Graduated Driver Licensing Could Save 2,000 Lives, $13.6 Billion: Study

December 7, 2011

  • December 7, 2011 at 11:06 am
    George says:
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    that photo is pretty much the most hilarious thing ever. What is in that lady’s back seat, a snowboard? The distracted-while-driving girl is probably distracted because her phone is from 1999. Poor reception.

  • December 7, 2011 at 11:38 am
    youngin' says:
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    I have an even better plan. Make 20 the minimum age for obtaining a learner’s permit.

    Boom! No more teen driving deaths! Problem solved!

  • December 7, 2011 at 1:40 pm
    Jeff Scales says:
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    I support what is being done to curb losses by younger drivers – but it is crazy when the DMV issues a 5 year renewal to a 97 year old lady! (She stoipped driving on her own at 102!)

    I am in favor of a normal license renewal to 65 years old – 4 year renewal until 75 – then an ANNUAL renewal with a medical signoff form from the doctor for all renewals over that.

    I am 67 years old and so far – most of my firends support this idea.

    • December 7, 2011 at 5:51 pm
      DES says:
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      I agree with what you say but the medical signoff should also include an eye examination including night vision. I am not in favor of limiting a senior’s rights to go wherever or whenever but this is an important issue to recognize with our increasingly older society.

  • December 7, 2011 at 2:07 pm
    Veteran Agent says:
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    By far, the most accidents teens have is distracted driving. They have their nose buried in their iphone 24/7 texting or calling. It is totally addictive and they cannot draw a breath without being on it. Unfortunately, they do not realize how dangerous it is to talk and text while driving. This behavior carries over into adulthood and all one has to do is observe what is going on with drivers now. The society has gone bonkers with the technology and it is worse than alchohol addiction.

    • December 7, 2011 at 3:48 pm
      The Other Point of View says:
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      Distracted driving definitely contributes to the fact that teens have more accidents, but teens have alway shad more accidents, even before cell phones. I look back to my younger days of driving. It was the radio distraction then, and also the sense of invulnerability and desire to show off before friends, thrillseeking to go faster around curves, not knowing the car’s limits.

  • December 7, 2011 at 2:14 pm
    Jim G says:
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    What most people, especially young drivers and some police officers and a parents don’t realize there are already graduated drivers laws on the books. I Alabama you can’t drive past 10 PM during the week and 11PM on weekends until you are 17. Further, you can’t have more than one other non related person under the age of 21. This make it a little bit easier in denying your teens request to extend their curfew time past 10 or 11PM. Teenage car crash deaths are a real problem that must be curbed…

  • December 8, 2011 at 9:25 am
    Waterbug says:
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    I have said this before but I’ll say it again- I used to teach driver’s ed and many of my students asked about how to regain vehicle control when things went wrong. Such topics were not and still are not part of the curriculum. I asked my employer why we did not address skid recovery and what to do if a tire fails etc. I was told that driver’s ed was designed to get the student a driver’s license, not how to drive a car. (In Finland driving students spend time on a skidpad learning how to regain control on slippery surfaces.) Unless you send your kids to a Skip Barber school or the equivelant they will never learn how to drive but rather they will have to prove their skills parallel parking.

  • December 12, 2011 at 11:35 am
    Alma Martinez says:
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    I always tell my kids to keep their eyes open when walking because virtually anyone—alcoholics, criminals, drug addicts, morons, the disabled elderly, certified space cadets … and teenagers—can get a license.



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