Raising The Driving Age

Young drivers should have to wait until they are 18 years old to get their license because 16 year olds are more likely to get in an accident than an older driver. One author said, “Sixteen-year-old drivers are the most likely to crash, so raising the age at which teens could get their license would save many lives…” (Rubin). Rubin gives a valid reason to why the minimum driving age should be raised from 16 to 18. If the driving age is raised, there would be less people involved in wrecks, which would help the world out as a whole. Even though 16 year olds are more accident prone than other drivers, taking 16 year olds off of the road would save the lives of everyone on the road. However, there are people who believe that the minimum driving age should not be raised because of various reasons. One article states that, “If they have to wait until they are 17 or 18, they remain dependent on parents practically until they are ready to go off to college, join the military or take a

There are about 2,000,000 sixteen year old drivers in United States, meaning that almost 2,000,000 million people depend on the current driving age for many things. Having a license at age 16 gives that person opportunities they wouldn’t be able to have without the freedom a car gives, such as getting a job that could help their family, driving themselves to school or sports practice if their parents can’t or being able to see their friends when they want. Having your license at 16 also gives teens a taste of independence and responsibility. The driving age has to stay at sixteen because teens and families depend on it for many things and it introduces a sense of responsibility for the teen.

The big debate as to whether the legal driving age should be raised to eighteen is an ongoing issue. There are both arguments for and against this matter. Younger drivers, as well as old ones, can cause many life-threatening accidents; therefore, raising the minimum driving age could significantly reduce the number of accidents. The accident rates can be lowered considerably if the legal driving age is bumped up to eighteen. This would mean that no more kids could get hurt or worse, killed in a car accident.

I understand that individuals want the driving age to be raised. Sixteen-year-olds can be very irresponsible and immature. There are also the safety concerns that can happen, for example, car crashes. However, I believe that the age requirement to drive should stay the same. Teens get the freedom they have been wanting. Teens are able to get jobs to help save up for college. Teens can also learn the responsibilities that come with driving or owning a vehicle. Therefore, what I am trying to say is sixteen-year-olds are responsible enough to

Many people believe that 16 is much too young of an age for people to receive their driving license. While it is true that younger drivers are generally more dangerous on the road than other age groups, raising the age limit to obtain a driver's license will not assist in solving that issue. There are several things that teenagers do that require them being able to drive in order to do them. Kids being able to drive at the age of 16 may take some immediate stress off their parents shoulders by giving them some quiet time, and is it also an incentive for teenagers to be more social. Many teenagers also have jobs at the age of 16, and some go straight into the workforce after graduating at 17 or 18 years of age.

In the article “Raise driving age to 18 when teens are more responsible” by Alexander he talked about how roads would be a lot safer if we raised the driving age. It would give the kids s chance to learn more about driving safety and rules of the road. The issue of freedom for teens are not gone, they can easily take bus to school or have somebody older to them to school or work with no problem.

Turning sixteen is a major turning point in a teenager’s life, you’re finally at the age where you are given much more responsibility and freedom than before. And the biggest responsibility is being able to get your license and drive. And being given the keys to a car means a teenager can move on from depending on their parents. That’s why raising the driving age from sixteen will cause much more harm than good to many teen’s lives. The legal driving age should not be raised, despite the many efforts by the government. There is no need to raise it, the positive effects will not come close to the negatives that come’s along with it, additionally teens need to get prepared for the real world, need to drive to get around, and most of the time car crashes are not even their fault. If push comes to shove their needs to be better driver education and standards to help teens to be more prepared to drive and improving graduating driver licensing. Graduating driver licensing(GDL) or restrictive licensing is a way that states regulate what a teen can do when they first get their license to limit the amount of crashes they get into and to keep them safe. Although the age differs from state to state the same general restrictions still apply. Which include determining whether a new driver can drive with passengers, and even having a curfew set for driving times. In Florida sixteen-year old cannot drive between 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. Keeping them off the streets at night. They however cannot

When I heard that the minimum driving age was going to raise, my little brother screamed running into the bathroom to turn on the shower to cold. While the whole time I was watching him and laughing my behind off but inside I was feeling sorry for him. The driving age should not be raised, because students who are younger and learning to drive will stop learning to drive since the age has risen even when they were so closed to their goal. Instead the students will not learn then that would lead to drive without a driving licence and permit.

Most teenagers look forward to the big 16 for numerous reasons. There are lots of factors for this reason, including, more responsibilities, more independence, and one of the big ones, getting a drivers licenses. The age limits for driving have been debated on for such a long time now. The age limit for driving varies according to what country you’re living in. In my opinion, the driving age in the United States should not be raised to age 18 because I believe that age has nothing to do with responsibility, getting to and from school and curricular activities can be hard without your own transportation, and not all families have a person eligible to drive.

In the article titled "States Should Raise Driving Age" discusses why states should raise the driver's license age from 16 to 17 or even 18 years old. The author proves that research has shown that New Jersey has significantly reduced deaths related to traffic crashes in teen drivers compared to states that issue a license at 16 years old. New Jersey issues a drivers license at 17 years old. The author states that representatives of the Insurance Institute agree that there are other options such as tougher laws, education programs, and longer permit requirements that would allow teens to still obtain a license at the age of 16. Although there is evidence that teen driver crash's are high, researchers argue that auto safety groups should focus

Raising the age was not an idea based on opinions. Over the years many people and organizations have recorded facts and statistics to support their claims. An example shown on CBS News, shows that “More than 5,000 U.S. teens die each year in car crashes. The rate of crashes, fatal and nonfatal, per mile driven for 16-year-old drivers is almost 10 times the rate for drivers ages 30 to 59, according to the National Highway Safety Administration” (CBS NEWS). One huge influence on the topic was the Insurance Institutes for Highway Safety, they created a seventeen page memo filled with statistics and examples of how raising the age is a necessity. This is not the first attempt to use statistics to support the appeal to raise the age. The Seattle Times states, “The example the institute uses most prominently is New Jersey, the only state with a minimum driver's license age of 17. The report cited a study from 1992-96 in which the rate of crash-related deaths among 16- and 17-year-olds was 18 per 100,000 in New Jersey, compared with 26 per 100,000 in Connecticut, which had a minimum driver's license age of 16 and 4 months” (Willette). Overall the argument that raising the age will result in less teen deaths while driving is highly justified. There are frequent examples and a huge amount of research that proves that younger drivers are more likely to cause harm or damage than an older, more experienced driver.

The first reason I think that changing the driving age will not make the road safer is the fact that after we get our permit we either drive three months or six months with a guardian in the car. Those three or six months will train you to become a safer driver and teach you to make smarter decisions. Most teens in this time period will take a drivers education course which offers up- to- date safe driving and defensive driving information. The classroom portion teaches driving laws and regulations, road signs and traffic signals, and much more. The behind

Due to safety concerns, many states have agreed that increasing the age at which teens can begin to drive. Virginia is considering raising the minimum driving age from 16 to 18. I believe that the minimum driving age should remain the same. Although there are some safety concerns, teens who are responsible on the road should not be punished for the actions of others. Also, young adults driving on the road gives them a sense of responsibility. Another reason why the law should not change, it would delay the teens on getting a job and getting that feeling of adulthood.

I think that the age should stay the same because we teenagers are responsible enough to drive, we all don’t speed. We have taken a class on how to drive, we have taken a test to get our learners proving that we know what the laws are, and we have driven with a Driving educator that says we are ready to go our own too. The parents have the right to take the license away from the teenager until there are 18 if necessary if they feel the need to. The driving age should stay the same because we are responsible enough; we need a dependable way to get to work, we proven ourselves worthy enough.

Do you know that one of the leading causes of the death of many teenagers is car accidents? "National Teen Driving Statistics" showed that 16-year-old teenagers are three times more likely to die in car accidents than the average of all drivers. More teenage drivers are involved in car crashes every year than any age group and are more likely to die. Many states grant 16 year olds unsupervised driving privileges, which many safety advocates argue it too soon. Many argue that teenagers are emotionally and psychological immature when facing other challenges. The driving age should be raised; youths for the most part are bad drivers on the grounds that they have a tendency to be immature and less mature.