I can think of a lot of good reasons to stop letting 16 year olds drive, and accidents are just one.
"I can think of a lot of good reasons to stop letting 16 year olds drive, and accidents are just one."
But instead 'drunks' are the whipping boy, when thousands of accidents yearly are caused by perfectly sober teens. This age group makes up 7% of licensed drivers, but suffers 14% of fatalities and 20% of all reported accidents.
And of course, we can't find a similar statistic for DRUNK DRIVERS. We always run into the hedge of "where alcohol was a factor," when of course there is a significant difference between driving drunk and running into one because you were a stupid teenager. Just try to find a statement that says what percentage of all drivers are drunk, what percentage of fatalities they suffer personally, and what percentage of reported accidents are attributable to them. You won't, because the numbers are usually inflated by the 'intoxicated' or 'where alcohol was a factor' language.
I am not saying it's not a problem. But it's less a problem than the MADD harpies encourage us to think it is, and far less a problem than cops put into enforcement because it's a hellofalot more fun to hang out with your buddies at the roadblock under nice white lights, harassing sober people, than it is to sit and watch drunks come out of bars in a dark parking lot, and then have them toss their cookies in your car or fight with you when you bust them.
And this kind of BAC drop wouldn't do anything but encourage the same 'roadblock' mentality.