John Schultz's Weblog

Tuesday January 31, 2006

But what about the parents? Recent rumblings out of Jefferson City indicate lawmakers want to put more restrictions on teen drivers. Proposed regulations include a doubling of "training hours" from 20 to 40, limitations on the number of passengers, and formal driver's education classes rather than behind-the-wheel training from parents. Whatever happened to letting parents decide when their children are ready for a drivers license and when and where they will drive? It certainly worked well for me and most other Missouri residents. Not surprisingly, these proposals are coming from Republican legislators, once again showing that when they say they are for small government, it is just smaller than the Democrats' vision. ( Jan 31 2006, 04:49:09 PM CST ) Permalink Comments [1]