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Teens and Driving Teens and Driving - Updated!

This page provides links and information for parents and teens.

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Journey Safe is an outreach program whose goal is to educate teens and parents about the unique risks faced by newly licensed drivers and their passengers.
Journey Safe video

Please take the time to see this very important video - 

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Regional Restrictions for a Junior Permit
(Long Island--Nassau and Suffolk)


Between 5am - 9pm
You must drive only under the immediate supervision of: your parent, your guardian, your person "in loco parentis", your driver education teacher, your driving school instructor, anyone who has been designated in writing by your parent, guardian, or person "in loco parentis".  The person above must be at least age 21 and have a license valid for the vehicle being driven.


Between 9pm - 5am
You must NOT drive.

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Regional Restrictions for a Limited Junior License (junior drivers who receive a permit on or after 09/01/03 and who pass a road test within the FIRST six months of valid permit status).


Between 5am - 9pm
NO driving alone. You may drive under the immediate supervision of your parent, guardian, person "in loco parentis", driver education teacher, driving school instructor, or any person "in loco parentis" who is at least age 21 and have a license valid for the vehicle being driven.


Between 9pm - 5am
You must NOT drive alone. You may drive under the immediate supervision of your parent, guardian, or person "in loco parentis," who is at least age 21 and has a license valid for the vehicle being driven.

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Regional Restrictions for a Limited Junior License

Between 5am - 9pm
You may drive alone only directly between your home and employment, a work-study program, a course at a college, university, or registered evening high school, a driver education course, or while engaged in farm employment. You may drive when accompanied by your licensed parent, guardian, person "in loco parentis," driver education teacher, or driving school instructor. 
This does NOT include regular high school.

Between 9pm - 5am
You may drive alone only directly between your home and a work-study program, a course at a college, university, or registered evening high school, a driver education course, or while engaged in farm employment.
This does NOT include regular high school.







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