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CA SCR69
Concurrent Resolution
Status
Failed
11/30/2016
Primary Sponsor
Cathleen Galgiani
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AI Summary
- Requests the Department of Motor Vehicles to conduct a study on reducing the minimum age for applying for an instruction permit from 15 years and 6 months to 15 years of age
- Cites that approximately 3,000 teenagers die annually in car crashes, with driver inexperience identified as the main cause
- Notes that nine states already allow persons as young as 14 years old to apply for learner's permits
- References research showing comprehensive graduated driver licensing programs reduce fatal and injury crashes by 38-40 percent among 16-year-old drivers
- Emphasizes that driving practice and supervision through graduated licensing systems help build necessary skills and manage risk-taking behavior in new teenage drivers
Legislative Description
Driver's licenses: instruction permits: minimum age.
Last Action
From committee without further action.
11/30/2016
Committee Referrals
Transportation and Housing1/28/2016
Rules5/27/2015
Full Bill Text
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