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| Date: From: Subject: | 3/30/2004 5:06:34 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Vermont--Hearing on parent-taught driver's ed bill! |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== March 30, 2004 Vermont--Hearing on parent-taught driver's ed bill! Dear HSLDA Members and Friends: House Bill 560, which would allow parents to teach their children driver's education, is up for a hearing in the House Transportation Committee. This is a crucial time, as legislators will be hearing from those opposed to this bill. Homeschoolers have a chance to show their support for this idea. This bill would support parental rights and public safety at the same time-please stand with us to show your support. ACTION REQUESTED: * Please attend tomorrow's hearing! It will be held at the Capitol, in Room 10, from 9am-12pm on March 31, 2004. If you wish, come prepared to share your thoughts on why this bill is a good idea for the people of Vermont! * If you have any questions or would like more information, please call Retta Dunlap at 802-472-5491. * If you can't attend, be sure to call your representative and encourage them to support this bill! To find out who your representative is, click here. http://www.hslda.org/toolbox BACKGROUND: HB 560 has been introduced by two influential Vermont legislators who want to do something positive for homeschoolers: Rep. Howard Crawford, Chairman of the House Education Committee, and Rep. Frank Mazur, the co-sponsor and Chairman of the House Transportation Committee. Parents have two choices for their children's state-approved driver education: pay for their children to be taught how to drive at a commercial driving school by certified instructors, or try to persuade the local public schools to make room in their driver's education courses. Many states allow parents a third state-approved option: teach your own children how to drive. States for too long has restricted parents' right to teach their children to drive. There are courses designed with this option in mind - that of the parents conducting the instruction. Now we have an opportunity to pass HB 560 to expand parental choices. In addition, statistics show parent-taught driver training saves lives. For example, compare the following facts: According to insurance company statistics, out of every 100 teen drivers: - 37 will be ticketed for speeding, - 28 will be involved in accidents, - 13 will be injured in an automobile accident, - 4 will be ticketed for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and - 1 will be killed in an automobile accident. On the other hand, according to a University of Colorado-Colorado Springs survey, for every 100 students using a parent-taught driver education program (provided by the National Driver Training Institute of Colorado Springs): - 8 were ticketed for speeding, - 8 were involved in accidents, - 6 were injured in automobile accidents, - 1 was ticketed for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and - there were NO fatalities. This study and others demonstrate that parent-taught driver education produces safer drivers. CONCLUSION This bill is a big step forward for Vermont homeschoolers. Even if you do not have a child of driving age, please support this bill. Thank you for standing with your fellow homeschoolers to promote the cause of freedom! Sincerely, Scott W. Somerville HSLDA Staff Attorney {{JoinAd}} ====================================================================== The HSLDA E-lert Service is a service of: Home School Legal Defense Association P.O. 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