I think the reason graduated licensing works is because you're not changing behavior, but changing conditions under which they (teens) can drive.

From the beginning of time, the key has been driver behavior. You can have all the skills in the world, but it is how you choose to drive that is going to make a difference.

There's no reason that we should give up that lever on people's behavior - namely, the inhibition systems of the brain - just because we're coming to understand more about the temptation systems.

Because they're sponges, it's better to incorporate it into their lives now rather than change behavior (later).

When he got fired, of course he was shocked. I don't think he was ever given a reason for it. They packed him up and tossed him out. If they had just paid him, he probably would have just gone his way.

That's part of the reason I came here, too -- they gave me the chance to return punts. So I'm trying to make both happen.