Statistic: The national rate of licensed 16-year-olds dropped to 29.8% in 2006 from 43.8% in 1998. I think that it is the way it is because we have public transportation, parents and friends to drive us around, or they don't leave the house. Kids stay glued to the television and computers.
Statistic: 25 years ago most teenagers took driver's education in their local schools. But the number of school systems offering the program has plummeted to about 20% today, from 90% in the late 1980s. I think it would be better if they made it more available to do driver's education through school, because then kids can just stay after which makes it easier for some kids and parents.
Statistic: High schools are out of business because of the cost.
Commercial driving academies have stepped in to fill the gap. Private schools have grown to 60 this year, just two in 1993. I believe that more kids are going to driving school but it's too costly for some so they just wait until their 18 instead of paying the cost.
Statistic: Insurance costs are rising. It now costs 80% to 100% more to add a 16-year-old to a family's auto policy. The highest rate is charged if the teenager owns a vehicle. I think that insurance is a little ridiculous; I understand that were inexperienced but kids these days have to pay for it their selves on top of other bills and expenses that they have to pay.
Statistic: Teenage drivers have the highest crash risk of any group. Car accidents account for one-third of all deaths of 16- to 18-year-olds. Well it is true that teenagers do drive reckless, but that's not all teens and sometimes it's not even their fault for the accidents that's why there called accidents.
Statistic: Graduated driver-licensing laws, which delay awarding a full license until a teenager spends time with a parent or driving under certain conditions, are also keeping down the number of 16-year-olds on the road. Most parents don't have time or just don't care about taking time out to drive with their kids. Kids shouldn't be punished for their parent's laziness.
Statistic: These laws, in existence for about a decade, have helped reduce the number of fatal crashes involving 16-year-old drivers by about 11 percent, according to a 2006 study. That average increases to 20% for states with the strictest laws. I do have to agree with most of them because your safety should be the most important thing not what's fair or not.
Statistic: Forty-nine states allow young drivers to obtain restricted licenses before, on or within a few months of their sixteenth birthday. (The age for a restricted license is as low as 14 in some states.) New Jersey requires a driver to be 17 years old. I think that 14 years-old is way too young for any person to have a driver's license.
Statistic: Sweeping changes to teenage driving laws in Illinois ranked the state among the nations most restrictive. An Illinois law, weekend driving curfew is 11 p.m. (10 p.m. on week nights) for drivers 17 years old. They also tripled the length of a learner's permit from 3 to 9 month; they also increased the number of training hours behind the wheel to 6 hours from 1hour of actual driving time. I agree with this law besides the curfew, that is up to the parents and some kids are still at work or just about getting out.
Statistic: In Delaware teenagers not fully licensed may not drive between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. Again I think that 10 p.m. is too early.
Statistic: The fatal crash rate for 16 year-olds driving at night is twice as high as it is during the day. At night kids are trying to make it home for curfew so they tend to avoid the speed limit.
Statistic: In North Dakota, they allow a learner's permit at 14 and has no minimum supervised-driving requirements. I believe that they have to get stricter on every single law they have on driving, because 14 is way to long and they need to have supervised-driving.
Statistic: Beyond the tighter regulations, some parents are just not encouraging lessons. I think it sucks for the kids whose parents don't help them learn or don't give them rules.
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