ABUSE MAGAZINE
Young Drivers Make
seat belts while driving and 69% wear a seat
belt as a passenger. In primary enforcement
states (where law officials can stop and cite
a driver solely for not wearing a seat belt),
the study found that teen drivers are 12%
more likely to buckle up and teen passengers are 15% more likely than those in secondary enforcement states (where a seat
belt ticket is issued only after the motorist
is pulled over for another offense).
8. Not Being Able to Handle
Emergencies
Knowing how to avoid an accident comes
with driving experience. Young drivers
can only learn so much in the classroom,
which leaves learning maneuvers like
straightening out a skid or how to apply the
brakes correctly to real-world experience.
Speeding and distracted driving only make
things wors