day life, and this is the opposite of that. With this new law, it will add more teenage drivers to the roads. Also the first time you are caught speeding, you get you license suspended for 30 days, the second time 90 and the third you get it suspended and it is demoted to G1 license. Our freedom's are being taken away from people who don't even break the law. This is not just unfair but also prejudice. Teenage drivers are not the only people that speed. So sign the petition if you think this new law is unfair.
- a zero blood alcohol concentration level for all drivers 21 years of
age and younger
- tougher penalties for novice drivers that increase with each violation
of graduated licensing restrictions, with convictions that result in
demerit points or with court-ordered suspensions
- tighter restrictions on the number of young passengers teen drivers
can carry.
Also there are so called 'improvements' will be added. The are the following:
Increasing the length of time drivers spend at the G1 and G2 levels. Currently, novice drivers can obtain a full G license in as little as 20 months. Under the proposed legislation, the minimum would be 30 months.
- Replacing the current night-time restriction on the number of young passengers a teen G2 driver can carry with an all-day restriction.
- Introducing sanctions that get tougher each time a novice driver violates graduated licensing restrictions, receives a conviction that results in demerit points or a receives a court-ordered suspension. These drivers would receive, upon conviction: first instance - 30-day license suspension; second instance - 90-day license suspension; third instance - the driver must return to the start of the graduated licensing program (G1).
To view a comparison chart between current exclusive G1 requirements and proposed new exclusive G1 requirements.
To view a comparison chart between current common G1 & G2 requirements and proposed new common G1 & G2 requirements.
To view a comparison chart between current exclusive G2 requirements and proposed new exclusive G2 requirements.
Enforcing zero tolerance for young drinking drivers
Drivers aged 19 to 21 are over-represented in drinking and driving collisions.
Ontario wants to put a stop to this trend by making it illegal for any person aged 21 or under to drive after drinking any alcohol.
Young drivers in all licence classes will be required to have a zero blood alcohol concentration (BAC) whenever they are behind the wheel.
New measures for suspended drivers
An estimated three-quarters of all suspended drivers continue to drive.
The proposed legislation will help get these dangerous drivers off our roads by giving police the power to immediately impound their vehicles for seven days - at the roadside.
To view part 1 of a comparison chart between current penalties for drunk and/or suspended drivers and proposed new penalties.
To view part 2 of a comparison chart between current penalties for drunk and/or suspended drivers and proposed new penalties.
Measures for impaired drivers
Drinking and driving is still a factor in about a quarter of all road fatalities every year. To help police get drunk drivers off our roads, the proposed legislation will also allow police to immediately impound for seven days vehicles being driven by convicted impaired drivers who do not have a court-ordered ignition interlock installed
Overall it's unfair to assume that all teenage drivers lack experience. We have all recently learned the rule of the road and the proper way to drive. Although there are exceptions to this such as teenager's making bad decisions, but you have to think. Everyone makes bad decisions and no one is perfect. It's unfair to leave the blame in teenager's hands and punish all of us for some bad decisions. The law is supposed to protect us, all of us. It's not suppose to be prejudice, so make it fair so that everyone is affected under this law. Although we may gain more experience, we tend to gain experience and we learn what to do and what not to do. This new law doesn't just affect teenagers; it affects the environment and elders that surround us. So please, if you feel the same way and feel like the government is being prejudices sign.
sources:
http://www.sootoday.com/content/news/full_story.asp?StoryNumber=35841
http://ogov.newswire.ca/ontario/GPOE/2008/11/18/c9811.html?lmatch=&lang=_e.html
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