Should the driving age be raised to the age of 18? My answer is no, because there is not that great of a difference in maturity between the age of 16 and the age of 18. I got my permit and began driving at the age of 15. By doing so I had almost a year of driving experience, with a parent, by the time I turned 16. I got my drivers license when I turned 16, and my parents bought me my first car. In my own opinion I believe I am a pretty decent driver. I have never been in a wreck nor have I ever been pulled over. My friend’s parents have always trusted them to ride along with me. I am a pretty good driver, but am I great? No, but no driver is. Teenagers are not the only people involved to car accidents older people make mistakes…
For sixteen years, teenagers look forward to the day they get the ultimate freedom: driving, but with this freedom there comes risks. Every day another life is lost to teen driving. Along with risking their lives, teenagers are also not mentally prepared to handle the consequences that could come with driving. They are not only putting their life at risk, but the lives of others. No mother or father wants to bury their child, and this would be less likely if the driving age was raised. The legal driving age should be raised to save lives and have more mature drivers on the road.…
The April 22, 2005 newspaper article is headlined, Teenager Dies in Crash, in Knoxville, Tennessee: just another victim of inexperienced teenage driving who adds to the high statistics on casualties resulting from inefficient laws. According to the teen driving statistics that are provided by the insurance companies, 16 year-olds are three times more likely to die in a motor vehicle crash than individuals who fall within the range of the average age of all drivers. Therefore, I think the legal driving age should be raised to 18. One thing I've found is that it isn't necessarily the age, but that they are inexperienced. The driver's ed classes are also factors. The classes need to emphasis more on driving safely for the rest of your life. Although reckless teenage driving has recently resulted in couple tragic deaths, most teens are mature enough and knowledgeable of safety on the road. Safety and financial problems will get better by raising the legal driving age to 18.…
If someone's friend steals something, does the innocent friend go to jail? No. If a teen gets into a fatal accident, does another teen not involved get their license suspended? Of course not, but those who think the driving age should be raised are wanting this to happen. They are labeling all teens before they got into an accident or even before they got behind the wheel. They believe that because of someone's birth date, they are by definition dangerous (“Lund”). The minimum driving age should stay at 16 of age because if it is raised, it will delay the experience of driving and it will cause an inconvenience for parents.…
“In 2008 over 5,000 15 to 20 year old were in fatal car crashes. This was a 27% decrease from almost 8,000 in 1998” (Traffic 22). The fatalities decreased by 20% for that age group. This proves it is not the age that is the problem, but apparently the lack of not knowing as much about driving as we do now. Although that is a case, some teens are “waiting to turn 18 to skip the restrictions all together” (O’Connor 27). This is putting more unready teens on the road to be driving. Making the fatalities by driving still happen, but just later and not at such a young age. Moving the age up would actually increase that percentage. Teens would just be getting straight onto the road without the practice driving of having a permit before, and make it even more dangerous for everyone.…
I have been driving since the age of 16 and so have some of my friends. This time had allowed us to gain experience while under the supervision of our parents. Most of us had never faced an accident, for the exception of one. So now most of us have the privilege of being able to drive confidently while alone and capable of driving safely. Becoming these competent drivers didn’t come from being over 18 but from practice. So raising the legal driving age would be a mistake, all it would do is exchange one set of amateurs at the age of 16 that are under the care and supervision of their parents to amateurs at the age of 18 that are legally adults who are under no supervision but their own and make their own…
I do not believe the minimum driving age should be raised. A trend in recent years has shown that the amount of 16-17 year olds involved in deadly car crashes has been reduced, and 18-19 year olds involved in deadly accidents has increased. In states with Graduating License programs, the amount of 16 year olds involved in deadly accidents has gone down 16 percent. A GDL (Graduating License) can restrict teens from driving at night, with passengers, and it can make them drive with supervision for a given amount of time. This will give teens safe and quality experience behind the wheel. Since 1996, 1,348 fewer fatalities involving 16 year olds and 1,086 more fatalities involving 18 year olds have been linked to Graduating License programs. So, why would we raise the license limit to 18 or 19 when fewer 16 and 17 year olds, and more 18-19 year olds are causing fatal accidents (Roan)?…
In California and in almost every other state teens are eager to start driving and are excited to get their driver's license whether it’s to drive to the theaters or go to the store to buy some things, teens want the privilege to drive themselves anywhere at anytime they want, but with the freedom comes responsibility too. Each year they are hundreds of car related accidents which can result in death or serious injuries. Out of those hundreds of accidents most involve young drivers around the ages of 15 and 19, because of most accidents are caused or involve a teen or young driver many people believe and would strongly argue that the driving age should be raised but I would strongly argue back that it shouldn’t, it should be kept the way it is but with a little change in…
First thing Sunday morning, you go in the kitchen and open up the newspaper. Once again the front page reads, "High School Students Killed" or " Teen Loses Control". Why? Another car accident. The truth is the number of deaths and accidents caused by 16 year olds every day is astonishing. I believe the only way to stop the rising epidemic is to raise the driving age, implement a rewards program, and increase parental involvement.…
Insurance Businesses talk about rising the driving age will decrease the number of teenage deaths and crashes but doesn’t mean there won’t be accidents and crashes, besides if the law states that at the age 18 they are considered adults it’s not really teen accidents its considered just accidents. If the state increases the driving our then there will be more driving experience for the teen and hopefully less crashes and the road.…
If you’re 16. you probably think not. But it’s those over 16 — adults like the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s Adrian Lund — who will get to be the deciders on this one. Lund and some others want to push the age at which a person can get their first driver’s license to 17 or even 18.…
The arguments for changing the required age to 18 include the face that teenagers have a higher statistic of crashing than adults do. The percentage of teens that got into accidents in 2010 is 30% and they make up only 14% of the United States population (CDC.) meaning that a huge problem is there but a shocking 39% had been speeding while 25% had been drinking that means 64% of the accidents were done by criminals (CDC.). Changing the license age seems like an obvious solution at first glance due to the fact that the drivers would be more mature but it doesn 't necessarily mean they will be better drivers.…
Raising the driving age to eighteen will reduce the number of accidents among teenagers. Records show that “motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death of Americans between fifteen and twenty years of age.” (Nationwide Driver License Standards Will Save Lives).…
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.…
My state is thinking about raising the driving age by one year and they are thinking if they should do it or leave it. As a underage teenager, it difficult for me to be getting around, especially when my parents is always working so I usually doesn't have a ride to go anywhere. I strongly believe that the state should not raise the driving age by one year.…