Show I 1 Under underage aLre drivers in uintah 6 county face court action following the recommendations in the recent juvenile law enforcement conference the third juvenile district court which includes uintah county announced that starting november drivers who are under age and therefore without license will be restrained by the court from obtaining their licenses for a period from one to six months after reaching 16 1 I or 15 in the case of those who have taken a drivers training course according to judge monroe J the third juvenile district covers the counties of utah was wasatch itch duchesne uintah juab juab and millard officers at the enforcement conference indico indicated ted that juveniles knowing this policy would think many times before driving and thus endangering their very right to obtain a license when they reach legal age for a license the court pointed out that this required delay in obtaining the license would be in in addition to the fines or work assignments customarily used by the court judge encouraged parents to meet together in parent teacher associations and other groups and take a unified firm stand against giving into pressures pressure of the underage under age drivers many parents who come to court when their juveniles are charged with driving without a license indicate that extreme pressure had been bi ought brought by the juvenile who alleged that all the other parents let their 18 15 drive though this pressure Is certainly not a justification for a parent to permit the viola violation of the law much could be done to alleviate this pressure by calling a meeting together and inviting the parents who are supposedly permitting this illegal driving the juvenile courts will also assist by following up on information from any source indicating di that juveniles are driving illegally in addition to the bad moral effects of parents permitting their children to violate the law it is pointed out that most insurance policies are void it if a car Is driven by nn unlicensed operator parents everywhere are paying the increased insurance costs resulting from the high accident rates of drivers under 25 years of age and one way in which we can re duce the accidents and the insurance premiums will bo be by citizen participating jn in reporting violations violation missed by peace off officers acers where the violation occurs within city limits the violation should be reported to the city attorney outside of city limits the violation should be reported to the county attorney details should include the license number date model and color of the car and the details of the offense one safety official has remarked that we get the kind of enforcement we deserve indicating that at such time as citizens start policing the roads themselves and assisting the he peace officers in reporting arising driving violations we will get safer highway conditions i |