Argumentative Essay: Kids Are Too Young To Drive

In the article Driving to the Funeral the author Anna Quindlen talks about teens that are between the ages of 15-20 are the ones who are most likely to get in car crashes before graduating high school. Quindlen uses pathos, logos and ethos to inform parents with children for a higher driving age.

Everyone has felt that feeling where they cannot wait to learn how to drive and to get behind the wheel. Little do they know, driving causes a number of deaths every year. Teen drivers are involved in more car-related accidents than any other drivers. The minimum driving age should be raised from 16 to 18 because 16 year olds are more accident prone, 18 year olds are more experienced, and a 16 year old’s brain is not as developed as it is at 18 years old.

“The risk of motor vehicle crashes is higher among 16 to 19 year olds than among any other age group.” (Teen Drivers: Fact Sheet 1) “The presence of teen passengers increases the crash risk of unsupervised teen drivers. The risk increases with the number of teen passengers.” (Teen Drivers: Fact Sheet 1) In the United States motor vehicle accidents are the number one cause death in teens. “In 2010, seven teens ages 16 to 19 died every day from motor vehicle injuries.” (Teen Drivers: Fact Sheet 2) This alarming number of casualties could be prevented by educating our teenage drivers prior to them being on their own and operating a couple ton weighing

Putting teens on the road at a young age as low as 15-16-years-old allows them to gain experience that will help them become more accustomed to the road when they get their driving licences at 18. As stated in the article, Teenage Driving Laws May Just Delay Deadly Crashes, it says “Many teenagers, rather than deal with the extra restrictions for 16-17 -year-olds, are simply waiting until they turn 18, and skipping the restrictions altogether. As a result, a greater proportion of inexperienced drivers hit the road” (40). This proves that teens who do not drive at 16 are more likely to get into car crashes, because they wait til 18 to avoid being restricted like the 16- 17- year-olds. Teens who skip the 16 -17-year-old restrictions are just starving themselves from gaining the early knowledge on driving that is needed to prevent fatal crashes. The same article also says that, “There have been 1,348 fewer deadly crashes involving 16-year-old

Death among U.S. teens is led by vehicle crashes. In the year of 2013, around 2,163 teens were killed between the ages of 16-10 in the United States. Around 243,243 were treated in emergency departments for injuries that they suffered in motor vehicle accidents. Around 75% of teen drivers suffer in these accidents due to 3 major mistakes. Those major mistakes include a lack of scanning the road, distractions in the vehicle, and also going to fast for the conditions of the road.

In 2013, more than 2,500 teenagers died in the United States from motor vehicle crash injuries. Such injuries are by far the leading public health problem for young people 13-19 years old (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety [IIHS], 2014). Drivers are not the only ones at risk. Teenagers who are passengers in others vehicles make up a startling 87% of the fatality statistic. Lack of driving experience, disregard for traffic laws, and quick access to full driving privileges contribute to teen death. To reduce teen driving fatalities, successful completion of driver education classes provided by public and private schools should be mandatory for all teenagers prior to receiving their driving permit.

Vehicle crashes are the leading cause of teen deaths. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 2011 statistical analysis, there was 1,237 fatalities involving young drivers between the ages of 17-19. On average, 30% of those vehicle fatalities were

I’ve recently discovered that the leading deaths for 16-19 years old are car crashes. In the United State of America, ages between 16-19 there were 2,333 were killed. That’s not all, 221,313 were treated in emergency hospitals. You have to consider to processing this in your mind, that some of those crashes were not the 16-19 drivers fault. Sixteen year olds that drive may not be the cause of all accidents. We must all be responsible drivers, no matter the age.

(Now that we have talked about your risk of an accident and how it takes your attention off the road now let us talk about it being the leading cause of death in kids between the ages 15-19.)

I agree that the legal Safe Driving age should be at age 18, this is a point in your life where you are growing to become a mature person, it is a time were you can work and you are considered to be independent. At age 18 you have the consciousness that all laws apply to you, so you are aware that all actions have a reaction. As the video in the link stated “the number one killer of all teens is a car crash, it is also the first cause of death in the United States; teens are 30 times as likely to be in a crash. Also the economic cost of teen crashes is of 27 billion dollars to the nation” (National Safety Council). In my opinion in order to reduce all death factors for minors is to give them the license for driving at age 18, any infraction

The other night I received a call in the middle of the night from my best friend. Her older brother, Vijay had been in a terrible car accident, and even though the doctors said he would live, it was going to be a long and painful recovery. Vijay is 16 years old, and like most kids his age had eagerly awaited being old enough to get his driver’s license. At the time of the accident, two of Vijay’s friends were passengers in his car. The friends admitted that they had been changing the radio station and goofing around while Vijay was driving, and that he may have been distracted when he veered into oncoming traffic. This car accident is proof that driving and minors do not mix. Raising the legal driving age to 18 will save lives.

accidents. If we raise the driving age to 17 or even 18 lots of lives would be saved. A teens life is

Teen driving is unsafe and dangerous, teen driving is the leading cause of teenage deaths in the United States with more than 5,000 teens dying a year. 17 year old Weston Griggs, killed himself and the 2 passengers he had in his car. But, this accident was no accident. Weston was going 70 mph in a 40 mph speed zone. The issue in this story is that young drivers like Weston, inexperienced and full of adrenaline are just hurting them selves and others by getting behind the wheel at such a young age. Teens between the ages 15 through 17 do not belong on the road. Outrageous amounts of teens are dying every year and these numbers are not changing, so why keep them on the road? Teen driving in the United States have three main problems

driving may seem very fun when you are a teen but it can be fatal. most teens that are younger than 18 drive immaturely. they dont proceed to obey the law on the road. teens are coming after parties drunk, under influence of drugs or not wearing seat belt. these types of driving ways have caused many lives to be taken, these young people have a whole life ahead of them & throw it away by driving

Traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for teens and young adults. More than 5,000 young people die every year in car crashes and thousands more are injured. Drivers who are 16 years old are more than 20 times as likely to have a crash, as are other drivers. There are two main reasons why teens are at a higher for being in a car crash and lack of driving experience and their tendency to take risks while driving. Teens drive faster and do not control the car as well as more experienced drivers. Their judgment in traffic is often insufficient to avoid a crash. In addition, teens do most of their driving at night, which can be even more difficult. Standard driver's education classes include 30 hours of classroom teaching and 6 hours of behind-the-wheel training. This is not enough time to fully train a new driver. Teen drivers are more like to be influence by peers and other stresses and distractions. This can lead to reckless driving behaviors such as speeding, driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, and not wearing safety belts. There is no safe amount that you can drink and still drive. Even one drink can influence your driving offences. “Nowadays, drunk driving has become driving while intoxicated, driving while impaired, driving while under the influence, operating while under the influence (impaired, intoxicated, or whatever), and in many