Have you ever wondered how many teens die a year in car crashes? The amount of teen involved crashes is only increasing. Also teens are more likely to be worried about their phone or the radio, causing them to take eyes off of the road and attention off of driving. One of the biggest teen killers is automobile crashes. Raising the driving age would not only make driving safer, but it would also save many lives.
The driving age being raised would leave more adults on the road, meaning less teens on their phones. When a teen driver at age 16 drives they are way more likely to be worried about adjusting the radio or texting back there friends than someone that is 18 or 21. Auto safety group of lawton says “It’s not safe, because kids like to pay more attention to there music and phones then the road.” (“Raise”) “Many states have also outlawed texting & talking on the phone cell phones”(“Raise”) yet not many people obey this law causing 111 teens to die every day to car crashes. Ninety four percent of teens acknowledge that texting and …show more content…
In “The driving age should not be increased” a chief executive officer of the american driver and traffic safety education association says “raising the driving age may reduce the amount of 16 year old drivers killed a year.” (Should) To elaborate Allen Robinson is saying there is a different matter needed to fix the amount of deaths there is every year for teen drivers. As a result of only 16 year old driver deaths would change, many believe teens in general shouldn't be behind the wheel at all. Though it makes a good point, many people's brains haven't even fully developed until 18 to 21. Robert Davis also says “many brain researchers agree… Evidence reveals for example that a 16 year old brain is not completely developed.”(Should Be) Although teens benefit from driving, it's been proven that the age should be
The driving age being raised would leave more adults on the road, meaning less teens on their phones. When a teen driver at age 16 drives they are way more likely to be worried about adjusting the radio or texting back there friends than someone that is 18 or 21. Auto safety group of lawton says “It’s not safe, because kids like to pay more attention to there music and phones then the road.” (“Raise”) “Many states have also outlawed texting & talking on the phone cell phones”(“Raise”) yet not many people obey this law causing 111 teens to die every day to car crashes. Ninety four percent of teens acknowledge that texting and …show more content…
In “The driving age should not be increased” a chief executive officer of the american driver and traffic safety education association says “raising the driving age may reduce the amount of 16 year old drivers killed a year.” (Should) To elaborate Allen Robinson is saying there is a different matter needed to fix the amount of deaths there is every year for teen drivers. As a result of only 16 year old driver deaths would change, many believe teens in general shouldn't be behind the wheel at all. Though it makes a good point, many people's brains haven't even fully developed until 18 to 21. Robert Davis also says “many brain researchers agree… Evidence reveals for example that a 16 year old brain is not completely developed.”(Should Be) Although teens benefit from driving, it's been proven that the age should be