Changing the age from 16 to 18 to get a drivers license to save gas and resources

just checked google map. so basically you can't go anywhere outside of that 5 x 5 block area without a car?

 

Yep that's about the sum of it. I think I will check google map now just to see what it shows. Funny thing is in that area there is 2 or 3 bars at least and a liquor store and pizza shop and that is about it. No store or anything.

 

You have it good.

I live ten minutes away from the nearest "town." This town has a Stewarts and post office. Thats it. Its another 30 or so minutes from that town to get to our nearest city.

 

right!!! study hall = happy hour!!

 

I am trying to look up the some stats on teen drivers, I have not found the the total % of drivers that age yet, but I did find some interesting stats on accidents though. See here http://www.rmiia.org/Auto/Teens/Teen_Driving_Statistics.htm

 

scary stats there, especially if it's a drunken speeding cell phone user

While I'm still not convinced the teen idea would be all that large an impact, I think the nation has a whole has to do a serious 180 in order to stem the tide of the soon to be $200 a barrel oil.

Someone told me the other day that China (working with our good pals Cuba) is going to begin drilling the gulf! GREAT!!!

Why we're not WAY MORE active in the Gulf is beyond me. I can see not wanting to run rough shot in Alaska.....who cares about the Gulf

 

I had not heard that about the Gulf, where are all the enviromentalist's that prevent us companies to drill on our own land, are they going to stop china from dilling in the gulf. found a disturbing article here http://www.americanfreepress.net/html/china_starts_oil_drilling.html It is just one source so I don't know the validity of it.

 

yep, not sure where my friend read it (but since he's my fathers age and follows this sort of thing) I bet he wasn't just blowing smoke.

 

Why not do it different. A person can only drive between 16 to 18. That would save even more gas.

 

You think far outside the box, that idea would never have come to my mind.

 

Well.. well...Funny one!!

 

that's was 2006.

They swift the focus to African nation
http://www.cfr.org/publication/9557/
http://www.voanews.com/english/arch...in-Africa.cfm?CFID=301216126&CFTOKEN=20100195

The Chinese have all the cash on their hand

 

nah .. cut the old peoples driver license after the age of 70.. why are they driving?

 

they should AT LEAST be stringent about renewing anyone over 68 IMO and then get retested every year.

 

I agree with that, we had to to take the demolition derby car away from my grandma, was not fun but had to be done.

 

I'm all for the old folks to remain active (keeps them alive longer IMO) but not if it comes at the cost of plowing through sidewalks full of people

 

I did the same thing around 4 months after I passed my test though, messed up my cool lowered datsun 510 wagon Hope you or the other party was not hurt.

 

i think that is not a bad idea. but then it wouldn't be quite fair for the teens. but if teens drivers are being reckless than it would be better to raise the age requirements.