ON THE PROUD day in 1989 when Stacie Bloom turned 15 and got her learner’s permit, her father took her to an empty parking lot and let her loose piloting his ancient Buick. It barely had power steering,” she recalled. “You really had to pay attention. You really needed to be in control.”GenX-ers like Ms. Bloom were arguably the last generation of teens who were truly free when they pulled out of their driveways. Her parents, she said, might never know if she were going 60 mph when the limit was 45.

Source: Wall Street Journal September 05, 2020 03:56 UTC