Driving: Driver's License and National Youth Rights
The Excitement of Driving is Our Right
Children grow up waiting until they turn sixteen. They want the freedom to do what they want, when they want to, and without their parents. I know from personal experience that some children start school early. This means when all of their friends get their license as sophomores, they have to wait until they’re juniors. If these children would have to wait until they turn eighteen they will already be in college. This will make it harder to take driving classes, to take the driving test, and to balance learning to drive with the new, more difficult, and more time consuming college work. Changing the driving age would take away two years of freedom from a child. Teenagers want to be able to have the freedom to be able to go places without anyone else. For example, when you are sixteen you are able to get a job. Your parents don’t want to have to take you every day. Also, kids hate having to ride the bus, and they look forward to being able to get off the bus and drive. This excitement would be taken away if the driving age were to be changed to eighteen. Along with that, teens do sports and other after school activities, and it makes it easier on the parent if the kids can drive themselves. Lastly, friends like to hang out and it makes it easier if they can drive themselves. “If your neighbor robs a bank, should you go to jail? No. If your classmate gets in an accident, should your driver's license be taken away? Of course not. Neither situation is fair. Raising the driving age will punish all young drivers for the mistakes of a few of their peers.” These words are the thoughts and feelings of Alex Koroknay-Palicz from the National Youth Rights Association (http://teacher.scholastic.com). The debate for this issue has gone on for years. In my opinion the excitement of driving is a right that should not be taken away because of a handful of stupid, immature kids. When it all comes down to it, the choice to get your
Children grow up waiting until they turn sixteen. They want the freedom to do what they want, when they want to, and without their parents. I know from personal experience that some children start school early. This means when all of their friends get their license as sophomores, they have to wait until they’re juniors. If these children would have to wait until they turn eighteen they will already be in college. This will make it harder to take driving classes, to take the driving test, and to balance learning to drive with the new, more difficult, and more time consuming college work. Changing the driving age would take away two years of freedom from a child. Teenagers want to be able to have the freedom to be able to go places without anyone else. For example, when you are sixteen you are able to get a job. Your parents don’t want to have to take you every day. Also, kids hate having to ride the bus, and they look forward to being able to get off the bus and drive. This excitement would be taken away if the driving age were to be changed to eighteen. Along with that, teens do sports and other after school activities, and it makes it easier on the parent if the kids can drive themselves. Lastly, friends like to hang out and it makes it easier if they can drive themselves. “If your neighbor robs a bank, should you go to jail? No. If your classmate gets in an accident, should your driver's license be taken away? Of course not. Neither situation is fair. Raising the driving age will punish all young drivers for the mistakes of a few of their peers.” These words are the thoughts and feelings of Alex Koroknay-Palicz from the National Youth Rights Association (http://teacher.scholastic.com). The debate for this issue has gone on for years. In my opinion the excitement of driving is a right that should not be taken away because of a handful of stupid, immature kids. When it all comes down to it, the choice to get your