| It is our hope that acquiring mature driving skills and | | | | Class D driver’s license must complete an |
| judgment will be a rewarding experience for you and | | | | approved driver education course and complete a |
| your teenager. With your involvement, it can also be | | | | total of 40 hours of supervised driving, 6 hours of |
| a safe experience. How do you teach a 16-year-old | | | | which must be at night, with a parent or |
| not to be a 16-year-old behind the wheel of an | | | | guardian’s sworn verification that these |
| automobile? Unfortunately, there is no magic formula | | | | requirements have been met. |
| to prepare your teenager for the responsibilities of | | | | Any Georgia resident who has not completed an |
| driving. Driver education at its best is a team effort | | | | approved driver education course must be at least 17 |
| involving schools, communities, students, and families. | | | | years old to be eligible for a Class D driver’s |
| The Teenage & Adult Driver Responsibility Act | | | | license and he or she must have completed a total of |
| (TADRA) | | | | at least 40 hours of supervised driving, including at |
| The Teenage & Adult Driver Responsibility Act | | | | least 6 hours at night. The same verification in writing |
| (TADRA) was established in Georgia by a | | | | by a parent or guardian is required. |
| collaborative effort of highway safety advocates, | | | | Driving is a complex task requiring mastery of various |
| legislators, law enforcement officials, educators, | | | | performance skills. It requires processing and |
| businesses and media in the wake of a high number | | | | accurately evaluating risk in the driving environment, |
| of fatal vehicle crashes involving young, inexperienced | | | | developing appropriate responses to minimize risk, |
| drivers. TADRA involves an intense, three-step | | | | and gaining experience to predict what action others |
| education process that allows the young driver to | | | | may take. |
| gain more experience behind the wheel. | | | | is dedicated to help any Georgia teen who will be |
| Joshua’s Law | | | | 16-years-old and chooses to apply for a Class D |
| Joshua's Law (Senate Bill 226) was passed during the | | | | driver's license. We are providing consumers with |
| 2005 General Assembly. The law ensures that, | | | | online solutions to driver-related services. |
| beginning Jan. 1, 2007, all 16 year olds applying for a | | | | |