Teen Driving Restrictions: Is It Time To Back Off?
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009
Libraries as well as the Internet are crammed with articles exploring every aspect of teen driving. From researching the best driver education program to addressing the issues of speeding and drunk driving, parents have access to an abundance of advice on how to keep their young drivers safe. Maybe too much.
For a teenager turning sixteen, a driver’s license is a sacred rite of passage, a tangible symbol of those important first steps toward independence. For parents, the issuance of a driver’s license can be a concern- cum -nightmare, a real life video with flashing lights and wailing sirens that ends unhappily ever after in the hospital emergency room. With teen driving horror stories abounding, methods to monitor behind-the-wheel behavior are constantly being researched and reviewed by everyone from parents to politicians, with the word “restriction” playing a prominent part. (more…)
