Abstract
Cars crashes are the number one killer of teenagers in the United States - 5,881 U.S. highschool-age teens died as occupants in traffic crashes in 2006 and 2007. The Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) movement in the U.S. began in 1996. Today, all U.S. states contain at least some elements of a GDL program; however, there is substantial variation in the comprehensiveness of state GDL programs. New Jersey is the only U.S. state in which a new driver must be 17 years old to obtain a license that allows driving without an adult in the vehicle. New Jersey’s GDL system, effective January 1, 2001, applies to all new drivers irrespective of age and is widely regarded as one of the more comprehensive state GDL programs. (Author/publisher)