To some raising the driving age is said to be saving lives, and to other it’s not. A debate has currently been going on of weather teen driving age should be raised. As well as its differences between 16-year-old and 18 years old and the crashes that occur between the two.
The minimum driving age should not be raised because crashes that they thought they were preventing are occurring two years later. Dr. Masten from informational article states, “In facts 75 percent of fatal crashes we thought we were saving actually just occurred two year later. Its shocking. “So, age raising did not prevent a crash it actually just delayed it by two years. Not only did it delay the crash but Dr. Masten suspects teenage drivers wait till 18 to skip all restrictions.” …rather than deal with extra restrictions for 16 and 17-year-old, are simply waiting to get a silence until they turn 18, and skipping the restrictions all together.” It’s more dangerous to raise the age because if the teens do just wait to get their license, then they will lack the knowledge of what a driver who learned restrictions knows. which will as well not prevent but delay these fatal crashes. …show more content…
In the informational article from source 2 it states, “Lack of sleep can also be a major factor in teenage crashes. A study in the journal of clinical sleep Medicine this year found that teenagers who started school earlier in the morning had higher crash rates.” This is pushing aside differences and showing that some of these fatal crashes are caused by lack of sleep. It’s less about age and more about the driver’s wellbeing. “It’s not that they are reckless, but that it’s the little mistakes that a driver makes.” So, weather they are 16 or 18 the age doesn’t matter it’s the drivers mistake that can cause a
The minimum driving age should not be raised because crashes that they thought they were preventing are occurring two years later. Dr. Masten from informational article states, “In facts 75 percent of fatal crashes we thought we were saving actually just occurred two year later. Its shocking. “So, age raising did not prevent a crash it actually just delayed it by two years. Not only did it delay the crash but Dr. Masten suspects teenage drivers wait till 18 to skip all restrictions.” …rather than deal with extra restrictions for 16 and 17-year-old, are simply waiting to get a silence until they turn 18, and skipping the restrictions all together.” It’s more dangerous to raise the age because if the teens do just wait to get their license, then they will lack the knowledge of what a driver who learned restrictions knows. which will as well not prevent but delay these fatal crashes. …show more content…
In the informational article from source 2 it states, “Lack of sleep can also be a major factor in teenage crashes. A study in the journal of clinical sleep Medicine this year found that teenagers who started school earlier in the morning had higher crash rates.” This is pushing aside differences and showing that some of these fatal crashes are caused by lack of sleep. It’s less about age and more about the driver’s wellbeing. “It’s not that they are reckless, but that it’s the little mistakes that a driver makes.” So, weather they are 16 or 18 the age doesn’t matter it’s the drivers mistake that can cause a