Views of Parents of Teenagers About Graduated Licensing After Experience with the Laws

Parents of 15 year olds in Florida and Connecticut were first interviewed in 1996 about their views concerning new licensing requirements in their states. The same parents were interviewed again in 1999, after most of their teenagers had obtained drivers' licenses. Few parents reported that the laws inconvenienced them, and less than 20% said that the laws made it harder for their teenagers to get jobs.