The Graduated Licensing Program (GLP) for new drivers was introduced on August 1, 1998 with its two-phase licensing system designed to allow new drivers to gradually gain driving experience in restricted lower risk environments.
The Graduated Licensing: Year 6 Evaluation Report tracked the crash records of drivers who entered the program between 1999 and 2004 and examined the short- and long-term effects of the program on new driver crash rates. It also assessed some very early effects of the October 2003 program enhancements, which included a six month extension of the Learner and Novice stage, addition of a passenger restriction in the Novice stage, and a requirement that drivers in the Novice stage complete 24 months prohibition free in order to become eligible to take their exit road test.
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