Explain Why The Driving Age Should Not Be Raised To 21
For a while now there have been many disputes and requests that the driving age limit should be raised from 16 to 21 years of age. Many people have very opposing thoughts to this subject. Both sides have positives and negatives to both sides of the situation. Some people even believe that the driving age should be lowered. I think the driving age should NOT be raised to 21 because it gives kids more freedom, teaches them responsibility and helps teens overall. One reason the driving age limit should not be raised is because it gives new drivers more freedom. Kids will be able to do things more freely and won’t have to depend on transportation. Kids are able to drive at the age of 16 and since the legal age to start working is age 16 it would make sense for kids to be able to drive. Having a job without reliable transportation can be very hard and stressful. Driving at this age also can increase maturity in the youth and make them more aware of their responsibilities.
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Raising the age of driving will not reduce the accident rate. Accidents could be caused by lack of experience and or lack of driving skills, which both, young and older drivers can both lack of. In an article, Comparison of Crash Facilities by sex and age group, motor vehicle crashes have declined in the past decade but still have a high rate. The highest rates of car accidents range from ages 21-25, 31-35 and 41-45. The lack of experience and skill is a big factor to driving but another thing is maturity. The body develops quickly during the younger teenage years, they have a good reaction time. Most adults will argue that young kids are not mature enough yet to drive but everyone is different, a kid 17 years old could be more mature than a 40 year old man, no
Raising the age of driving will not reduce the accident rate. Accidents could be caused by lack of experience and or lack of driving skills, which both, young and older drivers can both lack of. In an article, Comparison of Crash Facilities by sex and age group, motor vehicle crashes have declined in the past decade but still have a high rate. The highest rates of car accidents range from ages 21-25, 31-35 and 41-45. The lack of experience and skill is a big factor to driving but another thing is maturity. The body develops quickly during the younger teenage years, they have a good reaction time. Most adults will argue that young kids are not mature enough yet to drive but everyone is different, a kid 17 years old could be more mature than a 40 year old man, no