In my home country, it is standard procedure for all learner drivers (teens or adults) to display prominently a removable large L in red lettering. This provides other road users with an opportunity to treat the learner driver with some amount of caution. The USA should copy this long established practice.

Teens should not get their permits till the age of 21. That will save many lives.

THE L DECAL MAY SOUND LIKE A GOOD IDEA IF THE TEEN HAS THEIR OWN CAR, BUT IF THEY DRIVE THE FAMILY CAR DOES THAT MEAN MOM HAS TO DRIVE AROUND WITH THAT DECAL ALSO?

Does this foolishness apply to military vehicles also ? Perhaps only if they also carry automatic weapons ? These people are adults, expect them to act as adults. Teach them as children to be responsible not when they turn 18.

Most accidents are caused by the NEW DRIVERS, not the other drivers. Maybe they charge an extra tax for the decals.

I THINK THIS IS A GOOD IDEA..KIDS FORGET EASILY HOW FAST SOMEONE CAN DIE IN AN ACCIDENT..THIS WAY EVEN THE CHILDREN WILL BE A REMINDER..THE "L" COULD STAND FOR "LOSS" AS WELL..

More BIG BROTHER ...Enough!!!!!

in the state of Wa they already can't drive with others for six months, can't drive at certain hours. A decal is big brother going too far.

This decal might attract the pedophiles.

Im all for the teen decal what a dumb thing for a parent to say let the parents teach there kids, they are doing a hell of a poor job teaching them anything now days

I see it a little differently in referrence to the parents first duty.

We as parents not the GOV. should be restricting the freedom of movement of our children (Why even the mother bird does not kick the newborn out of the nest until they have seen the consequence of not flapping your wings) until they understand that freedom is not free but is a privilege earned through resopnsible actions over time. So as we start to introduce the world of cars and mobility to our youth we must also apply the consequences and cost of such freedoms. Such as let them work and save for the majority of the car and insurances before they are allowed to drive. Next, besides teaching them rules of the road and showing them videos (how boring, no wonder they don't understand the potential they hold in their hands when they get behind the wheel) hold class just-outside the hospital trama center so they may have first hand opportunity to see the results of auto accidents rather them showing them movies.
This may seem a little insensitive but truth and consequences are co-partners in teaching reality.
Of course for parents who don't want there child to see the possibilities that await everyone of us who may make mistakes with our 2+ ton machines that we drive then they get the big red letter warning sticker to warn the world of there ignorance and lack of knowledge behind the wheel of a car and maybe they should be paying our insurance.

I think it is a wonderful idea! I don't know how many times I wished there was something like this when my daughter was learning to drive. Other drivers are impatient and rude and in my opinion they are the real dangers instead of the teenagers. There were many I wanted to smack for how they were treating her when she still had her permit.

Sure, like I want my teen daughter who is driving home alone from her job at 11pm to have a sign that screams "I'm inexperienced and vulnerable!" How stupid is that?

Applying a decal on back of vehickle to warn drivers that there is a young driver at the wheel is good. It could cause the young driver to be more cocious, as well

It's worked in Japan for years.

Why do we need to spend more money on things that have no purpose. I have 2 teen age drivers and would not allow anything on their vehicles. There are just as many bad drivers or worse(drunk driviers) than there are teens drivers. Look at the stats. Elderly are a close second to teens Why not restrict there's. Government needs to fix the economy and not my teen drivers. Georgia needs continue to keep unmarked car from giving out traffic tickets. Why do you need to be in disguise??

Why is New Jersey so concerned about the teenage drivers, I would much rather know which cars are being driven by convicted drunk drivers.

I think it is a good idea to show some, way that they reen drivers. Also I was wondering if we could adopt nationwide overhear a Large L for leaner driver on the back of the car then people behind are not so impatint with the driver in front of them, this is what they have in the U.K. I felt better while learning that the people behind wouldn't get so agitated with me for going a little slower.

Did you know that Georgia is the ONLY Southeastern state that does not permit unmarked police vehicles to enforce traffic laws? As a lawman, I can tell you that unmarked vehicles are a great deterrent to aggressive, reckless and speeding drivers. Ask your legislator why he or she does not support allow us Georgia lawmen to use unmarked vehicles to enforce traffic laws.

My son got his permit and I put the Newly Licensed car magnet on. Folks stayed back and quit tailgating us. Actually, they were very kind when they realized there was a new driver behind the wheel. Both my son and I were more relaxed. I will not let him drive without it and will insist he use it when he gets his full license.
The Georgia DMV's are distributing the brochures. When you see the statistics of teen accidents- you would support it too.

Why would we need a law? Nothing is stopping you from putting a decal or sign on your car.

This is a good ideea but need to be extended to everyone who just got a driver's licence regardlees of age! It works fine in Europe why not in US? One step further,it should be mandatory for everyone to complete a 3 month driving school before being tested and receiving a driver licence.Current requirements are putting not only the young drivers at risk but also everyone else.It's time for a change!

This is a real good idea, especially for large metro areas. Driving in Atlanta rush hour is intimidating, so any help to distinguish inexperienced drivers ( and give them more room) would help me in being patient and avoid a possible accident.

There is an added Bonus, when the police have another way to distinguish under 21 persons in bars, clubs ... so they don't have to mark there tires any more - just look for the "L" leaving the lot.

I absolutely agree that new drivers should carry identification on their vehicles, just like the "L" plates used in the UK. It's a benefit not only to the impatient experienced motorist, but also takes pressure off the learning driver.

"Should make the criminals happy
Can't wait to see the statistics on how many of the "sitting ducks" will be robbed or worse because the state of New Jersey has decided to point out an easy target."

that is an excellent point b/c an disgruntled driver will try to scam the insurance co.

I see Clark's point, but why target these people? I think the cell phone, curfew and multiple passenger thing is great on its own.

I think this only targets our young adults. How many crazy people are already out on our streets looking for someone to "mess with" for their idea of fun? If there is an accident involving someone with this decal, they will automatically be assumed guilty. And I agree with the comment about child predators - how many sickos would love to have some easy way of targeting younger adults? I'm just very wary of this idea and glad I'm not in NJ.

Give me a break, Clark. All the speeding, tailgating, honking, finger-poppping morons on the road that I've ever seen are adults over 30. Kids here in CA are some of the best drivers around. This is just more unwanted governmental intrusion; we have enough of that nonsense as it is. Spend the money instead on additional law enforcement to crack down on ADULTS who ignore traffic laws instead of hammering on kids.

Might be a good idea to mark the cars and trucks of these kids. But not for the one's that are serving in the U.S. Military. They have a real harsh SGT. to deal with if they screw up, on anything. They learn real quick that somethings they cannot get away with, and what someone will overlook once, not twice. Maybe some parents need to be just a little more demanding of little Waldo or Waldoren when they get their license to drive a 3000lb weapon of mass destruction. Driver's education should be taught in high school with a either a pass-get the license, fail-no license. complete with a how to on emergency maneuvering on a track, this also must be a pass/fail situation at the learning drivers expense. How about a medical test for all drivers ever two years to maintain a license, you know vision, general health, reflex's. Might weed out a few who do not need to be on the road to boot. And last but not least, how about a law like in Germany about drive right, If your not passing, best be in the right hand lane, a little added incentive would be the police office pulls out his night stick and gives the offender a good rap on the skull for blocking traffic, might knock some good sense in them. At least they might learn to stay in the right lane after a while.

Where are the statistics showing that labeling new drivers reduces the number of accidents?

I can't help but imagine a Big Oil conspiracy theory behind training new drivers to always take separate cars instead of carpooling. Seriously though, a no-teen-carpooling law increases the number of inexperienced drivers on the road (not to mention traffic in general, smog, etc.) -- think about it.

Of COURSE the incidence of death is gonna go up when there's well, more PEOPLE in the car. I'm sure that that statistic applies in parallel to non-teen drivers as well. Blindly quoting statistics that in reality mean nothing just makes one look ignorant, Clark. A more useful one would be the number of INCIDENTS as related to the number of people in the car...but that's probably not as dramatic and easy to sell to insurers and parents as DEATH!