By CHAT News Today

Selected Traffic Enforcement Program to focus on young drivers

Jul 3, 2017 | 11:46 AM

MEDICINE HAT, AB — Young drivers and distracted driving will be the focus of the Medicine Hat Police Service’s Selected Traffic Enforcement Unit this month.

According to police, motor vehicle collisions are the number one killer of young people in Alberta, with inexperience, distraction and peer pressure as common factors. Crash rates for young drivers are highest at nighttime and when there are teen passengers in the vehicle.

Police are reminding young drivers they are not allowed to operate a motor vehicle between midnight and 5 a.m. while they possess a learner’s licence (Class 7). They are also not allowed to operate a motorcycle or a moped during night time, defined as one hour following sunset to one hour before sunrise.

Probationary and learned drivers holding a Graduated Driver’s Licence cannot operate a motor vehicle if there are fewer seat belts than there are passengers.

Drivers are also reminded that their phone must remain out of their hands at all times while driving.

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Police say parents play an important role in teaching teenagers to drive. Parents are advised to set a good example behind the wheel for their children, help their teen practice driving, and set specific rules for their young driver and stick to them.