This is a dangerous practice. A teen-ager riding alone is far more likely to be a responsible driver than one with two or three passengers. And a carload of teens with no particular place to go is an accident waiting to happen. But parents have a hard time saying no to their children in this day and time. More and more frequently, kids go where they want, when they want.
Many parents have no idea where their children are at a given hour, and some don t much care.
Herein lies the real problem with teen-age drivers. While there are certainly no guarantees when inexperienced youths get behind the wheel, exercising control over where and when kids drive can probably lower fatal-crash statistics more than any other single factor. And limiting the number of passengers can help improve safety even more. Parents can do more to bring teen-age drivers under control than legislation ever will. Establish driving rules and stick to them.