Question: How can teens get around to school, jobs and extracurricular activities?
Answer: There is no question that, for safety's sake, graduated driver licensing limits mobility for younger teens. This is true especially at night (the most dangerous time), but most states allow exceptions in the case of driving to school or work or for farm-related activities.
Delaying full licensure does not significantly hinder extracurricular and social activities, however. A survey by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety of more than 50,000 high school students in seven states found that the social life and work patterns of 16-year-olds were generally unaffected by the beginning driving age in their state.
