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DRIVER'S LICENSE TWAS OF IANERS LIEISES SUED AY SIATE OMN: CAIVEN'S LICASS STATE UINS COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVING LICENSES: CLASS A CLASS B NOT DESCRIBED UNDER A, CLASS B ALLOWS TO DRIVE BUSES & TRUCKS HAVING A GVWR (GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT) OF 26,001 LBS CONWARDS OR CLASS C DIRVER'S LICENSE With a GVWR of 26,001 pounds or more provided the GVWR of the vehicle(s) towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds including vehicles in Class B or Class C 26,001 LBS BUS TRUCK onwards Eligibility: 21years of age or above Eligibility: 18 years of age or above NON - COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVING LICENSES: - - ----- RR----- ---- CLASS C CDL CLASS DOPERATOR) DESIGNED TO TRANSPORT 23 OR DRIVE PASSENGER CARS & TRUCKS LESS PASSENGERS INCLUDING WITH A GVWR OF NOT MORE THE DRIVER THAN 26,00O LBS DRIVE TRAILERS & OTHER TOWING With a GVWR of less than 26,001 pounds towing a farm trailer with a GVWR that does not exceed 20,000 pounds VEHICLES WITH A MAXIMUM WEIGHT OF 10,000 LBS Tow a vehicle with a GVWR of more than FARM TRAILER 10,000 lbs, when the combined weight of the two vehicles does not surpass 26,000 lbs Eligibility: 18 years of age or above Eligibility: Under 18 years of age and above OR 17 years of age, but completed a Driver's Education course. CLASS E CLASS DJ (TAXI AND LIVERY) JUNIOR LICENSE) DRIVE CLASS DTYPE OF VEHICLES DRIVE PASSENGER CARS & TRUCKS WITH A GVWR OF MAXIMMUM Drive for-hire vehicles with the capacity of carrying maximum 14 passengers 10,000 LBS Drive towing vehicles with a maximum GVWR of 3,000 lbs. or less TAXI FOR HIRE Eligibility: 18 years of age or above Eligibility: Under 18 years of age, with restrictions CLASS M CLASS MJ (MOTORCYCLE) (JUNIOR MOTORCYCLE) DRIVE A MOTORCYCLE OR MOPED DRIVE A MOTORCYCLE OR MOPED WITH RESTRICTIONS GO!! WITH RESTRICTIONS Eligibility: 18 years of age or above Eligibility: Under 18 years of age, with restrictions **Classes of licenses may vary from state to state OVER 85% ARE PEOPLE WITH DRIVER'S LICENSE IN USA 211,874,649 POPULATION WITH DRIVER'S LICENSE CENDER DISTRIBUTION OF DAIVING LUCERSE HOLDERS ACIAL AND ETAMIC DISTAIDUTION OF DRIVER'S LICENSE ACE DISTABUTION OF DRIVEN'S LICENSE 9.8% 86% of male population lat the age of 16 & more) have driving license 83% OF THE DRIVERS WHITES ARE BETWEEN THE AGE 5O-54 9.6% OF THE DRIVERS 84.6% of female population lat the age of 16 & more) have driving litonso 68% ARE BETWEEN THE AGE 45-49 HISPANICS 9.1% OF THE DRIVERS ARE BETWEEN 50.49% of total driving license holders is female THE AGE 40-44 55% AFRICAN AMERICANS 4.4% OF THE DRIVERS ARE UNDER THE AGE 19 49.51% of total driving license holders is male 52% 1.6% NATIVE AMERICANS OF THE DRIVERS ARE OVER THE AGE 85 UNDEISAD AVINC FAIS lin 5 11.9% NEARLY fatal crashes involves a driver with no license or an invalid one 1 IN 7 DRIVERS INVOLVED IN FATAL. of all drivers involved in fatal crashes have had their license Suspended or revoked at least once in the preceding three years CRASHES HAVE AN INVALID LICENSE OR NO LICENSE: --------------------------------------- MOST COMMON REASONS FOR SUSPENSION/AEVOCATION OF DAINIMNG LICENSE ARE: 7.4% AVERAGE RATE OF SUSPENSION OF DRIVING LICENSE 92% 88% 84% Failure to comply a child support order Failure to maintain THE STATES WITH THE LEADING DRIVER'S LICENSE SUSPENSION/REVOCATION RATES: Failure to appear in court to satisfy a summons for a moving violation proper insurance VERMONT 24.4% 78% 76% 75% Fraudulent application for driver's license or vehicle registration documents Alcohol and drug-related offenses by minors, other than DUI DENVER 17.2% Altered or unlawful use of a driver's license VIRGINIA 32.7% HEFERENCES: DMVCHEATSHEETS.coM" http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2012/tables/12s1114.pdf http://www.dot.state.wi.us/drivers/docs/drlicissue.pdf http://www.aamva.org/Driver-Licensing-Identification/ https://www.aaafoundation.org/sites/default/files/Unlicensed ToKillResearchUpdate.pdf http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18751349