Explain Why The Driving Age Should Be Raised To Eighteen

As a parent, do you really want to put your child at risk of death because of the lack of driving skills? Or even as a teenager, do you want to end your life early because you don’t know the proper rules of the road? I don’t think a teenagers life should ever be in danger because they aren’t sure how to do a correct left turn going into oncoming traffic, or how to yield at a yield sign. The driving age should be raised to eighteen so teens are more responsible, mature, and ready to take on a very dangerous task that they will continue doing the rest of their life.

At the age of eighteen, teens become more responsible to not do stuff they know will put themselves at risk of death. Studies show that at eighteen the teens brain develops more (The Teen Brain: Still Under Construction). So that’s when they start realizing that they’re doing stuff that’s childish. They now know that texting and driving is very dangerous and so they’ve learned to put their phones down until they’re sitting still and not having to worry about the roads and cars around them.

When a teenagers hits that very special age of eighteen, they feel “superior” some might say. They begin to lose the immaturity that they might have had, and realize more clearly what’s wrong and right. Teens love the feeling of
I’m sure there are parents out there who don’t agree with raising the driving age to eighteen. They might think that this is a bad thing because they might need help running errands like going to get groceries or getting their younger siblings from activities they might’ve had. But in the end, would you really want your kid to be going onto the road not as educated about driving at sixteen, or waiting and driving when they are ready at eighteen? They will be more responsible, mature, and raising the age limit could be helpful to the teenagers life and