... car into a guardrail and that, too, was totaled. Cases like these seem to happen more often than none. Many questions run through the minds of those who debate the low age limit required to obtain a license. Are the permit questionnaires and the driving test adequate enough to determine whether or not a person is a good driver? Are teens that young really mature enough to handle ... an attempt to answer the first question stated above, a look into the requirements of receiving* a license is necessary. In Pennsylvania, one must be sixteen in order to receive his learner's permit. He must...

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... it. Pennsylvania's testing procedure is a prime example of America's insufficient practices. The written permit test, which when passed, grants the driving student a permit to practice with another licensed driver. The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) provides a manual of laws and other guidelines to study from. The permit test consists of only eighteen questions and fifteen correct is passing. What are these people thinking, that one short, simple ... test is enough to assess a teen on rules and regulations of driving? Teens are experts when it comes to cramming for a test without th...

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• Grade Level: High School

... it. Pennsylvania's testing procedure is a prime example of America's insufficient practices. The written permit test, which when passed, grants the driving student a permit to practice with another licensed driver. The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) provides a manual of laws and other guidelines to study from. The permit test consists of only eighteen questions and fifteen correct is passing. What are these people thinking, that one short, simple ... test is enough to assess a teen on rules and regulations of driving? Teens are experts when it comes to cramming for a test without th...

• Word Count: 1249
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School