New survey: Majority of Americans support a higher minimum age for obtaining a driver license
Results of a recent survey show that a majority of Americans believe that the minimum age for obtaining a driver license should be age 17 or higher.
The survey, done by the independent polling group Rasmussen Reports, asked what the minimum licensing age should be, with the following results:
Age 15 = 5%
Age 16 = 39%
Age 17 = 19%
Age 18 = 28%
Age 21 = 6%
Additionally, an overwhelming majority of those surveyed -- 78% -- said that states should require teen drivers to spend more time behind the wheel with a parent or another adult in the front seat before allowing them to drive by themselves.
To see the summary from Rasmussen Reports, click here.
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