Driver Education – What are the Top Five (5) Things that Motivate 16 Year Olds?

This is a rank order list of responses to this question by 24 instructors of driver education who are also police officers in the D.C. area.

1. Status                                                  = 14
2. Freedom                                             = 14
3. Money                                                = 12
4. Independence                                     = 10
5. Dating                                                 = 10
6. Getting Driver’s License                      =  9
7. Socializing                                           =  8
8. Peer pressure/friends                           =  6
9. Work/job                                            =  6
10. Trust/responsibility/acceptance             =  5
11. Entertainment: TV, music, videos         =  5

Others mentioned included: cars, fun, parents, education/college, drugs, time, and becoming an adult.

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