Kyleigh’s Law, Graduated Driver License (GDL) and Decal Information
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GDL changes effective May 1, 2010
GDL changes effective May 1, 2010
All GDL holders must display decals on their vehicle when behind the wheel.Beginning on May 1, 2010, the following changes go into effect:
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GDL Holders Must Know:What do I need to know about the new decals?The decals must be displayed on the car’s front and rear license plates when a GDL holder is driving. The decals will be:
The penalty for not displaying a decal is a $100 fine (no penalty points). This is the same penalty for all other GDL violations. I got my GDL license this January before these changes and the decals became the law. Do I have to follow these new rules?Everyone who holds a permit or provisional (restricted) GDL license will have to follow the new changes. These changes begin on May 1, 2010. For More Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Kyleigh’s Law, Graduated Driver Licensing and Vehicle Decal Information Please visit NJTeenDriving.com Other Resources:
Kyleigh’s Law FAQ’s | GDL Decal Info |
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You hear the government talking about “saving the earth!”, but this new law does the exact opposite. The law takes away teens ability to carpool, which in conclusion has more cars on the road. hello! More cars= more pollution… im not a save the world freak but if they want to make a new law they should really stick to lectures they’ve made in the past. That’s what we normal people call HYPOCRISY!!
More cars due to less carpooling = more pollution!! That’s going green NJ! What I really want to know is who do I hold accountable if something happens to my Daughter? Instead of getting in her car after work and locking her doors at 9:30pm when the Mall closes, she gets attacked by some predator that has been watching her routine and knows he/she can approach her from behind while she is putting this stupid sticker on her license plates?
Concerned Parent for all our Young Adults.
Hey I also think anyone over the age of 60 should not drive after dark, there vision is extremely reduced with the glare from on coming traffic, and anyone over the age of 70 should not drive at all. Come on people this law is ridiculous… So someone who might work a 50 hour week at age 18 or 19 doesn’t have the right to travel to a movie, restaurant or where ever the choose after 11pm, ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!
This is a horrible law!
Instead they should make it a magnet or something but not a sticker that can wear off everytime my mother wants to drive. and then we have to pay four more dollars for new decals. I believe that before making this law they could’ve asked our opinions on how to do it instead of just doing it. In addition to what i have just written, everyone in the streets will know if we are a minor meaning pedafiles will have it easy!
This is absolutely ridiculous!!! Not only is this age profiling but it makes it ten times more inconvenient for us when we go out at night. Not to mention now we have to worry about everyone knowing were under aged, especially the girls! Yea, less people in the car, but now more cars on the road, which in turn makes it unsafe for everyone else. Your trying to protect us when in turn your making things worse.
I agree with Scott E. I was actually just walking through a parking lot in Marshalls the other day with my mother when an um, elderly lady, started suddenly started her car and suddenly started pulling out of her parking spot without checking anything at all. If I didn’t scream and my mom didn’t bang on the car, I would have definitely been hit. It’s not logical– teens aren’t the only high risk drivers out there! Or what about people who have been previously convicted of DUI?! If we get stickers, then they should have to put one on, to! After all, this is all about safety.. or am I wrong, New Jersey?
Some of worst decisions are made with the best intentions.
The other night me and my friends were hanging out before realizing that it was 1am, way past this new curfew time. So, my friend, still having a provisional license, removed the stickers from his plates and drove home. Does this not defeat the purpose? Why would he keep the stickers on his car to attract a police officer. Because should he get pulled over he would receive a fine either way, so why make yourself a bigger target, by keeping them on.
The problem here is to not single out young drivers and use scare tactics to make them safer drivers. It’s to teach them how to be safer drivers in the first place, and generally this responsibility falls on the parents/guardians.
As a 17 year old girl who just got her license, I am disappointed with the new restrictions that Kyleigh’s Law put into place. It makes teens a target on the road, and from personal experience, attracts ridicule from older people, especially men. I’ve been honked at and a friend of mine even had an older man tease her saying he would follow her home because he knew she was 17. Frankly, I think this law needs to be repealed because it is essentially doing more harm than good.