While only one-third (32.2%) of teens living in the West and fewer than a quarter (22.3%) of teens in the Northeast reported getting their license at or before age 16, only 56% (Northeast) and 48% (West) did so before age 18. Teens living in the Midwest tend to be licensed at younger ages - 55% at or before age 16 and 70% before age 18.Only half (49.8%) of teens in large cities obtain their license before the age of 18, compared with nearly two-thirds of those in less urbanized areas.The new AAA Foundation study surveyed young adults ages 18-24 to determine when they obtained their license and found that nationally, 40.8% got their license at or before age 16 and 60.3% got their license before the age of 18. “Many are getting licensed before the age of 18, which means more of Generation Z is learning to drive under the protection of state graduated driver licensing programs and parental supervision.” David Yang, executive director of the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. “The trend for teens to acquire their driver’s license has changed over the past 10 years,” said Dr. At the time, the country was just emerging from a recession and many young people cited their family’s inability to afford the high cost of driving as a reason why they did not obtain their license sooner. The new report reveals a changing trend in teen licensure from when the Foundation first evaluated the issue in 2012. WASHINGTON (Oct 21, 2019) – More than 60% of teens got their driver’s license before the age of 18, according to new research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. New AAA Foundation study shows more teens are obtaining their license before the age of 18
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