The Canadian Automobile Association in the Atlantic region is flabbergasted why the provincial government would consider making changes to the graduating drivers’ license program.
The suggested change would mean graduated license level 2 drivers, who are newly licensed, could be allowed to drive between midnight and 5 am which is currently restricted.
Steve McCall, president of CAA Atlantic, tells CHSJ news this would make our driving rules the weakest in North America. He says all scientific evidence is against this suggestion, saying fatalities are reduced by 12% with restrictions.
McCall says there’s already automatic exemptions for people who have to drive to and from work or school between 12-5 am so the ruling would only be for social driving.
The provincial government proposed lifting the ban in its recent throne speech.
