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Quoted message said:On Tue, 09 Mar 2004 10:04:56 +0000, Kate Dicey
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Quoted message said:Quoted message said:Joyce said:I do believe their is an exception for siblings. I
don't know the
exact wording
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:Quoted message said:(probably have it somewhere in the house, as I
requested a letter from
the state)
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:Quoted message said:but it was basically that only one passenger in the
vehicle that was
under the age
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:Quoted message said:of 18 (or 21??) with exception to siblings. BUT ... I
took that to
mean that they
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:Quoted message said:could transport more than one younger sibling, but no
other passengers.
This law
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:Quoted message said:didn't affect my daughter, as she had her license for
more than 6
months when the
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:Quoted message said:law went into effect. But we did have some tense
moments, as I would
not let her
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:Quoted message said:carry any passengers until I received clarification
from the state.
Does driver age vary from state to state? Here in the UK,
you have to be 17 to learn to drive. Once you have a full
licence, you can carry as many passengers as the car will
legally hold.
No, the learning age appears to be a federal law - or all
the states have
set
Quoted message said:their laws to be the same. Kids can receive their learners
permits at age
15, can
Quoted message said:apply and test for official license at 16. With the
permit, they can only
drive
Quoted message said:with a licensed adult (over the age of 21) in the front
seat with them.
In order
Quoted message said:to receive their license, they have to submit a written
and signed form
listing 25
Quoted message said:hours of practice driving time (An Illinois law). This
doesn't sound like
much,
Quoted message said:until you're the parent that has to make sure they
accomplish this task.
It
Quoted message said:wasn't easy, seemed to take forever. <g> After holding
license for 6
months, the
Quoted message said:1 passenger restriction is lifted ... but there is still
the *seat belt
law* -
Quoted message said:stating all passengers under the age of 18 MUST wear their
seatbelt
regardless as
Quoted message said:to being in the front or rear seat (when riding with a
driver under the
age of
Quoted message said:21). There are all kinds of twists and turns to this law.
I'm very
surprised
Quoted message said:the police can even keep track of them all.
I'm not sure if it is a federal law. NJ's min age for the
learners permit is 16 and until the age of 18 you have
various restrictions. At 18 you get your full license. Our
seatbelt law applies to everyone in the car regardless of
age. These laws seem to vary from state to state.
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:Quoted message said:Another law the state has been trying to pass, but so
far unsuccessful,
is
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:Quoted message said:changing the driving curfew to 9PM during the week.
This has led to a
lot of
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:Quoted message said:opposition due to more teens now working, stores
staying open later ...
school
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:Quoted message said:activities later in the evenings with no busing
available at those
hours.
I'd love to see a 10 or 11pm curfew for kids under 18. The
only exception would be if they are coming home from work.
This would certainly cut down on their party time.
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:Quoted message said:And then the new car seat laws for youngsters, which is
meeting with a
lot of
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:Quoted message said:complaints ... all kids must be in car seats until the
age of 8. That
pretty much
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:Quoted message said:cuts down on the possibility of car pooling to school,
going home with
friends,
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:Quoted message said:etc. 8 years old is what ... 3rd grade?
AKK! THAT wouldn't work for us! We had a car seat for
James that was supposed to fit a child up to the age of
12... He grew out of it last year, aged 8! He's already
taller than quite a few 13 YO's I've taught in the past.
Not skinny, either: not fat, but broad as well as tall.
When I was raising the kids, the age for car seats was 4
or 40 pounds ...
now it's
Quoted message said:just a flat *age of 8 yrs.*. I know several kids who would
not have fit
into a
Quoted message said:car seat at 8 years old - too heavy, too tall, whatever.
Some people have
made
Quoted message said:complaints that they would now have to go purchase larger
vehicles, as 3
or more
Quoted message said:car seats will not fit easily into the compacts that they
own - yet they
can't
Quoted message said:afford the more costly vans or suv's that would hold more
seats. I do
understand
Quoted message said:the logic behind the law, along with what they are trying
to accomplish.
I don't
Quoted message said:think it was very well thought out. Probably put into
effect by men who
never
Quoted message said:once had to deal with transporting multiple children. <g>
NJ law is kids under 8 years old or under 85 pounds have to
be in a car seat. We've had that law for about 5 years now.
