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July 12, 2013 at 11:34 AM ET Max Sauberman, 18, from Millburn, N.J., checks his text messages has he waits in the passenger seat of his friend's car. Sauberman, who will be startin... Jon Sweeney / NBC News Max Sauberman, 18, from Millburn, N.J., checks his text messages as he waits in the passenger seat of his friend's car. Sauberman, who will be starting at Yale University in the fall, recently got his learner's permit but says he's been too busy to get his license. For the parents of today’s teens, getting a driver's license was a rite of passage often considered crucial to everything from dating to working -- and feeling like an adult. For today’s teens themselves? Not as much. The percentage of teens with a driver’s license has fallen significantly over the past few decades, and experts suspect there’s no one explanation for the shift. Instead, they cite a host of reasons, including everything from high gas and insurance prices to more of a willingness to let Mom and Dad drive ... read more

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