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in the snow, and I know what my limits are."

Though these restrictions may seem extreme to teens, national statistics show that
traffic crashes are the leading cause of teen fatalities, accounting for 44 percent of teen
deaths in the U.S. The National Safety Council sees the issue as a national crisis.
Along with safe driving come many other new responsibilities. Some teens help
their parents by doing errands or taking younger siblings places. And many end up
schlepping around friends who have yet to harness the same freedom a license brings.
That can turn into a regular routine.

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"My friends all ask [if I can take them places]," Silman said. "Three or four of
them all got their licenses in December, so that's nice."

To Have A Car Or Not

A driver's license is both a significant corning-of-age factor and a pivotal point in a
teen's life, so many get their licenses right on their birthday; even leaving school early
if necessary. In addition, many households wrestle with such questions as whether a
new teen driver gets a car on his birthday, who pays for it, is it new or used, and who
buys the gas and pays for the insurance.

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"Most everyone gets a car in the area we live in," said Becca Milen, 15, a sopho-
more at Birmingham Groves. "I have an older sister, so my parents are pretty lenient
when it comes to me."
Her father, Bruce, recalled wistfully, "I had been working, and I
took $30 and bought a neighbor's 1954 Ford. It didn't have air condi-
tioning; it didn't have a CD player; it didn't have GPS. All it had Was
an AM radio, and that was the car I drove."

Years Eve

Seth Samuels, 17, Is a junior at Birmingham Groves High School.

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