Ontario Government are discussing changes to the Graduated Licensing system

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Thu Sep. 11 2008 12:07:20 PM
Province pondering changes to graduated licensing system

Web Staff, cp24.com
The wreck of an Audi sits in a lake near Muskoka. Three young adults were killed in this crash.
The Ontario government is pondering making changes to its 14-year-old graduated licensing system to place more restrictions on young drivers.
Transportation Minister Jim Bradley says the government is not trying to pick on young drivers, but statistics show they are more accident prone.
The current graduated licensing system already places several restrictions on new drivers. It takes them at least 20 months to obtain a license with full driving privileges and limits the number of passengers they can carry in their vehicle.
Recently, however, the father of a 20-year-old man killed in a cottage country crash this summer is lobbying the government for tougher rules.
Tim Mulcahy's son Tyler, and his two friends, Kourosh Totonchian, 19, and Cory Mintz, 20, were involved in a crash that plunged the trio's car into a lake near Minett, Ont.
Reports say they had been drinking at a Muskoka restaurant before the accident. Police say speed and alcohol were factors in the accident.
Mulcahy is asking the provincial government to revoke the licenses of young drivers who are caught speeding or drinking for three months to a year.
Bradley says other individuals and groups have also been lobbying for tougher licensing requirements.
He did not say which specific changes were being considered, pending a review by cabinet colleagues.