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States Should Raise Driving Age, Says Insurance Safety Group
National News • September 10, 2008
Taking aim at a longstanding rite of passage for 16-year-olds, an influential auto safety group is calling on states to raise the age for getting a driver's license to 17 or even 18.
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Subject: Graduated licensing
I am more in favor of the graduated licensing because it does allow a teen to gain some experience driving with adult supervision prior to being allowed freely onto they highways and byways of our society. And not just to have them run errands for me!
My oldest son had little interest in pursuing his driver's license and just got it at 18 1/2, which I had no problem with. But I worry more now that he has his driver's license with little experience than I would have at 16 with driving restrictions in place. (And we are very involved parents with our 4 boys!)
As much as we try to keep our children young, we have to give them the resources to transition into adulthood safely and with some life experiences.