Rental cars and teen drivers

[lauras]

Some family friends (mom and two teen sons) recently flew to Seattle and rented a car with the intention of driving down the west coast of the US over a two-week period. She became sick and needed one of the boys to drive. She had to pay a large surcharge to have her oldest boy drive - here is an article that details age requirements of the big rental car companies.

http://www.familytravelforum.com/who...ntal-Cars.html

[todobigo]

What the deal with rental cars and students? Seems like they should be easy to get as many teens have been driving since they were 15.

Also hear that zip cars are really tough to get, even though they have offices on lots of college campuses where many kids are under 20 years old. Has anyone done this lately. How did it go?

[abeja_reina_1989]

I find this very shocking. People drive at early ages, it should be fine. It's not like he was driving alone.. hmm.. weird!!

[mariaapee243]

The best thread factor in this regard is that the teenage driving will became dangerous because they mostly drive as fast & furious as in Hollywood movies. So always drive safely & slowly.

[aaronpaul]

Unfortunately, according to the CDC, teen drivers ages 16 to 19 are four times more likely than older drivers to crash.

Furthermore, drivers 15-24 years of age represent only 14% of the U.S. population but account for 30% ($19 billion) of the total costs of motor vehicle injuries among males and 28% ($7 billion) of the total costs of motor vehicle injuries among females.

So it's not a surprise to see the rental companies charging extra for young drivers...

[webmaster705]

I think young driver are really god they may be inexperienced but they doesnt lack in skills and confidence so i prefer them