Hiding speeding tickets from mom and dad may no longer be possible for some drivers younger than 18.

The legislation – House Bill 518 – to make teen driving records readily available online is pending in the Illinois Senate. Currently, the only way to access such information is for a parent or guardian to take a trip to the Illinois Secretary of State’s office and pay $6 for a Freedom of Information Act request.

“This makes it more accessible,” said Dave Druker, press secretary for the Secretary of State’s office.

Druker said the goal of the new legislation is to help parents and guardians recognize and put a stop to negative driving patterns before they lead to more serious danger.

Gail Chase, Chicago native and parent of a 15-year-old driving on a permit, said she agrees with the bill.

“This way, it would give a status of how they are driving,” Chase said. “I think it will give parents more control.”

The legislation was created to work with a series of bills packaged under the Illinois Graduated Driver Licensing program, Druker said. The program’s goal is to help curb the recent increase of teen driving accidents and fatalities.

While the bill still has awhile to wait for state senate and governor’s approval, Druker said he is hopeful the bill will be passed in time for it to go into effect by January 2008.

“You don’t want to presume [that the bill will be passed], but you would be hopeful that it would get approved,” Druker said.