Current age laws have influence and affect today's society, however, laws that are harmful should be changed. Many of these laws are reasonable and have viable scientific basis, but some laws that do more harm than good and must be adjusted. Laws are put into place to keep everyone safe, however when laws do not do this, the laws need to be done away with, or modified. Opponents to this argument might say that the current laws are as good as they can get, and changing them could result in counterproductive results. Despite this, there is no denying the facts, neuroscientists have made the discovery that the brain is not fully developed until age 25. Greenblatt cites this idea in his article “The Age of Responsibility” by stating that “...the prefrontal cortex and its links to other regions of the brain are not fully formed until age 25--much later than anyone had
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Some have made compromises in the place of favor for changing completely. “The new approach that has taken hold among the states is called ‘graduated driver licensing,’ or GDL. The idea is to license kids to start driving at a certain age, but on a probationary basis. They might have to put in more hours driving with their parents or with professional instructors. They might not be allowed to drive at night. Or they might not be permitted to drive in the company of friends--peer pressure is often a factor when young drivers make bad decisions behind the wheel. GDLs have been implemented in some form in every state except North Dakota” (Greenblatt 5) Changes like these that are being made benefit everyone affected. With GDLs place, there is no need for over excessive change and stricter rules. These compromises have in fact had a positive outcome. “In 2007 in Illinois, 155 teens between the ages of 16 and 19 died in automobile crashes. In 2008, that number fell to 92. Those results track with findings on GDLs nationally.” ( Greenblatt
Some have made compromises in the place of favor for changing completely. “The new approach that has taken hold among the states is called ‘graduated driver licensing,’ or GDL. The idea is to license kids to start driving at a certain age, but on a probationary basis. They might have to put in more hours driving with their parents or with professional instructors. They might not be allowed to drive at night. Or they might not be permitted to drive in the company of friends--peer pressure is often a factor when young drivers make bad decisions behind the wheel. GDLs have been implemented in some form in every state except North Dakota” (Greenblatt 5) Changes like these that are being made benefit everyone affected. With GDLs place, there is no need for over excessive change and stricter rules. These compromises have in fact had a positive outcome. “In 2007 in Illinois, 155 teens between the ages of 16 and 19 died in automobile crashes. In 2008, that number fell to 92. Those results track with findings on GDLs nationally.” ( Greenblatt