Idaho
Deaths in Crashes Involving Teen Drivers in Idaho
In 2008, 46 people were killed in crashes involving teen drivers in Idaho. Over the past five years, Idaho crashes involving teen drivers claimed 245 lives. Nationally, since 1999, more than 84,400 people have been killed in crashes involving teen drivers.
Graduated Driver Licensing Laws in Idaho
The current GDL law in Idaho includes the following components:
- A three-stage licensing system beginning at age 14 years and 6 months for learner’s permit, age 15 for the intermediate stage, and age 16 for full licensure
- A mandatory 6 month holding period for the learner’s permit stage
- A minimum of 50 hours of supervised practice driving during the learner’s permit stage, at least 10 of which must be at night
- A prohibition on unsupervised nighttime driving between sunset and sunrise during the intermediate stage
- A passenger restriction prohibiting drivers age 16 and younger from driving with more than one passenger younger than age 17 for the first 6 months after licensure
These changes are needed to improve Idaho’s GDL law and meet the requirements of the STANDUP Act
- Require age 16 for entry into the learner’s permit stage
- Extend restrictions on teen drivers through age 17
- Strengthen the passenger restriction to prohibit more than one non-familial passenger under the age of 21 unless a licensed driver over age 21 is in the vehicle, for the entire intermediate stage through age 17
- Add a prohibition on non-emergency use of cell phones and other communications devices , including texting while driving, during the learner’s permit and intermediate stages
