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For something that takes so many lives, driving, it is not hard to be allowed to receive your license. Because it is so easy, students don't take driving seriously. As a high school student I constantly hear stories of crashes, wrecks, and accidents. These stories are usually accommodated with laughs, giggles, and jokes. Students have died at our high school due to crashes and other vehicle related accidents, but outlooks don't seem to change. I don't believe that the state, or the country is following driving laws according to the changes of the current day. More and more cars are on the road now, then there ever was. Therefore, young drivers are more likely to be involved in a wreck. In order to keep students and new drivers from getting into accidents, harsher laws need to be put into action. Not only should students need to have harder tests, with more questions, they need to be constantly reminded of possible consequences. Drivers must sit in on a meeting with drivers that were caught with DUIs and drivers who have caused car crashes, resulting in death. Students need to hear the stories of these people, and the way their lives have been effected. This can be made into requirements for graduation, and it will also allow judges to help students by mandating that DUI cases participate in such an activity. Students need to take psychological tests to determine if they are stable enough to operate a vehicle. Also, before receiving permits and licenses, students are subject to a drug and alcohol evaluation. Knowing that they can be tested at anytime will keep students away from illegal activities. Then, during their first years of driving, they are to be subjects to random testing. Once the student receives their license, they must come in and retake the permit test, and driving test, every 5-10 years until they become seniors when they will be required to take the test every 2-5. Knowing that this is not a joke, might help students realize that driving is an absolute privilege. Not only will this reduce the number of deaths, crashes, and accidents, but this will create jobs. New DMV offices will need to be built, and new people will need to be hired to administer the tests. Although, the prompt states that the idea should be fun for students, I believe that's the problem. Students are having too much fun in driving and are not taking this seriously. In order to make a real change, harsher punishments need to be administered, and the country needs to follow up on new, and old drivers, instead of handing them their license and only stepping in when the accident has already occurred. Please help keep America alive and safe by considering my idea.