There is legislation that would brand new drivers for their inexperience in an attempt to boost driver safety but not everyone thinks it’s a good idea.
“In theory it’s a great idea,” said Jacie Broughton, owner/operator of MHD Auto School in Marblehead. “That’s in theory but people don’t follow the rules of the road as it is.”
Daniel Luberto, a Saugus resident and Revere business owner, said a close-call with his son behind the wheel inspired the idea behind the legislation.
Luberto said his son was driving with him on Route 1 when a tractor trailer tailgated the car, causing the young driver to nervously swerve to the right, where he hit the curb.
"If there was something that could tell these people - professional drivers behind us - let them know this is a person in training," Luberto told the Transportation Committee last week, offering up two of his patented stickers identifying the car as a "learner's permit" and a "beginner driver." Luberto said, "We could have been dead."
Broughton however, said she believes the stickers might have the opposite effect. She said when she puts the Student Driver sign atop her car, it seems to trigger something in others on the road suddenly making them badly behaved drivers.
“They cut you off because they don’t want to be stuck behind you,” she said. “My kids will take their time checking an intersection and the person behind us will lay on the horn. They wouldn’t do it if it were just me in the car.”
Broughton said she’s had two student accidents in the eight years she’s been in business and neither were the fault of her students.
“Both were rear end collisions,” she said. “One (student) was sitting at a red light.”
The legislation (H 3114) was filed by Rep. RoseLee Vincent, a Revere Democrat and committee member. It requires the registrar to provide people with learner's permits a decal that must be displayed in a manner laid out by the registrar or face a $50 fine.
"I think it's a good idea to have new drivers be more identifiable but I'm not a big fan of big brother telling us what to do," said Edward Olbash, owner of the Olbash Driving School, which has schools at three locations, including Swampscott. "It's OK for the registry to offer the sticker and make it available but I don't think it should be mandatory. We already have signs on the cars notifying that the drivers are in training."
“In theory it’s a great idea,” said Jacie Broughton, owner/operator of MHD Auto School in Marblehead. “That’s in theory but people don’t follow the rules of the road as it is.”
Daniel Luberto, a Saugus resident and Revere business owner, said a close-call with his son behind the wheel inspired the idea behind the legislation.
Luberto said his son was driving with him on Route 1 when a tractor trailer tailgated the car, causing the young driver to nervously swerve to the right, where he hit the curb.
"If there was something that could tell these people - professional drivers behind us - let them know this is a person in training," Luberto told the Transportation Committee last week, offering up two of his patented stickers identifying the car as a "learner's permit" and a "beginner driver." Luberto said, "We could have been dead."
Broughton however, said she believes the stickers might have the opposite effect. She said when she puts the Student Driver sign atop her car, it seems to trigger something in others on the road suddenly making them badly behaved drivers.
“They cut you off because they don’t want to be stuck behind you,” she said. “My kids will take their time checking an intersection and the person behind us will lay on the horn. They wouldn’t do it if it were just me in the car.”
Broughton said she’s had two student accidents in the eight years she’s been in business and neither were the fault of her students.
“Both were rear end collisions,” she said. “One (student) was sitting at a red light.”
The legislation (H 3114) was filed by Rep. RoseLee Vincent, a Revere Democrat and committee member. It requires the registrar to provide people with learner's permits a decal that must be displayed in a manner laid out by the registrar or face a $50 fine.
"I think it's a good idea to have new drivers be more identifiable but I'm not a big fan of big brother telling us what to do," said Edward Olbash, owner of the Olbash Driving School, which has schools at three locations, including Swampscott. "It's OK for the registry to offer the sticker and make it available but I don't think it should be mandatory. We already have signs on the cars notifying that the drivers are in training."
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