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Survey Shows Most Parents Don't Support Teen Driver Laws

Survey Shows Most Parents Don't Support Teen Driver Laws

A recent survey of 1000 parents with teenage drivers showed that while in theory they believe in the graduated teen driver safety laws, most do little to encourage enforcement in their homes. Various reasons have been stated for the lax attitude toward the laws, but in all more than half of the respondents admitted to failing to enforce one aspect of the laws or another, while five percent said they never enforce any aspects of the laws.

Most of us hail from a different time, where we obtained a driver's license and were instantly admitted to a world of freedom we never knew before. Now many states enforce a three-tiered licensing process. The first tier is a learner's permit, which requires the direct supervision of an adult driver. The second tier does not require a licensed adult in addition to the driver, but does impose limitations such as the number of occupants, a curfew, or cell phone restrictions.

Almost a third of those surveyed stated they didn't know about the graduated laws while a quarter believed the laws discriminated against their teenage drivers. An additional 23 percent said that they as the parents will choose what rules to impose on their teens. Most shockingly, half of the respondents said they don't enforce cell phone restrictions in accordance with the law. Considering the enormous rise in distracted driving rates we and our partners at Service King South Ft. Worth here in Fort Worth, TX find this particularly dismaying. They have seen the results of this behavior time and again and can attest to how it has a direct correspondence to increased incidents of accidents.

Written By: Todd Hendrickson
Source: thecarconnection.com

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