The guiding principle should be protecting working minors from occupational injury and death. Teenagers should not be driving on the job. The right job, kept in the proper perspective can be extremely beneficial for a young worker. There are many things teens can do safely in the workplace. Driving is not one of them.
Studies indicate that safe driving habits develop ONLY with experience and increased maturity.
Young drivers should not be getting this experience on the job, where their driving may involve time constraints and stress. The House's interest in this bill comes at a time when there is movement in states toward graduated licensing systems, which are designed to phase in young beginning drivers to full driving privileges as they mature and develop their driving skills, ensuring that initial experience is accumulated under lower-risk conditions. The rationale for special policies for young drivers is that their crash risk is particularly high. This bill is in direct conflict with efforts to protect young, new drivers and the general public who travel the nation's roads. Statistics have not changed since the first teen got behind the wheel.