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Many students get a driver's permit at 15.In California, they are then allowed to drive for 50 hours under supervision."Under supervision" means that a friend or relative who already has a license has to ride with them.But what happens when teenagers(persons between 13 and 19 years old)start driving on their own?Many are careful drivers and never have a problem.But many other are not, and they create(造成)Problems on the road.Fifteen-year-olds are too young to drive, and sixteen-year-olds are too immature(不成熟的)to start driving alone.
In the United States, more teenagers are killed in driving accidents than in any other way.While fewer than 7% of drivers are teenagers, teenagers are involved(占,包括)in 14% of the terrible car accidents in the country.Sixteen-year-olds involved in over 43 crashes in every million kilometers they drive.But seventeen-year-olds cause only about 30 accidents a million kilometers of driving.One year makes a difference.So the age limit(限制)should be increased.
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