Anybody with teen drivers in their family needs to pick up a copy of the Sept 4th AutoWeek issue dedicated entirely to the problem of teen driving.
A telling statistic from AutoWeek - since the March 2003 invasion of Iraq, 2600 Americans have died in the war. The body count ticker tape runs 24/7 thanks to our caring and compassionate media
During the same 41-months
22,000 American teens age 15-19 were killed and 300,000 injured in traffic accidents. Yet, we NEVER hear a word from our media friends about this carnage. No calls for investigations. No calls for an overhaul of the licensing system. For that matter, why are there dozens of repetitive threads on Pelican OT about the war every day but NOTHING about this slaughter (that's a rhetorical, no need to answer ...
) This is an automobile-enthusiasts' forum - shouldn't we be showing some interest or even taking the lead on this issue?
I've been putting off checking into a performance driving school for my teen daughter. This issue has, at the least, given me some renewed incentive and good leads on where to find one. Maybe I can talk a few of her friends - who have non-car enthusiast parents - into going as well.