Teenage Driving Curfew Laws

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The paper discusses the teenage driving curfew laws in Virginia that were enacted to help save lives and keep teens off the road at the most dangerous times for drunk driving. The paper believes the curfew is a good idea because it helps save lives and makes people more aware about driving under the influence, along with making parents more aware of their children's activities. The paper brings evidence that supports this assertion and contends that the laws should be expanded to combat the still prevalent number of auto accidents that account for teen deaths in Virginia.

From the Paper:

"Studies indicate that teenage driving curfews, such as the one in Virginia, help save lives. A national Web site geared to teen driving notes, "Each year, motor vehicle crashes claim almost 42,000 lives, cause millions of injuries, and cost more than $150 billion in damages. Motor vehicle crashes are not accidents. They are the result of bad decisions and risky behaviors" ("Virginia Licensing Laws"). These laws may seem domineering and controlling, but studies have shown that teen driving curfews do work, and that they can reduce teen deaths after they are implemented. Virginia, along with a few other states, have some of the toughest teen driving laws in the country, and a study by the Insurance Institute shows that "fatal accidents among 15- to 17-year-old drivers dropped 19 percent between 1992 and 2002" (Mussenden) in these states."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Crash Investigation Team. "Report Number 196). Virginia Commonwealth University. 2006. 12 Dec. 2007.<http://www.vcu.edu/cppweb/tstc/pdfs/196.pdf>
• Editors. "Virginia Licensing Laws." Safeteendriving.org. 2007. 12 Dec. 2007.<http://www.safeteendriving.org/laws/laws.php>
• Editors. "Virginia Steps Up Efforts to Curb Drunk Driving with Checkpoints." InsuranceJournal.Com. 2006. 12 Dec. 2007.<http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2006/08/25/71734.htm>
• Mussenden, Sean. "Tough Driving Laws for Teens Saving Lives." Potomac News Online. 2006. 12 Dec. 2007.<http://www.potomacnews.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WPN%2FMGArticle%2FWPN_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1137836300442&path=!news>
• O'Donoghue, Julia. "Driving Home Safety." Connection Newspapers. 2007. 12 Dec. 2007. <http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=91198&paper

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