The traffic authorities are looking at the possibility of issuing a driver’s licence in a phased manner with a view to curb reckless driving and road accidents. If the move is approved, a motorist may first be issued a learner’s licence, then a temporary one and finally a permanent driver’s licence. In some neighbouring countries, a learner’s licence is issued for three months, followed by a temporary licence for a year. A permanent licence is issued after a year provided the driver has not been found involved in a major traffic rule violation. Brigadier Mohamed Saad Al Kharji, director of the Traffic Department, said in response to a question that his department might introduce the ‘gradual licensing system’. He was participating in a roundtable discussion held yesterday in collaboration with the Social continue
NEW measures to toughen up getting a driver’s licence have been welcomed by driving school owners and instructors as “a good thing”. As part of the act, after passing a driver’s test a new driver would first receive a provisional licence for 12 months. In this time, should road rules be broken, the provisional licence could be suspended for two years. The owners of driving schools will be taken to task as authorities ensure instructors are licensed and cars roadworthy. He & She school director of operations Joyce Goosen said the law would benefit driving schools. “With this law, people would have to go to a driving school to learn how to drive properly. Also, while having the provisional licence, a driver has to stick to the rules of the road. If you can drive correctly for a year, you would continue
According to the report, teenagers living in states with the most restrictive driving laws were less likely to drink and drive or ride in a vehicle with a driver who had been drinking than teens in states with less strict driving laws. According to Patricia A. Cavazos-Rehg, one of the report’s authors, teens in states with the most restrictive driving laws were sometimes half as likely to drink or drive or ride with drivers who had been drinking than teens in states where driving laws were less restrictive. The biggest difference we’re observing when we compare states that have the most strict policies with states that have the least strict policies,” Dr. Cavazos-Rehg told Youth Today, “[is that] based on our analysis, states that have the most strict policies, they are experiencing the highest benefits continue
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