HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — New adult drivers in Connecticut soon will need a learner’s permit before taking the road test for a driver’s license.
The three-month permit will be mandatory for drivers 18 and older as of Wednesday.
The new law ends a 106-year practice of not requiring adult drivers in Connecticut to complete a training period before getting a driver’s license.
Applicants will receive an adult learner permit after passing a 25-question knowledge test and a vision test. They will also have to take an eight-hour safe driving practices course, which costs $125.
Department of Motor Vehicles Commissioner Melody Currey said cars are more sophisticated today and traveling roads can be more dangerous for inexperienced drivers.
DMV expects more than 30,000 adult drivers each year will be affected.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.
Thank God I dont live In Conn anymore
Nice, Smart move, Thats another 3.75 million for CT to make off people.
Brace urself CT, wait until the state learns how much revenue ANNUAL safety and emissions inspections bring in. It’s $29./yr. here in MA per vehicle.
thats dumb i had a car when i was 14 a permit on my 15th birthday and a full licence on my 16th birthday even skipped first through third period in high school to do all that
money-grab. pure and simple
Wow definitely sounds like a money making scheme
And if a person can’t afford it… then what? Does CT have a plan to pay for all folks that won’t be able to get to work because getting a license costs too much? This really seems like a bad idea for the poor, but no argument CT needs to do something about their drivind.
If they can’t afford $125 to get a license, how are they going to afford to own a vehicle?
who is teaching the course? an outside company i bet . just a way to force you to spend money on something you do not need . man i am so glad romney didn’t win . this is what he did in mass. raised all the fees an rates on everything you have to buy thru the government .