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**cheapphenonline** · 07-01-2008, 09:28 PM

That isn't entirely true. Teens on a cell phone are distracted, yes, and their focus on the road dips to be equal to that of someone over 65 not on a cell phone. To outright ban teens on phones is as justified as banning all drivers over 65.

Furthermore, graduated driver's licenses don't really work. In California at least they haven't had much effect on driving except making teens a bit safer and making those just out of their teens more dangerous. It hasn't prepared people for driving, just delayed their learning curve.

But even if teens have a generally higher accident rate, there doesn't appear to be anything specific about teens having a bigger problem with cell phones (and hands free phones no less) than other drivers.

07-01-2008, 09:28 PM	#4
cheapphenonline Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 364 Senior Member	That isn't entirely true. Teens on a cell phone are distracted, yes, and their focus on the road dips to be equal to that of someone over 65 not on a cell phone. To outright ban teens on phones is as justified as banning all drivers over 65. Furthermore, graduated driver's licenses don't really work. In California at least they haven't had much effect on driving except making teens a bit safer and making those just out of their teens more dangerous. It hasn't prepared people for driving, just delayed their learning curve. But even if teens have a generally higher accident rate, there doesn't appear to be anything specific about teens having a bigger problem with cell phones (and hands free phones no less) than other drivers.
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