All drivers need to undergo the necessary protocol to be issued a driver’s license. Apparently, this has been missing in Texas, leaving teenagers to drive at their own discretion. However, all that is set to change as the traditional drivers license exams and tests are brought back thanks to this bill by Governor Perry.
The House Bill 339 is authored by Larry Phillips which can be viewed in full here.
House Bill 339 was signed by Governor Perry on June 19, 2009 and it becomes effective on September 1, 2009. As a result of this Bill, an on-road driving test will be required for minors, drivers aged 16 and 17, who are getting their driver license. Driving instructors can no longer waive the actual driving test.
A study of Texas driving records shows that 16 and 17 year old graduates of Driver Ed in a Box have a collision rate of less than two percent (2%) compared to all other programs in Texas whose graduates have a collision rate of eleven percent (11%).
(Source) Press
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