DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING

Japanese

Washington
Driver Guide

Are you a 16 to 25 year old

getting your first driver license?
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for young
people 16 to 25. More than 100 young people die every year
on Washingtons roads.
The statistics are alarming:
Drivers aged 16 to 25 have the highest crash rate and the highest rates of speeding, impaired
driving, and distracted driving of any other age group.
In fatal crashes, male drivers outnumber female drivers by roughly 3 to 1.
16 to 17 year old female drivers involved in fatal collisions were more than twice as likely to have
been driving distracted as their male counterparts.

Do your part to turn these alarming stats around:

Slow down
Always drive sober
Dont text and drive
For more information go to:

www.dol.wa.gov/driverslicense/teens.html

2000-520-398 R/2/14

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Title 46 RCW, Motor

VehiclesRCW46

Driver Examining
Department of Licensing
PO Box 9030
Olympia, WA 98507

www.dol.wa.gov

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Tickets For Violators

Washingtons cell phone law is in effectwith strict police
enforcement. If police see you holding a phone to your ear or
texting while driving, they can pull you over. Tickets are costly
and could be more if your distracted driving causes a collision.

This Law Means:

No talking on handheld cell phones while driving.
No texting while driving.
Teens with intermediate driver licenses or learner
permits may not use a wireless device at all while
driving, including handsfree devices, unless theyre
Avoid the
reporting an emergency.
temptation
to talk or
text. Put
your phone
out of reach.

We will fully
enforce this
law from day
onein hopes
of preventing
these needless
tragedies.
State Patrol Chief
John R. Batiste

This law is not meant to encourage the use of handsfree devices. Hands-free devices offer no safety
benefit. Parking your phone is the only safe way to
drive.
Pulling to the shoulder to talk on the phone or text is
rarely a safe option and should only be done in an
emergency.

For more information, go to:

www.dol.wa.gov/driverslicense/distracteddriving.html

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When cars collide with

motorcycles, it is always
serious and often deadly.
In 5 out of 6 motorcycle
vs. car crashes, the rider is
injured or killed.
Motorcycles often disappear in blind spots. LOOK TWICE before changing
lanes.
If a motorcycle swerves or weaves in their lane, they may be avoiding debris
that is dangerous. Give them extra space.
Because motorcycles are about 1/4 the size of cars, its harder to see them
or judge their speed. Always LOOK TWICE.
When turning left across a lane or while entering a roadway, use extra
caution. Look for motorcycles, even when not expecting one.
Intersections are the top spot for crashes between motorcycles and other
vehicles.

Share the road with Motorcycles.

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5252

www.emissiontestwa.comKingSnohomish
1-800-272-3780

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Washington
Driver Guide

Are you a 16 to 25 year old

getting your first driver license?
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for young
people 16 to 25. More than 100 young people die every year
on Washingtons roads.
The statistics are alarming:
Drivers aged 16 to 25 have the highest crash rate and the highest rates of speeding, impaired
driving, and distracted driving of any other age group.
In fatal crashes, male drivers outnumber female drivers by roughly 3 to 1.
16 to 17 year old female drivers involved in fatal collisions were more than twice as likely to have
been driving distracted as their male counterparts.

Do your part to turn these alarming stats around:

Slow down
Always drive sober
Dont text and drive
For more information go to:

www.dol.wa.gov/driverslicense/teens.html

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