ng Teen Crashes Crashes are the leading cause of death among American teens, accounting for nearly a third of all deaths of 16- to 19-year-olds. Graduated licensing helps to reduce this toll by slowly introducing teens to more complex driving tasks as they mature and gain skills. Driving privileges are phased in to restrict beginners' initial experience behind the wheel to lower risk situations. The restrictions gradually are lifted, so teens are more experienced and mature when they get their fall, unrestricted licenses. __ The toughest graduated licensing provisions in the us are a minimum permit age of 16, at least 70 hours of supervised practice driving during the learner's stage, a minimum intermediate license age of 17, and,during the intermediate stage, a night driving restriction starting at 8 p.m. and a ban on driving with other teens in the vehicle. Based on this passage which statement best summarizes the purpose of graduated licensing? The purpose is to decrease the number of collisions caused by distracted driving The purpose is to prevent teens from causing collisions at night. The purpose is to ensure that no passengers are in the car if a teen has a collision. The purpose is to introduce more complex driving scenarios one at a time.

## Step 1<br />The problem presents a passage about graduated licensing, a system that introduces teens to driving in a phased manner. The passage explains that this system is designed to reduce the risk of accidents by gradually exposing teens to more complex driving tasks as they mature and gain skills.<br />## Step 2<br />The passage also mentions that the restrictions are gradually lifted, allowing teens to gain more experience and maturity before they receive their full, unrestricted licenses.<br />## Step 3<br />Based on the information provided in the passage, we need to choose the statement that best summarizes the purpose of graduated licensing.<br />## Step 4<br />The first three options focus on specific aspects of the graduated licensing system, such as preventing collisions caused by distracted driving, preventing collisions at night, and ensuring no passengers are in the car if a teen has a collision. However, these options do not capture the overall purpose of the system.<br />## Step 5<br />The last option, "The purpose is to introduce more complex driving scenarios one at a time," aligns with the overall purpose of the graduated licensing system as described in the passage. It captures the idea that the system is designed to gradually expose teens to more complex driving tasks as they gain experience and maturity.