In the article "TEENS AT THE WHEEL: A TRIBUNE UPDATE" the writer Ted Gregory written in 2009 talk's about if 16 the right age to be able to driver. It also states that "at this week's annual meeting of the Governors Highway Safety Association in Scottsdale, Ariz, institute President Adrian Lund is going to push it further".
A 15 year old spoke on it named Linnea Greci and said "I don't think it matter what age you are as long as you have the practice and experience". The 17-page report collects research about youngest driving age in the united states and other countries that have higher licensing ages. This research show's that states are making progress cuttng down on the number one killer of teens car and other motor vehicle crash. Law are stopping teens from driving as they gain experience and keep clean driving record.
In Illinois to reduced the car crash that teens have is doubling adult supervised of teens driving to get a license. They have also tripling the length of time a new team driver must possess a learner's permit.Their are still a lot of teen's being killed in car crashes. Car crashes are killing more then 5,000 teens each year. "Do these teens needs to be driving as early as we allow them to Lund said. A prepared statement that will be release on Tuesday " that licensing at later ages would substantially reduce crashes involving teens drivers."
New Jersey is the only state that has a minimum driver's license age of 17.They study from 1992-1996 and the rate killing of 16 and 17 year old was 18 per 100,000in New Jersey.The article states that report also showed New Jersey fatality rate fell significantly for teens after a graduated licensing law was enacted.
In Illinois figures only 49 teens was killed in car crashes in July compared to 93 last year at this time.A 16 year old named Ryan Moore just got his license and he said " think it would be better to wait." But he needed his as soon as he could both parents work and he needed to get to and from work and football practice. I've driven with some people who are horrible drivers even though they've been driving for a while" Moore said. '"And I've driven with people who haven't been driven very long but are pretty good. Some people are ready, and some people aren't.
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