tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post6158832323219099932..comments2024-02-28T11:29:36.860-05:00Comments on just up the pike: my testimony on the proposed youth curfewDan Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10594208011755406956noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-21939990455508641872011-07-28T16:46:18.099-04:002011-07-28T16:46:18.099-04:00Woody,
Every kid who gets a license in the state ...Woody,<br /><br />Every kid who gets a license in the state of Maryland is informed of the driving curfew (and tested on it!) Ben Ross (president of ACT) is right, though: young people (really, all people) are more likely to die/be injured in an auto accident than in a gang-related stabbing in downtown Silver Spring after 11pm. You can see why a driving curfew might be more effective than a full curfew.Dan Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10594208011755406956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-1387708344558087332011-07-28T16:43:05.309-04:002011-07-28T16:43:05.309-04:00woody brosnan wrote,
It's interesting that AC...woody brosnan wrote,<br /><br />It's interesting that ACT took this position on the misguided belief that only transit riders would be affected by the curfew. Apparently they are unaware that there already is a curfew for drivers. Not surprising. Here is the quote from the state website:<br /><br />"Provisional license holders under 18 are only authorized to drive without supervision between the hours of 5 am to midnight. From midnight to 5 am they must be accompanied by a supervising driver who is 21 or older, and has held a license for a minimum of 3 years."rovisional license holders under the age of 18 are restricted from driving between 12 midnight and 5 a.m. unless:<br /><br /> The driver is accompanied or supervised by a licensed driver, 21 years of age or older, with at least 3 years of driving experience.<br /> The driver is driving to, from, or during employment.<br /> The driver is driving to or from an official school activity.<br /> The driver is driving to or from an organized volunteer program.<br /> The driving is driving to or from participation in an athletic event or related training session.<br /><br />Upon becoming 18, a provisional license holder is no longer bound by this restriction and may drive at any hour.<br /><br />I'm not too surprised ACT is unaware of this. Most of the teens arguing against the curfew seem to be unaware of it and I've talked to two House delegates who did not know the law, which passed just a few years ago.Woody Brosnanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05396619795756337811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-71568492168456219692011-07-28T13:47:15.463-04:002011-07-28T13:47:15.463-04:00Well done, Dan. I also referred to your blog (bef...Well done, Dan. I also referred to your blog (before this post) in the WaPo article about this whole mess. Keep up the good work.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17537237863929349140noreply@blogger.com