A scarlet decal?

• Position: Driving - New Jersey law on placing red decals on license plates of teenage drivers - Brief article

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A New Jersey law now requires teen drivers to identify themselves by sticking a red decal on their license plates. It's the first law of its kind in the nation, designed to help police enforce restrictions on young drivers. (Some 6,000 teens die in car accidents in the U.S. each year, and studies show that drivers are most likely to have accidents in their first two years on the road.) But some teens and parents say the decals make young drivers easy targets for criminals, according to The Wall Street Journal. Teens have set up Facebook pages protesting the decals, and some parents say they're willing...