Argumentative Essay: Should It Be Able To Drive?

Many teens in the US are employed part time while also attending high school. Having a license enables these teens to get to and from work, job interviews, or even in some cases become employed in the delivery business. USA Today reports that while 30% of teens have jobs, employment rate is still falling. Increasing the driving age would only decrease the number of teens in the workforce. Surprisingly one third of those teens working, do so to support their family. Without proper transportation these teens would be forced to either miss more school or work less in order to make ends meet while still

As technology in automobiles continues to improve, the debate over driverless cars has become more frequent. A self-driving car is able to move and navigate on its own using sensors and programming technology without human control. Many people believe the development of driverless cars would be beneficial because they could reduce the risk of hitting another car. The sensors and navigation would be able to avoid accidents, while drivers usually get distracted and would be able to use their time leisurely in the car. A self-driving car may allow people to drive when unable to in the past, such as children and disabled persons, and can be more cost-effective due to cheaper insurance. However, self-driving cars could be extremely expensive and can easily malfunction and therefore not always reliable, while also decreasing the safety of pedestrians and children who may attempt to use the car without permission. With new technology and distractions, driver’s minds can easily wander and become preoccupied. Technology can easily malfunction, and something as small as my phone or a light bulb will glitch frequently. I often see cars stranded on the side of the road because the engine went out or broke down; imagine how catastrophic an accident could be if a sensor in the car went out. Driverless cars are not beneficial to society because while there are favorable aspects of a self-driving car, one can malfunction and add new risks to the road, as well as potentially hurting the

Raising the age to eighteen doesn’t provide them more information to drive. It just takes them longer to be able to travel by themselves. Also eighteen is closer to being able to do drugs and they have an excuse to do drugs. Which is not ok. Also if you raise the age, what happens to the people at age sixteen who have a car already? They just have to take

The article has no statistical evidence to support the ideas they provided. They also offer no statistics on how the revoking of a student’s license has made a positive impact on a student’s academic life. Therefore, I think taking away a student’s privilege to drive is unfair and would have minimal effect on improving their academic

As you all know, getting a head start in life is not an easy task. Obstacles are notorious for popping up when we least expect and even when we are utterly unprepared. Often at times, I have overheard my fellow students asking, "why do we need school?" The answer I have personally come up with is that school is and was designed to prepare students for the real world. A large portion of students of Selinsgrove Area High School, myself included, do not have access to Driver Educational classes, or commonly known as Driver's Ed. The reason I bring this up is that if the purpose of school is to prepare oneself for adulthood and one of the vital necessities a young adult must be acquainted with is the ability to drive an automobile, then why is Driver's Ed not a given class here?

One reason California should implement this law is because it gives students an incentive to work hard and get better grades. When teenagers get their driver's licenses they have a whole new sense of freedom. When this privilege is revoked, many teens don't want to have to rely on other people to transport them places

Recently there has been a debate whether California should pass a ‘No Pass/No Drive’ law. This law states that if a student under 18 who skips classes too much or drops out of school would not be allowed to drive. Many people think that this law is unfair and should not take effect because it doesn’t guarantee that students will get better in school, but that is simply untrue. In fact, I believe this law should be brought into California because it motivates students to get better grades and will lower the crime rate of California.

In today’s world high schools on average has a whopping 25% dropout rate. To fix that rate some states have passed a No Pass/No drive law that causes people who don’t do well in school or don’t go to school to lose their driver's license. This should not be passed in california because of two main reasons one of which being that all of the resources used in passing the law could be used to help out struggling students and schools. The other thing that should hold back the law is the students who need their car to get to work and if they couldn’t go to work they couldn’t help out their

The article, "States Urged to Raise the Driving Age" says, "We are worrying too much about teen drivers and not enough about others who cause serious problems on the road. The intense focus on teens diverts our attention from the real threats to public saftey". Some of these threats include drunk driving, speeding, carjacking and texting while driving. There is too much emphesis on teen accidents while these threats are just as dangerous. Therefore, raising the legal driving age will not

Many people drive without a license and this is not safe for them. To protect the community, all countries should allow illegal immigrants to get driver license, so that all drivers are protected on the road. Having a driver’s license is vital to daily life, especially when people drive on the road. More driver license on the road could help safe more people and less accident. According to Marina Riker of the Hawaii post, “Unlicensed drivers are almost five times more likely to be in a fatal crash than are validly licensed drivers” ( Marina 2015). People who do not have a driver license, do not learn how to drive like people who pass their driver's test. Unlicensed drivers are more dangerous than people who hold their driver license because whenever they hit another person car it is hard look for their information and which insurance company they have. For safety, government should let illegal immigrants have a driver's license so crashing on the

To our country 16 years old is a milestone, just like 10, 13, and 18. This day teens don’t get the right to vote, or be seen as an adult by American society- but that day the DMV presents them with the gift of freedom and independence in the form of a driver’s license, provided they pass the test and complete their hours. Is it fair to punish a whole generation of responsible driver’s by making them wait to receive until they got college. Of the average 5,000 teenagers (age 15-17) automobile involved deaths per year, 60% are not wearing seatbelt. Revealed 52% of 16- and 17-year-old teen drivers admit to using, answering, and making cell phone calls on the road. 34% admit to text messaging while driving a vehicle. Revealed 52% of 16- and 17-year-old

Driving as a teen is needed they need that freedom. teen driving is rapidly rising, but there are good in teen driving.Although opponents claim that it would be safer to raise the driving age, they should not raise the driving age requirements because it teaches teens responsibility, teens need to be able to drive to get to school and activities, and allows them to get job opportunities.“But the newly released teens would have little practical experience in the world”, Teens need that experience(driving)in the world.it states it because teens need a piece of the real world.teens need to be able to drive to get to school, work and sports

Right now in the United States, we have started a hard economic time. Many people are getting laid off and lots are losing their money. If teenagers were able to drive by themselves, they could find a job and transport themselves their without a parent. This would save the parent’s time and they wouldn’t have to spend their own money on gas since it isn’t their car. This way, we will be teaching our children responsibility also. The parents can also have their own teen

Many youth ages sixteen to eighteen are audacious, they mostly want freedom, but with freedom comes responsibility and most young adults lack this. They want to have fun before they turn into adults.There are too many problems with minors when it comes to driving. Can we risk the safety of Canadians for juvenile teens? Can we let them rampage through our streets for

Driving a car and obtaining a valid driver 's license is something every teenager longs for. Their parents are the ones who decide whether or not they are responsible enough to own one because owning a driver 's license is a privilege, not a right. Unfortunately, illegal immigrants feel that obtaining a driver 's license should be their right for working in the United States illegally and that each member of their family should own a car as well. There are already 8.7 to 12 million illegal immigrants living in the United States and more keep arriving each year (Tanton par. 8). Many problems will develop if this idea is legalized: cities will become over-crowded, more accidents will be seen on the roads and freeways, violence will become