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Teenage Drivers

July 18th, 2008

With the economy continuing its downward spiral the fate of drivers is completely up in the air. So it brings up a good question about whether or not teenage drivers are on the way out. Let me explain what I mean. Most teenagers are incredibly excited for their 16th birthdays because that means that it’s time to go and get the infamous driver’s license. But what happens to those teenagers who get their license, but can’t drive the family car because they can’t afford to fill the gas tank. Although a number of parents will take care of this problem, the dependence of teenagers on their parents especially when it comes to wanting to use the car becomes very lax. They want to be able to go where they want, when they want, and many parents will give them this freedom as long as they pay for the tank of gas used. But here is exactly where the problem lies. Most teenagers can’t afford to get a job because of school and all that comes with it, so where do they get the money to pay nearly $60 for a 12-gallon tank of gas? You got me. Maybe this is exactly why there has been some rumored talk that the legal driving age may be raised to 18 in the coming years. Who knows? All I do know is that gas prices continue to increase in this rapid fashion, teenager drivers won’t even exist in the world of driving in the next few years.

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