Alabama
Deaths in Crashes Involving Teen Drivers in Alabama
In 2010, 162 people were killed in crashes involving teen drivers in Alabama. Over the past five years, Alabama crashes involving teen drivers claimed 940 lives. Nationally, since 2000, more than 85,000 people have been killed in crashes involving teen drivers.
Graduated Driver Licensing Laws in Alabama
The current GDL law in Alabama includes the following components:
- A three-stage licensing system beginning at age 15 for learner’s permit, age 16 for the intermediate stage, and age 17 for full licensure
- A mandatory 6 month holding period for the learner’s permit stage
- A minimum of 30 hours of supervised practice driving during the learner’s permit stage (none required for teens to complete driver education)
- A prohibition on unsupervised nighttime driving between midnight and 6 a.m. during the intermediate stage
- A passenger restriction prohibiting more than one passenger
- A prohibition on non-emergency use of cell phones and other communications devices during the learner’s permit stage and for the first six months of the intermediate stage
- Require age 16 for entry into the learner’s permit stage
- Extend all restrictions on teen drivers through age 17
For more information and to contact your state representative, please visit: www.legislature.state.al.us.
To contact your Member of Congress about the STANDUP Act, S. 528 / H.R. 1515, please visit: http://www.capitolconnect.com/saferoads4teens/
