Report calls for higher driving age requirement

GREG KAHN / Staff

Palmetto Ridge High School sophomore Devin Walsh, 15, bottom, and other classmates use driving simulators during driver's education class on Friday, Sept. 26, 2008. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently released a report calling on states to increase the driving age from 16 to 17, saying 16-year-olds have the highest crash rate for teens receiving their first license.