Table of Contents
Introduction 7
1 Federal Graduated Driver Licensing Would Reduce Teen Crashes Lori Johnston 10
2 Graduated Driver Licensing Fails to Reduce Fatal Crashes Genevra Pittman 15
3 Graduated Driver Licensing Should Be More Restrictive Bernie DeGroat 19
4 Earlier School Start Times Endanger Teen Drivers Ellin Holohan 22
5 Peers Influence Risky Teen Driving Joseph P. Allen B. Bradford Brown 26
6 Teen Peers Can Influence Safe Driving Habits Stephen Wallace 35
7 Girls Are Driving More Aggressively than Previously Thought Joseph B. White Anjali Athavaley 39
8 Driver Education Programs Do Not Create Safe Drivers Sharon Silke Carty 43
9 Brain Development Limits the Decision-Making Skills of Teen Drivers Laurence Steinberg 50
10 Firm Parents Keep Teen Drivers Safe: Serena Gordon 55
11 Monitoring Devices Benefit Teen Drivers: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety 59
12 Cell Phones and Texting Endanger Teen Drivers Nancy Mann Jackson 65
Organizations to Contact 70
Bibliography 77
Index 81
