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[quote=Anonymous]That would be hard no for me. My 17 y/o DS has a pretty good head on his shoulders, shows maturity in a lot of ways, but I am not comfortable with the way he drives.

We drove 3 hours x2 (round trip) for a college visit  this past week. He wanted to drive alone with a friend but we said no, we'd go with them because 6 hours  + 4 hours at our destination is a lot in one day.

This was my first time with him on an interstate. He drove pretty well, but too fast for my comfort (80+mph at one point) and also he follows too closely to cars in front of him.  When we question him, tell him to knock it off, he digs in and acts as though we are being overly-cautious.

Also we stopped to charge our vehicle and when he returned to the car he had no interest in driving the remainder of the way. I'm pretty sure he was just tired of driving/focusing. He and friend sat in the back and goofed off like teenagers do for the remainder of the trip. Also, he had no interest in driving back, saying he was too tired. All of this shows my kid is not ready yet for long drives on the interstate.

So I guess I'd ask, have you driven with him on an interstate before for multiple hours?  Does he drive like a mature person and not like a typical teen who takes  unnecessary risks due to prefrontal cortex not being fully developed? Even so, if he's a cautious driver, I'd still not want him to drive at night.

Difficult decision -

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