Many teen drivers face tougher policies on the road to getting their driver's licenses.

In an effort to reduce crashes involving beginning drivers, almost all U.S. states have three stages for phasing-in driving privileges for young drivers, while a number of states have further increased their restrictions.This article gives an overview of new license restrictions for beginning drivers in a number of states such as Delaware, Tennessee, Maryland, Colorado, Connecticut, Oklahoma, Hawaii, Wyoming, and Montana. Many of the states have multi-stage licensing systems, while others are including cell phone bans, restrictions on unsupervised driving hours, and limiting the number of passengers in vehicles.