Young men and women in the armed services have been handling vehicles of all sizes, including large trucks, tanks, and armored personnel carriers for many years and have proven they can be responsible. Just because some young adults may not be able to handle responsibility, that does not mean that applies to all!
Yeah, but they also can’t drink alcohol or buy cigarettes. American logic isn’t exactly inspiring.
Especially when you consider that 18 year old males have some of the worst driving records out there, which is why the insurance for them is so much higher. This seems like a horrible, expensive idea.
Like Jon, my initial thought was “wow, that’s a risky driving group”, but then I read this part of the article:
“Forty-nine states and the District of Columbia currently allow 18- to 20-year-olds to drive commercial trucks for intrastate commerce…but they can’t cross state lines”
So people 18-20 can already drive commercial trucks nearly everywhere in the country, but they just can’t cross state lines? Is that really all this law changes?
Wow: I wonder if Lou or Bond have been in the military. In the first place military are highly trained and disciplined. Most of the driving experience is off public highways where rules are based on survival and which the military are under supervision. As a combat veteran, I would trust my life with a military driver. Not the same for a non military 18 year old driver. Give me a break.
Young men and women in the armed services have been handling vehicles of all sizes, including large trucks, tanks, and armored personnel carriers for many years and have proven they can be responsible. Just because some young adults may not be able to handle responsibility, that does not mean that applies to all!
They can fight in a war, operate military vehicles, vote, I think they can drive a truck!
Yeah, but they also can’t drink alcohol or buy cigarettes. American logic isn’t exactly inspiring.
Especially when you consider that 18 year old males have some of the worst driving records out there, which is why the insurance for them is so much higher. This seems like a horrible, expensive idea.
Like Jon, my initial thought was “wow, that’s a risky driving group”, but then I read this part of the article:
“Forty-nine states and the District of Columbia currently allow 18- to 20-year-olds to drive commercial trucks for intrastate commerce…but they can’t cross state lines”
So people 18-20 can already drive commercial trucks nearly everywhere in the country, but they just can’t cross state lines? Is that really all this law changes?
Send them to me. I’ll write that premium. 10% of “horrible, expensiv” is more then 10% of low risk.
I can see plaintiff attorneys foaming at the mouth.
Wow: I wonder if Lou or Bond have been in the military. In the first place military are highly trained and disciplined. Most of the driving experience is off public highways where rules are based on survival and which the military are under supervision. As a combat veteran, I would trust my life with a military driver. Not the same for a non military 18 year old driver. Give me a break.
Ex military needs jobs too.
I question their statistics. How can Alaska or Hawaii have interstate truck drivers to reach their count of 49 states?
Never mind I misread. Intrastate is possible in Alaska and Hawaii