D
Dennis P. Harris
Guest
On 28 Jan 2005 15:05:22 -0800 in rec.bicycles.misc, "Buck"
<[email protected]> wrote: (snipped)
> assengers
> Fatal crashes among 16-year-olds are more likely to occur when other
> teenagers are in the car. The risk increases with every additional
> passenger.
>
> > Night driving
> This is a high-risk activity for beginners. Per mile driven, the
> nighttime fatal crash rate for 16-year-olds is about twice as high as
> during the day.
>
our graduated licensing law just went into effect. i think it's
just what is needed --- it restricts driving for the first
several years for drivers under 21, including restricting the
number of passengers (with some exceptions for family members)
and the time of day.
kids have been writing whiny letters to the editor about it for
the past two years while the legislation was considered and after
it passed, but the continuing loss of carloads of teenagers got
it passed.
it's really the parents that should be enforcing good driving,
though. i was more scared of my old man than any cop. when i
got a speeding ticket at 17, the judge told me he wouldn't take
my license, but dad told him that he already had!
it has already worked well in other states that have it.
<[email protected]> wrote: (snipped)
> assengers
> Fatal crashes among 16-year-olds are more likely to occur when other
> teenagers are in the car. The risk increases with every additional
> passenger.
>
> > Night driving
> This is a high-risk activity for beginners. Per mile driven, the
> nighttime fatal crash rate for 16-year-olds is about twice as high as
> during the day.
>
our graduated licensing law just went into effect. i think it's
just what is needed --- it restricts driving for the first
several years for drivers under 21, including restricting the
number of passengers (with some exceptions for family members)
and the time of day.
kids have been writing whiny letters to the editor about it for
the past two years while the legislation was considered and after
it passed, but the continuing loss of carloads of teenagers got
it passed.
it's really the parents that should be enforcing good driving,
though. i was more scared of my old man than any cop. when i
got a speeding ticket at 17, the judge told me he wouldn't take
my license, but dad told him that he already had!
it has already worked well in other states that have it.