Sixteen is too Young

Sixteen Is Too Young In the state of Virginia, you can start driving with your learner’s permit at 15. A learner’s permit requires that an adult 21 or older, or your immediate family 18 or older must be sitting in the passenger seat. Once you have had your learner’s permit for 6 months and have turned 16, you can receive your driver’s license that allows you to drive without supervision (VA DMV). I know the first …

…them time to develop not only as a stable and cautious driver behind the wheel, but also as someone who would be more likely to make better decisions, such as not drinking and driving. At 16, teens are eager to be independent drivers and parents are relieved of the burden of driving them everywhere, but keeping inexperienced drivers off the road until they are better prepared will keep them safer as well as keeping you safer.