According to a new survey, 60% of motorists are in support of raising the driving age from 17 to18, in order to save lives on Britain's roads.
Other stats from the survey were as follows:
76% of drivers support the introduction of 12-month probationary licences for all teenagers who have pass their driving test.
72% were in favour of an immediate road ban for any teenager caught speeding.
63% supported the concept of a 'learner year', whereby those between the ages of 17-18 would be able to learn to drive under supervision but could not take their test till they were 18.
62% believe young drivers should have to display a green P - probationary - plate as a warning to other road users.
34% supported new measures to prevent young drivers from driving between 10pm - 5am unless accompanied by someone over the age of 30.
The survey of 1,000 motorists was taken by road safety company SmartWitness, the company behind Britain's most popular dash-cams.
Department for Transport statistics show that around 1 in 8 of all road casualties are the results of collisions involving a car driver aged 17 to 19 - even though this age group makes up only 1.5 per cent of licensed drivers. And a fifth of deaths on British roads involve drivers aged 17-24.
Around 20% of SmartWitness' dash-cam sales are made up by parents who want to monitor their teenage children's driving when they are not in the car.
Chief executive of SmartWitness Paul Singh said: "It is sad fact that young motorists drive around 5% of all the miles driven in Britain but are involved in about 20% of the crashes where someone is killed or seriously injured.
"It is clear there is overwhelming support for tougher laws governing young drivers.
"At SmartWitness we are committed to improving safety for young drivers and helping to give parents' peace of mind when their teenage children are behind the wheel.
"They can check on the footage when their children have been out in the car on their own to make sure they are driving responsibly."
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