“I was astounded to learn that even though 6,000 teen drivers
and 2,000 of their passengers die every year, and 400,000 kids
are seriously injured, the driving manuals and other literature
usually say little more than ‘Be careful.’ Cigarette packs carry
warnings about death, and patients going into surgery are
warned multiple times that death is a potential consequence,
but the driving literature doesn’t warn parents about how
dangerous teen driving is, and why. Meanwhile, every night
on television we see ads with cars doing 360’s on busy city
streets, crashing through glass, spinning into parking spaces,
and weaving through dense traffic at high speeds, all without
a scratch. Our culture glorifies risky driving. We need a
counterbalance that will caution parents and teens
