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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT size=3>YOUNG <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>DRIVERS<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>AND<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>RIDERS<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></B></DIV>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">( SHEEP IN WOLVES CLOTHING )<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></DIV>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">by John Del Santo<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3>They <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">look </I><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>big enough to be adults,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>they<I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"> seem </I><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>like they’re old enough to be responsible,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>and they are coming down the lane right next to your motorcycle.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>While only four percent of the cars around you are driven by young people,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>they are at fault in <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Sixty-Six</I> <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">percent </I>of the deadly collisions.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We cannot assume that any of the drivers around us will make the correct driving decisions at any given time, but there are
ways we can try to improve those statistics.</FONT></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3>This is also an important decision time for you if there are children in your family who are reaching that driving or riding age.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>As the new-driver laws stand at the moment, <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT><A href="http://www.dmv.ca.gov/"><FONT color=#0000ff size=3>www.dmv.ca.gov</FONT></A><FONT size=3> <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>someone age 15 1/2 to age 17 1/2 <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>must first finish a Drivers Education Class before they can apply for a learners permit.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Once they pass the DMV written test and obtain a permit, The Permit does not become legal until they have taken at least one lesson with a State Licensed Driving Instructor.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I have seen the reason for this in my many years as a driving
instructor…..when a new student gets “practice” with Dad or an older brother first,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>and then starts the six-hours of mandatory training<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>with a professional licensed instructor.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The instructor has to waste valuable training time trying to correct improper techniques and misinformation already fed to the student.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Also keep in mind that many teenagers start off wrong if Dad or Mom are not safe and legal drivers…….If Dad speeds and Mom tailgates and doesn’t use her signals, how do you think the new driver is going to start his or her career on the road ?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Any teenager has been <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">learning </I><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>how to drive for twelve or thirteen years, just by
watching….You are setting an example for them every day of their lives.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Do it right and their lives may be longer.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Cellular/Text phones are Weapons of Mass Destruction and should be locked in the trunk. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">There is a new law for young motorcycle riders.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It is called “Jarrad’s Law”,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>named after a deceased teenager who had a learners permit, but no proper training.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Fixing the Loophole in response, Jarrad's Law took effect in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">California</st1:place></st1:State> on January 1, 2011. Now anyone from age 15 <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>1/2 to age 21 who wants to obtain a motorcycle license must first complete a 15-hour safety course overseen by the <SPAN class=yshortcuts>California Highway Patrol’s</SPAN> California Motorcyclist Safety Program (CMSP) </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma"><A
href="http://www.ca-msp.org/"><FONT color=#0000ff face="Times New Roman">www.ca-msp.org</FONT></A></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> . <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>From age 15 and 1/2 to age 18, they must also either have class C licenses or complete regular drivers education and training classes. After the <SPAN class=yshortcuts>motorcycle safety course</SPAN>, they must pass a written test to receive a permit. The learner's permit must be held at least six months to become eligible for an actual motorcycle license.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>While operating a motorcycle with a permit,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>a rider may not carry a passenger, ride on a freeway, or ride at night. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Have you read the drivers manual that the DMV gave to your son or daughter ?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Knowledge is
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><FONT size=3><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Those of us with young Drivers or Riders in the family, should try to put them out there with a better chance of getting to be <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">old</I> <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Drivers and Riders.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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