Quote Originally Posted by Karen
The alcohol and drugs are obviously illegal, as is the excessive speed - enforce those laws better, and you'd have a start at fixing the problem.
I agree.

I also think that it's not the age at which a person gets their license or curfews or anything of the sort.

When I took drivers ed (long time ago I know) we didn't have curfews, graduated programs or anything. The requirements? Class time and a mere TWO hours of behind the wheel training which (believe it or not) was cancelled when the weather was rainy (the classes only happened in the summer anyways). And for class time if you couldn't read then they had someone read the tests to you. (huh????) Our final test was not even done behind the wheel, it was a 15 question test, pass that and they stamped you as able to get a license. If anything, even given that LOUSY excuse for drivers training, our teens seemed to have less accidents than the current teens do today. My thoughts on why? The PARENTS spent much more time with the kids on the learners permit driving and helping kids to drive safely and properly. (although given the poor excuse for drivers ed the parents had to just so the kid could be able to drive)

I think that if they spent WAY more time on behind the wheel, in all sorts of weather, and make people go back to having to pass the drivers portion with a cop in the passenger seat, even if it's snowing/raining/windy.

Just my $.02 worth.