A Way to Live Longer, Graduated Licensing

New drivers do not have much behind-the-wheel experience and therefore are at greater risk for collision than other drivers. Instead of granting new drivers unrestricted driving privileges, graduated-licensing systems phase in beginning drivers to full driving privileges as they mature and sharpen driving skills. Graduated licensing allows the new driver to practice driving in low-risk conditions. Driving restrictions include night-driving curfews, limits on the number and ages of passengers and a low-or zero-tolerance blood-alcohol concentration.

Most graduated-licensing systems involve three phases:

• A required length of time with supervised driving practice under certain conditions or restrictions
   
• A restricted license for a set period of time with unsupervised driving allowed in certain conditions or restrictions
   
• A full unrestricted license provided the driver has remained free of violation or crashes

Graduated-licensing systems are not a cure for motor-vehicle collisions, but they can reduce the motor-vehicle fatalities and injuries for beginning drivers and can give them a good start to a lifetime of safe and defensive driving.

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