There's a primetime special on teenaged drivers on the telly right now. Sixteen year olds in particular. I took one look and started laughing.
I live in New Jersey. Even before they implemented Cinderellas, the driving age was 17. Now I can get a liscence when I'm seventeen, but it'll be restricted until I'm 18 anyway. I know people who live in states where they get their liscences at 16- whenever they talk about driving I just shake my head.