Those where the days were turning 16 meant that you rushed to get your drivers license... Well with the number of teen fatalities due to car crashes by sometimes drunk other times untrained teenage drivers NY State along with many other states have decided to change the laws regarding getting that license at the age of sixteen.... Laws have also been changed in what an individual will be charge with if they were to get into an accident... Starting Monday February 22, 2010 teen who get their learners permit now have to wait six months before they can than take their road test to get their licence... Also changed is the number of non family members a teen is allowed to drive with... Before you could just get a friend who is of age to drive with you and all your friends to your destination... Now the state requires that if a parent or guardian is not present in the car only one person who is not the parent or guardian to drive with the teen while parent or guardian is not present.... Also into effect in 2009 actually is "Leandra's Law" which heightens penalties for those driving while influence with a teen under the age of sixteen in the car... For a person driving while intoxicated with a teen it will now be classed as a class E felony that carries up to four years in prison or a five thousand dollar fine. For any driver who cases death of a person under the age of sixteen that crime will now be classed as a class B violent felony. And lastly causing serious injury to anyone under the age of sixteen will get you charged with the crime of aggravated vehicular assault under class C violent felony....
Makes you not wanna drive with anyone under the age of sixteen right.... Yesssh!!
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