National Telephone
Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted September
11-12, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports
1* An influential auto safety group is urging states to raise
the age for getting a driver's license. Is this a
good idea?
53% Yes
34% No
13% Not sure
2* At what age should someone be allowed to get a
driver’s license? 15? 16? 17? 18? Or 21?
5% 15
29% 16
24% 17
35% 18
5% 21
2% Not sure
3* Should states require teen drivers to spend more time
behind the wheel with a parent or another adult in the front seat before
allowing them to drive by themselves?
78% Yes
13% No
8% Not sure
4* Will raising the age for driver’s
licenses reduce the number of or auto accidents?
58% Yes
24% No
18% Not
sure
5* Would raising the age for driver’s licenses reduce the
cost of auto insurance for everybody else?
47% Yes
30% No
23% Not
sure
NOTE:
Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of
confidence