Summary

Summary:

       In “Driving to the Funeral,” Anna Quindlin discusses the idea of teenage deaths due to car accidents.  There are more funerals in high schools from car accidents, and car crashes are the number one cause of death for teens.  MADD fights to keep teenagers safe in the car, but more teens have seen their peers speeding than drunk driving, so speed is the problem, not drinking.  Some states have regulations for teen drivers, for example, not more than one teen in the car, time regulations, required driving with family members.  However, these laws are not enforced.  Therefore, teens do not adhere to them.  Studies have shown that raising the driving age even one year decreases these accidents significantly, but parents are reluctant to take away teens’ freedom.  Raising the driving age would save so many lives.