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1. Teen Driving Responsibility

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1. Driving is a Privilege 1. Driving is a Privilege

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2. YOU Are Responsible Privilege:

An earned, special right, obtained through merit of achievement, and granted by an

3. Sharing the Roadway
authoritative body.

Quiz Driving is a privilege, not a right, and it is important that people remember this simple
fact. Look at your Credit Card...is it really yours? No, it belongs to the financial institution
that issued it to you. It bestows upon you the special right of having that institution pay
your bills, for which you repay them, plus interest. You earn the privilege by showing you
are credit worthy. If you stop paying your bills, the issuer will take back, or revoke, your
credit privileges.

Similarly, your driver license is issued by the State, and belongs to them. You earn the
special right to drive by proving, through knowledge and skill testing, that you are
capable of handling this enormous task, at least in its simplest form. Should you show,
by traffic citations or accidents, that you are NOT capable, or that you are a safety
hazard to the community, then the state will revoke your privilege, and take your license
away.

Having a driver license is a privilege, not a right. All California residents must have a
driver license to operate a vehicle of any kind on a public highway or parking facility.

Other drivers and pedestrians will expect that you will follow the laws and rules of the
road, be courteous, and will not be under the influence of drugs or alcohol, or otherwise
be impaired while you are driving.

If you are a minor, your parent(s) or guardian(s) are responsible for the financial
consequences of your driving. If you have a driver license, they will expect that you will
drive safely.

Passengers in your car have put their safety in your hands, and expect that because you
have a driver license, you will drive safely.

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