Too many teen late-night crashes. Too many teen passengers at risk. Two-thirds of all teenage passengers killed and injured nationally are passengers in cars driven by other teens. Clearly, too many people are killed or injured in cars driven by teens. Without changes, the situation will grow worse.
Projections show California's teen population growing by a third over the next ten years.
Teens must hold an instruction permit for six months before applying for a provisional license. During this time, they must log 50 hours of adult-supervised driving practice. Because night-time driving poses a greater risk for teens, the instruction permit period requires 10 of the 50 hours of practice to occur during darkness. The new law also restricts late-night driving during the first year of a provisional license. New provisions under the 1998 law are highlighted .