<p>Actually in MA they can pull you over just for having passengers now...</p>
<p>not that anyone follows or gets caught, normally if you don't **** off the cops they don't care, just don't speed too blatantly.</p>
<p>well, except the state police. they just lovee giving tickets/pulling people over, even police officers in my town agree.</p>
<p>in ct you can only drive yourself or with someone whos had a license for like 5 years for the first 3 months, then those people + family for 3 months, then after 6 anyone you want,, but no one follows it. the police cant pull you over on suspicion of breaking those rules, so you have to do something like speeding first. and its only like a $100 fine the first time</p>
<p>CA, I'm not really sure. My friend was caught, but the officer just told him not to do it again</p>
<p>MA, you guys do suck at driving. Not that you probably have not noticed by now.</p>
<p>Yes, I have noticed, lol, after all I said it first haha.</p>
<p>oh i forgot to say that my parents did find out and didn't allow me to drive for a few weeks....so remember it isnt just the pos that can get you</p>
<p>In NY it's pretty strict too...more so in like NYC and stuff. Downstate you can't drive basically anywhere as a teenager. Upstate is more lax, but still strict.</p>
<p>Upstate, where I live:
Until you're 16 yrs and 6 months, you can't drive anywhere but school, work, and doctor appts.
After that you can drive wherever between 5 am and 9 pm. Unless you take driver ed, you can't drive between 9 pm and 5 am until you're 18 or it's for work/school.
If you take driver ed, you can drive past 9 at 17.
You can never drive with more than 2 people in the car unless they are your immediate family or you took driver ed and are over 17. </p>
<p>Pretty ridiculous.</p>
<p>Taking away a license for having over 1 person in the car seems a bit harsh. Of course, I doubt the most severe punishment is always given out. Most cops will give you a warning if you get stopped for something small. Most people don't know all the little details-- if you're 17 and driving to work you can drive after 9 but not if you're 16, but if you're driving to a school-function blah blah blah-- and I bet most cops don't remember them exactly either. </p>
<p>Regarding Hotpiece's story, the kid got in trouble because people got hurt, not because he was driving with more people than he was supposed to. When you're doing 70 in a 35 zone and have two people killed, they care about the reckless driving, not the minor issues like extra people in the car. There could easily have been four people in a car he could have hit, and he would have still faced the same charges for causing them harm.</p>
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Regarding Hotpiece's story, the kid got in trouble because people got hurt, not because he was driving with more people than he was supposed to. When you're doing 70 in a 35 zone and have two people killed, they care about the reckless driving, not the minor issues like extra people in the car. There could easily have been four people in a car he could have hit, and he would have still faced the same charges for causing them harm.
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yeah, i know that. i said, in my earlier post, that the kid is being tried as an adult because he broke this law. he'd still face the same charges if he had legally been able to have all those kids in the car, but he'd be tried as a teenager. so, instead of him being in juvi for like 5 years and having an extended license suspension, he is looking at 13 years in an adult facility.</p>
<p>wow, your states are a lot worse...
here you can't have any passengers at all, unless someone over 21 is in the front seat for three months. after that there are no other restrictions. no curfew or anything either (although I think they're going to start one).</p>
<p>just don't drive bad and you won't get pulled over :)</p>