Posted
4:40 PM
by Gene
It would seem the most effective detriment to these awful deaths of motoring teenagers would be 1. To not license drivers until they're AT LEAST eighteen, and 2. To revoke a license for a painful-enough period -- say, two to five years -- if a teenage driver is drunk. But I guess that's draconian (or in our age's favorite word, JUDGMENTAL) so we'll still drop flowers near trees, and wring our hands.And it goes without saying the
Trib is at a loss:
Some measures show promise. Contracts between parents and teen drivers can help--particularly, experts say, if violations can result in losing driving privileges.
But it will take more than parent-teen pacts and more laws to solve the problem. It won't be solved by an overhaul of driver's education, either, or a friend telling another to cool it.
It will take all that and sacrifices, intensely local efforts, comprehensive research and measures we haven't even found yet. It will take a persistent commitment, which, for many, may seem daunting.
But it can start with something as simple as clicking a seat belt.Which may explain why
its PARENT is in the news more than its employees might like.