Imagining being in a car accident can be a very scary thought. Just a small glance at the clock, the rearview mirror or even the passenger sitting next to you, can send you flying towards destruction. What would you do if you were involved in a car accident? Imagine opening your eyes and seeing a person stuck in a car in front of yours. Not only can you see the start of a fire, but there is a faint smell of gasoline in the air. What would you do? Driving can be very dangerous especially for teenagers due to their inexperience in driving, low level of maturity and the numerous distractions that occur. Adolescents' behavior should be monitored to keep them safe. One of the most important reasons why a large number of accidents involving teenagers occur is due to their inexperience in driving. According to an article titled “Why Young Drivers Take Greater Risks,” driver education courses provide only a tiny amount of the information needed to become a good, responsible driver. One study found that there was a decrease in the accident rate among teenagers who received an average of one hundred and ten hours of supervised driving. This proves that teens not only need driver training courses, but also more on-road driving experience (because). The article titled “Teen Driving” discussed the fact that the less experience a person has driving, the more likely they are to make an error in judgment. In 1998, eighty percent of fatal crashes involving sixteen-year-olds were the direct result of driver error. In the same year more than sixty percent of people aged between twenty and forty-nine were guilty of driving errors (Teen Driving). The lack of experience in driving by a teenager on his first license is not enough for a teenager when he is forced to... middle of paper... those who know how to drive are teenagers and teenagers can represent 17% of the total car related deaths every year (teen driving). This is a terrible thought when car accidents are a preventable cause of death (Dangers). Works Cited1. Hamilton, Richard. “Safe Traffic and Youth: Teens and Young Adults.” OU Police Department.University of Oklahoma, August 27, 2004. Web. February 13, 2014.2. “Preventing road accidents involving adolescents”. Family Health Guide. Harvard Medical School, January 2009. Web. 13 February 2014.3. "Guide for teenagers". Issues and controversies on file: n. page Problems and controversies. Facts On File NewsServices, June 23, 2000. Web. February 4, 2014.4. “The Dangers of Distracted Driving.” LECOM: np,15 May 2009. Web. 6 February 2014.5. “Why young drivers are at greater risk.” Road Safety Research Center. The University of North Carolina, nd Web. 13 February. 2014.