<p>“So, allowing teenagers to drive to their high school but not at college seems odd. And, what do parents do with the student’s unused car for a whole year?”</p>
<p>Well, nobody lives at high school for starters. You have to get there one way or another, which means either taking the bus, being dropped off by your parents, or driving yourself. In college, everything you need to go to for class is within a 15 minute walk at most. If you’re living in the dorms then you most likely have a meal plan so you don’t really need to go to the supermarket often. Basically, for most residential students, it’s a luxury rather than a necessity.</p>
<p>And since parking is so limited on most campuses, they figure that freshmen should be the last to have parking passes unless they’re commuters. </p>
<p>As for what the parents do with the kid’s car, I’m guessing you should just start it up once every two weeks or so to keep the battery fresh and whatnot. And it won’t be unused the whole year… just wait till they get back for Thanksgiving and Christmas</p>