There are different restrictions that are being imposed on teen drivers to ensure that the rate of accidents is controlled. However the statistics up till now show that while these laws and restrictions are working on some areas, they are failing in other capacities. An analysis of the statistics available shows that while there has been a considerable decrease in the number of accidents which are caused due to drivers that are sixteen years of age, the number of accidents that are caused due to just-adult 18year old drivers have increased by almost 12%. Both these even out the effect of each other and this means that the authorities are not getting the results that they are looking for by imposing these restrictions.
There are laws in Virginia that allow a 15 and half year old to drive a car given that he has at least a 21 year old relative who is licensed in driving sitting next t him. Other restrictions prohibit an 18 year old who has a driver’s permit from driving between midnight and the time 4 am so that the number of accidents are reduced. As a Los Angeles personal injury lawyer I am open to most laws that make the road ways safer for everyone who drive on them.
