sam_gordon
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jun 26, 2010
This is prompted by a story on the Today show this morning (https://www.today.com/parents/teens/covid-anxiety-teens-drivers-license-rcna43477).
According to a poll in the story, only 25% of 16yo have their DL in 2021 compared to 43% in 1995. They correctly point out the advent of ride share has cut down on the need for a DL, but say the drop off is also evident in rural communities (and then talk to two twenty year olds... one in NYC and one in Seattle).
My three kids all got their DLs as soon as they could (DS was slightly delayed because he couldn't get an appointment during covid shutdowns).
According to a poll in the story, only 25% of 16yo have their DL in 2021 compared to 43% in 1995. They correctly point out the advent of ride share has cut down on the need for a DL, but say the drop off is also evident in rural communities (and then talk to two twenty year olds... one in NYC and one in Seattle).
My three kids all got their DLs as soon as they could (DS was slightly delayed because he couldn't get an appointment during covid shutdowns).