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For you all who get a teen’s driver’s License, You have to follow some special rules and restriction especially for Teen’s Driving License ( in Washington too). These following rules will help you to protect teen drivers in every state of course Washington from accidents and help teen and young people to develop and improve their skills in driving for the safest way. Remember, road is not for racing.

You will be issued an intermediate driver license if you are uder 18 years old and you must follow this point of special rules:

• Passengers:
  • In the first 6 month after registered of teen’s license, you cannot driving with people/ passengers who under the age of 20 unless they are your family members
  • The next 6 months after license registerd, you are restricted to bring more than 3 people while you driving who are under 20 years old(these is for non members of your family)
• Nighttime driving:
  For first one year, you cannot drive in the hours  between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. but you can driving on that time if you are accompanied with licensd driver age 25 or older. The only exception to this rule is if you drive for agricultural purposes, meaning you transport farm products or supplies under the direction of a farmer (See RCW 46.20.070).
• Cell phones:
  For teen drivers, yo are not permitted to use any kind of cell phones interaction(including wireless device, headset, or loudspeaker) also you will restricted to receive and read messages, you may only using cellphone in an emergency time.

How long these restriction apply

You can free from this restriction rules after 1 year of and you driving without a collision or traffic citation, after free from these rules, you may driving without count limits of passengers you can carry. When you has 18 years old, these special rules no longer apply and your license will automatically will be moved to  regular Driving license.

Penalties for driving violations and accidents

• First violation: We will extend the passenger and nighttime restrictions until you are age 18 and send a warning letter to you and your parent or guardian if you do any of the following:
  • Get a ticket for violating the restrictions.
  • Get a ticket for violating a rule of the road.
  • Are involved in an accident where:
    • You get a ticket or are determined to have caused the accident.
    • No one involved in the accident receives a ticket.
    • The cause of the accident cannot be determined.
    • Only your car was involved in the accident.
• Second violation: You will get suspended driver license for 6 months or until your age 18, whichever comes first. DMV will notify you and your parent or guardian before DMV  take anything suspension action.
• Third violation: Your license will be suspended until you are age 18.

Note: The Department of Licensing doesn’t determine who caused an accident. We receive collision data from the Department of Transportation. To request a copy of your collision report, contact the Washington State Patrol records division at (360) 570-2355.

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Does anyone know if, or where, an American can obtain an international driver’s license while already living in Tokyo?

1. If your address changes, you’re supposed to go to the nearest police station (not box) and show them your updated gaijin card (you did update that at the kuyakusho, right?).The police will make an entry with your new address on the back of the license.

2.If you don’t have a certain number of points on your license, you should get a simple renewal. But, I believe you still have to go to the “DMV” (shikenjo) to do the process. If you have some points or an accident, you may have to attend a short lecture to do the renewal.

Scott

I just received an American Community Service Update 4/26/02 and was surprised to read that Americans (and probably all nationals) residing in Japan (no definition of “resident” provided) must convert their license to a Japanese license or face fines or arrest if stopped when driving with an international license. I’ve pasted the complete excerpt so it is a little long but quite informative.

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Driving in Japan
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Americans cannot drive in Japan with only a U.S. drivers license. Persons found driving in Japan without a legal license are subject to fines, arrest and possible deportation.

Getting a Japanese License:

For Americans resident in Japan, it is possible to convert a valid U.S. drivers license to a Japanese license. However, this cannot be done at the Embassy.

Note that “residents” are expected to convert or obtain a Japanese drivers license. Persons using an international drivers license who are resident in Japan can be subject to fines or arrest. The exact boundary between “resident” and “not resident” is unclear; contact local police for additional information.

International Driving Permits (IDP):

An international driving permit issued in the United States by the American Automobile Association (AAA) or the American Automobile Touring Alliance (AATA) is required of short-term visitors who drive in Japan.

International driving permits (IDP) are not issued by the U.S. Embassy or by its consulates. IDP’s must be obtained prior to arriving in Japan. They cannot be obtained in Japan.

Note that IDP’s are not intended to replace valid U.S. state licenses and should only be used as a supplement to a valid license. In other words, you must also have a valid U.S. state license in addition to an IDP to drive in Japan.

You can obtain a valid IDP only from an automobile association authorized by the U.S.Department of State to issue IDPs. Article 24 of the United Nations Convention on Road Traffic (1949) authorizes the U.S. Department of State to empower certain organizations to issue IDPs to those who hold valid U.S. driver’s licenses.

The Department has designated the American Automobile Association (AAA) and the American Automobile Touring Alliance as the only authorized distributors of IDPs.

There are, however, many scams on the Internet charging significant fees for licenses and/or making false statements. International Driving Permits should cost only US$10-20,though they are sold online for as much as US$300.

Driving in Japan:

Driving in Japan is quite complicated and expensive. Those who cannot read the language will have trouble understanding road signs. Highway tolls are assessed at about US $1 per mile. City traffic is often very congested. A 20-mile trip in the Tokyo area may take two hours. There is virtually no roadside parking. In mountainous areas, roads are often closed during the winter, and cars should be equipped with tire chains.

Foreigners should be alert to traffic on secondary roads, which does not come to a full stop at traffic lights or stop signs. Roads in Japan are much narrower than those in the United States. Vehicular traffic moves on the left. Turns at red lights are forbidden unless specifically authorized.

Japanese compulsory insurance is mandatory for all automobile owners and drivers in Japan. Your U.S. auto insurance likely does not provide coverage in Japan; check with your insurer.

For travelers coming to Japan for the World Cup in June 2002, note that no parking is available at any of the stadiums. Please plan on using public transportation.

Accidents and Liability:

Japanese law provides that all persons who drive in Japan are held liable in the event of an accident, and assesses fault in an accident on all parties.

Drivers stopped for driving under the influence will have their licenses confiscated. Laws passed in late 2001 make persons found guilty of “drunken, speeding or blatantly careless driving that results in death” subject to up to 15 years in prison, tripling the previous maximum sentence. Japanese police, under these new laws, will also be permitted to contact financial institutions directly to determine an offender’s financial status to combat evasion of payment for traffic violations.

another story about obtaining IDL in Japan

In 1993, I obtained an International Driver’s License at the Shikenjo (Motor Vehicles Department) in Fuchu (Train Station: Musashi Koganei Station on the Chuo Line. From there take bus 6 or 7 to Shikenjo Mae Station. The bus stops right in front of the Shikenjo; Hours: Monday through Friday 8:30am – 11:00am; 1:00pm – 3:00pm).

I am American, and at the time, I was on a one-year visa and did not have a Japanese Driver’s License. I only had my state driver’s license issued in my home state in the US.

Unless something has changed since 1993, I am certain that non-Japanese may continue to obtain International Driver’s Licenses at the Shikenjo in Fuchu for use outside of Japan.

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Check Your License Status,  how to check your drive’s license status in every country? you can order a driving record report through DMV. This record will tells alls if your driver’s license is currently valid or not or suspended driers license.

Should your license have been revoked or suspended, the report will indicate that according to what’s on record at the MVA. This report will also show points against your license and, in some cases, information on any accidents you have had. or you can check the status throough Local policestation. they will run it for you and tell you the status of it.

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