Yikes! 15 year old drivers!?

moofygirl75

Let's just line the freeways with tires and matresses

Sahara

I'm more concerned about the 80 year-olds out there who are still driving...

Black Sabbath

Indiana already has this law, apparently it hasn't caused too many extra accidents, as it hasn't been repealed.

Chloee((:

I'm 15
i want to go to ur state!!!

littlechrismary

In Alaska you can get a permit at 14. Feel fortunate.

sarah_danielle_2006

Im 15 with a permit. what the **** u gonna do about it

pighunter1999

what was it before

Joe Knows

How far is your house from school?
How far is the school district limit from your school?

The bus systems are horrible, parents are busy, sports are demanding. All of these things would equal a teenager getting driver rights.

Leave them be old timer and stay home.

cin_ann_43

Maine has this law has for years. At 15 you can get a permit. but you can not get a liscense untill your 16. then for the 1st 6 months you can not have a passenger in your car under the age of 18. Unless it is family.

jeremy t

dang, they are lucky. ( i wonder why 15 year olds cant start driving here in NY) utah is all farmland. not a crazy city area where you can crash into a building and still get away with it.

monie99701

I wouldnt worry, in Alaska its 14!! ... but if i remember correctly they have to complete a drivers ed and defensive driving course if they actually want a license before they are 18... In Illinois where i grew up it was age 15 for a permit and you had to have behind the wheel training if you wanted your license by age 16... or you could just wait till you were 18... So hopefully they have the same rules there...

Besides the younger they start the more experienced they are by the time they can actually drive on there own

are u crazy?...cuz i am not!

Its about time your state grew up. We have had 15 yr olds for at least 50yrs around here

Liz

I learned to drive when I was 13. I watched my siblings while my mother was at work. My parents taught me to drive just in case something happened. I got a learners permit when I was 15. I have only received one speeding ticket. It was 2 am. I was going 60 in a 55. I had just gotten off of work. I was ready to go home! I have never gotten into an accident. I am 24 years old.

I think that it depends on the child. My brother got his permit when he was 17. He has wrecked twice and received a speeding ticket. But he was taught to drive @ the same age that I learned. My parents did not feel he was ready to drive when he was 15. He is 21.

I think that it depends on the child. But I also think that the parents should determine if the child is capable of handling a vechile. Just because one is of legal age to drive does not mean that they should. This also goes for many adult drivers.

yep yep yep

good 4 the 15 year olds
bad 4 the rest of your state

cache189

walk, bike, take the bus, carpool
that is way too young
before you know it, they will be having to pay their insurance for so many crashes

DisneyLover

thats the way its supposed to be!
Duh.
I don't understand how your state hasn't had that.
Most states let 15 year olds have permits.
I'm 15 and I have mine.
I know in SC you can be 15 and have your license.
I live in a very large city and i have my permit.

bostonianinmo

We need to go the way that they do in Europe. Driving age there is 18. So's the drinking age in countries that have drinking ages; not all do.

Oh, and to the 15-yr old with a permit that THINKS that he or she's a better driver: Bring it on! I'll put my 2,000,000+ miles of experience against you any day, any place, any test, any vehicle! Why do you think your insurance rates are so high anyway?? It's cuz you are a terrible risk!

WHATS UP!

It's 15 for a permit in most states already, what was yours before? o_0

stierney29

not a good idea. there are already way to much accidents where kids are hurt and dying!!!! i'm seen to many deaths in the last 2 years that it is making me sick!!!

Ledzeppelin324

I THINK IT IS DANGEROUS I THINK ONLY IF UR WORKING IN THE FARM YES U NEED TO LEARN HOW TO DRIVE TO HELP UR FAMILY BUT IN THE CITY THAT IS LIKE DANGEROUS MAKE SURE TO PUT UR SEAT BELT HAHAH LOL JK

Asbestos

I'm 14 and have my permit in SD.

The only real driving problem we have around here anyway is DUIs, and it's not the 15-year-olds who have that problem.

Also, people with leaner's permits really don't drive all that much. There really shouldn't be much of a difference.

Mesocyclone

I'm 15 and I have a permit and I'm a better driver then you!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(I was obviously not serious about being a better driver than you)

gottagetit707

run and hide

icemanjohnnyl

i think it is a good idea,if you get a permit at 16 30 days later you can get a license and start driving.if you get a permit at 15 then you get to practice for at least a year before you can get a license.

opjames

I think a lot more people are gonna get killed on the highway.
It doesnt seem a little young to me...it seems a LOT young.
If it were up to me, the driving age would be raised to 21.
1. teenagers think they are immortal.
2. they lack experience.
3. they lack wisdom.

amybeth_2006

stay home

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but i think that they have to pass some tests and to get their license they have to be good in order to pass no state would be that stupid so i wouldnt worry about it

Neeners

I was driving illegally at 14....so why not right?

sisofphil

I don't really see a difference between 15 y.o.'s and 16 y.o.'s. I think it's good because it gives younger people a chance to be mobile and leave their communities.
Modern suburban developments weren't built by city planners, but by capitalists. I grew up extremely isolated because there was no where to go unless you had a car. It was very depressing, actually. I hope this will allow younger people to have the idependence and social life I never had.
Young people die in accidents because there is a learning curve, not because they are naive. I suspect you'll see fewer 16 y.o.'s in accidents now to account for their increased experience. The overall death rate for young drivers won't change just because you reduce the age one year. Really wish more states would act intelligently like this.
Drinking ages should also be lowered. Making the age 21 only creates a taboo and illicit appeal. In europe, drinking ages are 14 or so, and the youth are much better w/ alcohol, because it's not this mysterious thing with the allure of being forbidden.
[FWIW, I am 22 years old and have taken several risk analysis classes. I also work for the department of transportation, though I don't have any real power].
My parents wouldn't allow me to drive until I was 18. I've never gotten into an accident in my 4 years of driving.
Had I been allowed to drive when I was 15, it would have opened up a window to leaving my abusive home life sooner. My mother is in her mid-fifties. Despite her decades more driving experience than me, she is a horrible driver because she has anger control issues. When she gets mad, she starts to tailgate and drives really fast in residential zones. Quite scary actually.

One more thing-- public transportation in the US is ****. Until public transportation is better funded and reasonably pleasant, young people should be able to drive. Otherwise, you really limit their accessibility of the world around them. If you are too old to remember what it was like to be a teenager, imagine if you suddenly had your keys taken away from you and were trapped in an isolated suburban hell.

Tremp kid

umm 15 jeez that seems young lol i understand what u meen that in farming communities they need their license at an early age... if this law passes they should make the test for getting ur licese harder.. in
wi it was so easy i did like tons wrong and still got my license lol but i see why the 15 yr olds are exited to drive

hotsing1

this is how it has been in my state, so scary! and just last week an old friend of mine was killed in a car accident by fifteen year old driver............thats very awful!

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