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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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| To "Mike" & "Learn Responsibility" | SFOInsuranceLady | Sep 11, 2008, 2:04 pm |
| RE: TEENS | cheli | Sep 11, 2008, 1:48 pm |
| RE: RE: RE: Lazy and Uninvolved Parents | Mark | Sep 11, 2008, 12:23 pm |
| I say NJ stats suggest otherwise | Reality Check | Sep 11, 2008, 11:51 am |
| RE: RE: Lazy and Uninvolved Parents | the old man | Sep 11, 2008, 9:43 am |
| driving is a right? | Stat Guy | Sep 11, 2008, 9:42 am |
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| RE: RE: Lazy and Uninvolved Parents | Its about consequences | Sep 10, 2008, 6:37 pm |
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| RE: Lazy and Uninvolved Parents | Learn Responsibility | Sep 10, 2008, 4:36 pm |
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Subject: I say NJ stats suggest otherwise
First of all, the stats were from a study done in the 1990's. Cell phones and especially texting were less common back then so I question using those results to justify actions in 2008.
Secondly, if NJ doesn't permit 16 year-olds to drive, then the number of 16 & 17 year-olds on the road should be 1/2 of that in Connecticut. Therefore, NJ deaths of 16 & 17 year-old drivers should be 1/2 or less than the Connecticut rate. Well, well, Connecticut's rate was 26 while NJ's was more than 1/2 that at 16. Using this stat alone, 16 year-olds should be able to drive.
One other thing - should kids learn to drink (legally) before they can drive or after they have learned to drive? I'll pick after every time.