Teenagers make bad decisions with or without their friends. Their friends presence means nothing. When a teen thinks about a bad decision their first thought it what will happen and their second is how their peers will view them afterwards. Peer pressure is everywhere and is unescapable. Now based on the study done in the article, the peers being present didnt place any effect on the subjects driving skills. Whether they sped through the yellow light and risked getting into a crash only had to do with age. The younger kids were the ones getting into more crashes! Dr. Steinberg states that the brain after puberty is the cause of young teens doing more stupid things with their friends. They are constantly more aware oof what others view them. Thats most important at that age. But as they grow with be more mature young adults they realize that how others see them means nothing. Its about being who you are!
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