LA Times (June 26)
“For the generation of Americans not yet old enough to drive, the demographic future has arrived. For the first time, nonwhite and Hispanic people were a majority of people under age 16 in 2019, an expected demographic shift that will grow over the coming decades, according to figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday.”
Tags: Census Bureau, Demographic, Drive:, Future, Generation, Hispanic, Majority, Nonwhite, U.S.
New York Times (May 25)
Crown prince Mohammed bin Salman brought new hope that he would drag “his hidebound country into the modern age with a new vision.” Reform, however, is now “in reverse in Saudi Arabia” as the young prince cracks down on those who advocated for women’s right to drive. “It will be impossible for Prince Mohammed to legitimately claim the reformist mantle and achieve his economic goals as long as women are prevented from taking their full and rightful place in Saudi Arabia’s future.
Tags: Drive:, Hidebound, MBS, Modern age, Reform, Saudi Arabia, Vision, Women
Chicago Tribune (September 19)
“Teenagers are increasingly delaying activities that had long been seen as rites of passage into adulthood…. The percentage of adolescents in the U.S. who have a driver’s license, who have tried alcohol, who date, and who work for pay has plummeted since 1976, with the most precipitous decreases in the past decade.” The larger story may be that youths have less interest in these actives “because in today’s society, they no longer need to.”
Tags: Adolescents, Adulthood, Alcohol, Dating, Delay, Drive:, Rites of passage, Teenagers, U.S., Work Society
Bloomberg (January 11)
“For many young people today, there’s a new rite of passage that’s bigger than learning to drive: getting your first phone number.” In 2014, only 77% of Americans aged 20 to 24, possessed a driver’s license, down from 92% in 1983. The ability of social media to bridge distance may be one factor accounting for the pronounced trend.
Tags: Distance, Drive:, Driver’s license, Phone, Social media, U.S.
