The Ontario government is introducing new rules restricting the privileges of young drivers in an effort to make the roads safer.
The new rules pieces of legislation are expected to include:
- A total ban on alcohol consumption
- A limit on the number of passengers a new driver can have with them in the car (limited to one person under the age of 19 for an entire year, 24/7). This does not include relatives.
- A zero tolerance policy that will see drivers under the age of 21 have their licences revoked if they are caught speeding or drinking and driving.
The move comes after a lobbying campaign by MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Drivers) and Tim Mulcahy who lost his 20 year old son Tyler to a drunk driving accident in Muskoka on July 3.
How do you feel about this? Do you think that it will make our roads safer?
