Raising The Driving Age

Driving is one of the most dangerous activities that exists today; yet everybody is involved in it nearly every day. Of the common stereotypes in society, perhaps one of the most common is that of the immature teenagers behind the wheel taking the lives of others. This stereotype is completely false. Although teens may be more susceptible to car accidents, the driving age should remain the same because the problem is lack of practice, teenageers need to travel around, teenagers are not the only people to blame, and driving is a known risk for any age and gender. Raising the legal driving age would not solve any of the existing problems, it would simply delay the problems. The age of 16 is an age that is already widely accepted as
These years can be very crucial in deciding the future of a certain person’s education, such as determining what colleges they are accepted to and what scholarships they can obtain. Extracurricular activities and involvement in high school as much as possible play tremendous roles in the process of universities deciding the answers for these two factors; this requires a lot of commuting. If a student wants to be successful in their high school years, they will try to be very involved in different clubs, sports activities, and any other high school activity. Not all students are within walking or bike riding distance of the school they attend, so they must commute via car. Parents are too busy to with work and family management to be their teenager’s personal taxi, which sometimes results in the students simply not being very involved because they feel as if they are not able to attend. Therefore, raising the driving age would be detrimental to current and future education of teenagers. As stated before, if teenagers could not drive legally until the age of 18, they would simply be dangerous and inexperienced adults. This is important for high school seniors especially as they will soon be attending college and looking after themselves, which requires a lot of driving. It is clear to see that driving is as essential for teenager as it is for any other age, and they should not be deprived of this
It is common sense that driving is dangerous and risky, and that risk does not come from only one source. Every driver is responsible for safety on the road; it is important for each individual to follow the ethics of driving as well as the legalities of driving. Thus, every age and every gender shares the responsibilities of safety and of risk, not only teenagers. The teenage population is simply a culprit of false accusations from society. Every individual has a choice whether to drive or not; if they chose to drive, they know what could possibly happen. Teenagers are not breaking the law, even though it is sometimes the case as it is with any age. Responsibility must be assumed by teenagers at some point, and it is important to do so starting at a younger