Tougher teen driving laws considered for Michigan

 
Number of 16-year-olds killed while behind the wheel is down under state’s graduated licensing law.
Gary Heinlein / Detroit News Lansing Bureau
The number of 16-year-old drivers injured or killed in auto accidents has declined dramatically in the 11 years since Michigan policymakers enacted a graduated driver licensing law, new figures show.
But as parents worry about sons [...]

“Allstate America’s Teen Driving Hotspots” Study Highlights Metro Areas With Highest Rates of Deadly Crashes

WEBWIRE – Friday, May 09, 2008
Study release launches Allstate’s “Action Against Distraction” campaign, stresses dangers of distracted driving, calls for uniform, national Graduated Driver’s License (GDL) laws.
Metro areas in the southern United States scored lowest in a study released today by Allstate Insurance Company that identifies “hotspots” where fatal teen driving crash rates are highest. [...]