Did you know in 2012, 60 percent of deaths among passenger vehicle occupants ages 16-19 were drivers? Teen drivers have the popular upward trend in America and it is growing in vast numbers. The teen driver's experience is all about getting your first car and learning all the rules to driving. The reason why teens like driving is because it gives them freedom to be wherever, whenever they want without asking permission or for a ride. Driving also makes teenagers feel mature and responsible, maybe more than they should. As shown in the 2012 statistics, driving certainly has risks for a teen drivers, however, it can be also very rewarding, not only for the teen, but whole community.
Teen drivers can be an asset to their community by making things more efficient, they do this by helping their families, getting jobs and allowing their parents to stay at work. Rather than constantly asking their family and friends for rides, they can now provide transportation for them. Importantly, teens who drive are more responsible because they will have to hold jobs in order to pay for the costs of auto insurance, gas and maintenance. Getting around is always very important to a teen, because they always have places to go, like to school, work, sports or to have some fun. Teens can't always depend on their parents to chauffer them everywhere they need to be. Although a great perk is that can also contribute to the household by running errands, like dropping their siblings off at school, grocery shopping and returning books to the library. Teens may join a fun extra circular activity that is far across town and will need the assistance of a car to get there. Due to the multitude of daily appointment times that teens are required to be present for on any given day, a car would almost be a necessary tool. .
Increased accidents are unfortunately too common when teenagers are behind the wheel, sadly these accidents tend to be drug and alcohol related.