Posted on 09/10/2023 10:08:17 AM PDT by Lockbox
The vaccine strikes again. Getting people to lose control of their cars.
North Carolina uses a graduated license system to license teen drivers via a limited learner's permit, limited provisional license, and full provisional license. Here are the basics of how this system works and the various requirements teen drivers must abide by. Level 1 Limited Learner's Permit
At 15 years old, a person can submit an application (along with the application fee and proof of identification) to the local Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to obtain a level 1 limited learner's permit. The application must be signed by a parent or guardian who will be supervising the youth's driving. The applicant must pass the vision test as well as a test covering local traffic signs and traffic laws. A certificate of completion of an approved driver's education course and a driving eligibility certificate are also required.
The driving eligibility certificate is a form signed by the school's principal or administrator indicating that the teen is enrolled and progressing towards graduation. The school can revoke this certificate due to the student's conduct, which would result in revocation of the student's license or permit for one year, until age 18, or until the certificate is reinstated. Exemptions exist for homeschooled teens and diploma and GED holders.
An instructional permit allows the holder to operate a vehicle while a supervising driver is in the front passenger seat. A supervising driver must be licensed for at least five years and can be a parent, guardian, or a person authorized by the parent or guardian to supervise. For the first six months, the permit holder isn't allowed to drive between the hours of 9 p.m. and 5 a.m.
Level 2 Limited Provisional License
Teens who are 16 years old and have held an instructional permit for at least 12 months are eligible to apply for a provisional license. To obtain the provisional license, the teen must complete and pass the road test administered by the DMV and have no moving violation within the last six months. Applicants must also show completion of 60 hours of supervised driving time (ten of which must have been at night) and hold a driving eligibility certificate.
The limited provisional license allows the motorist to drive without an adult anywhere from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. However, between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m., the driver must be supervised by a parent or be traveling to or from work or a volunteer emergency response organization.
Limited provisional license holders may carry only one non-family member passenger who's under the age of 21 unless accompanied by a supervising driver. If a family-member passenger is under 21 years old, no non-family member passengers under 21 years old are permitted in the vehicle.
Level 3 Full Provisional License
After holding a provisional license for at least six months without any moving violations, a driver can apply for a level 3 full provisional license. To obtain the license, the teen must submit a driving log signed by the supervising driver showing 12 hours of supervised driving (with at least six nighttime hours).
For all teen license levels, cellphone use while driving is prohibited and all passengers must wear seatbelts.
Rules for thee but not for me?
Any parent who gives their teenager a hot car is just asking for tragedy. Back in the 70s my son was happy to get used Falcon with a small engine from me. He’s still alive and thriving, thank the good Lord.
If she had an older used average car, she would have likely been less inclined to do something stupid.
Thanks for posting, interesting.
I would like to drive that track, has interesting layout and history...
P*** Poor Parenting killed the girl.
Wow Trump is involved in everything
Not any more.
Looking at the pictures, she was visually impaired. Right eye doesn’t track with the left eye in a couple of the photos.
My father bought me a ‘70 LTD 4 door, said he was “wrapping my a$$ in as much car as he could because he didnt want to lose me”
Paging Mr. Paul Walker, Stella’s on line 2!
I’m impressed if you were able to get into the backseat of a 911. I bought a 1972 911T in 1978. As I recall at that time, 911s couldn’t legally be advertised as a 4-seater in the U.S. because the back seat wouldn’t fit the average American adult. The leather front seats showed some wear, but the back seat looked new because nobody could sit back there.
It’s like the PJ O’Rourke quote:
“Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.”
I’m sorry, I didn’t see this post until looking for mine. All I can say is GMTA!
I don’t disagree. I just think it’s sad. If my kid had been killed at 16 regardless of how it would have been devastating.
No, but someone else was. Where do you think James Dean bought that car?
ROFL!!
Back in the 60’s, you had to be 21 to vote. My first ballot cast was in 1968, the year I turned 21. Then they changed the law because so many kids were dying in Vietnam before they could even cast a vote. The legal age for drinking back then was 18, and there were no age restriction laws to buy a pack of cigarettes. I never smoked, but my mother used to send me to the corner store with enough money to buy her a 25 cent pack of Camels, and have a few cents left to buy some penny candy for myself.
That they gave her the means to kill herself.
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