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The number of very (very<\/em>) young drivers in the Hawkeye state could be about to surge.<\/p>\n New legislation has gone into effect in Iowa that allows students to get their drivers license, letting them drive unaccompanied, at the age of 14-and-a-half<\/a>. <\/p>\n There are, as you would imagine, some restrictions. The license<\/a>, called the Special Minor\u2019s Restricted License, mandates that young drivers can only use the permit to drive to school and work, extracurricular activities, or to complete farm work to assist parents or employers. They\u2019ll have to have completed a driver\u2019s education course and they\u2019ll need to have held an instruction permit (known as a learner\u2019s permit<\/a> in some states) for six months with a clean driving record. (The state allows 14-year olds to drive with adult supervision.)<\/p>\n Should holders of these new restricted licenses<\/a> break any traffic laws while driving, they will face stricter traffic offenses than other drivers. They\u2019re also not permitted to carry more than one minor passenger who is not a relative.<\/p>\n While Iowa\u2019s new minimum for its restricted license is low, it\u2019s not uniquely so. South Dakota<\/a> also allows 14-and-a-half year olds to get a restricted minor\u2019s permit, letting them drive largely wherever they\u2019d like from 6:00 a.m. through 10:00 p.m.<\/p>\n Still, some drivers in the state were a little hesitant about the potential influx of brand-new drivers.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s gonna be riskier for everybody, night time driving, sports in the morning,\u201d Steve Vernon, owner of AAAA Driving School, told WQAD<\/a>. \u201cThey\u2019re inexperienced, I mean they\u2019re gonna get their license, then two days later they\u2019re gonna be driving.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nSubscribe to the Fortune Next to Lead newsletter to get weekly strategies on how to make it to the corner office. Sign up for free<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n