Technically a 14-year-old could learn how to drive a car, it's not exactly rocket science, but the thing is being in control of a car is a responsibility that I'm not sure most 14-years-old can be trusted with. Some 14-year-olds are still children really, can they be trusted to handle a car without going stupid and driving as if they were in a computer game? 17 year-olds (the driving age in the UK) can be bad enough, what would it be like if 14-year-olds could drive? I know people with learner permits still have to be supervised and all, and Explorer4x4 would be annoyed if he saw me talking like this (he always complained about how he thought adults looked down on teenagers), what I think is that while there are in fact some 14-year-olds that could be trusted, there are also a lot of them that couldn't be. You just have to set a limit, there is nearly always a difference in people between 14 and 16 or 17. Personally I think it's irresponsible of states like Alaska to give learner's permits to 14 and 15 year olds, it means those people will be more likely to drive unsupervised, I still believe some of what Explorer said when he talked about driving, because the place he lives in is so sparsely populated you could easily get away with it if you were him, but what happens when he goes onto the interstate?