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focusonthis_88,Nov 18 2008, 10:13 AM Wrote:I agree with the new law. 

From the time I got my G2 to my G I got 3 speeding tickets.  If that law was in affect when I was driving I would of thought twice about speeding and being a idiot.  I've matured and I've learn that speeding is stupid.  The new drivers will think twice about speeding.

And you know what I regret speeding...It's costing me about 3,500$ a year in insurance for a 1995 Honda Civic.
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I hear what everyone is saying about nannie-state and all ... but there is another way to look at this ... once a kid starts driving the opportunity for parents to effect their judgement is limited - whatever they taught their kids earlier in their life is the values they take to the street with them ... they can be responsible, reckless or anything in between - unless the parent is in the car with them, it's all on the kid's shoulders.

In that respect I think the new law actually puts the burden for personal responsibility more on the kid ... seems they need a stronger incentive to drive responsibly than other drivers ... the kids who otherwise would drive responsibly won't really be affected by the law ... the kids who are not so inclined, now have a greater incentive to do the right thing. The alternative IMO is raising the age at which you can drive.

I do agree however that it is far too easy in this country / province to get a license in the first place ... especially when you consider that recently it was discovered that many so-called driving instructors themselves were s***ty drivers.

And so to some extent I am a little cynical about this new law in terms of its intent ... if the province was really determined to make our roads safer they would institute a huge reform in our training and licensing.