Driving Age Essay

Some people believe that the driving age should remain sixteen instead of being raised to eighteen. Many adults would agree that the driving age should remain the same age at sixteen. However, others say that the driving age should be raised to eighteen instead of sixteen. I believe that the driving age should be raised to eighteen because eighteen year olds are more responsible, eighteen year olds brains are more developed than a sixteen year old, and eighteen year olds are at less of a risk…

the greatest issues nowadays, and they are usually caused by distracted, drunk, or reckless driving, and mainly by texting while driving, when 78% of these accidents are caused by the latter. In most countries, the legal age for driving is 18, when in others, it’s 16 and sometimes 14 years old. In Lebanon, the legal age for driving is 18, and shouldn’t be lowered to 16 years old, because teenagers at this age haven’t reached their full maturity yet, and this could prevent a lot of accidents…

Yet, many people believe that 16 is too young to deal with the responsibility that comes with driving. These people believe teenagers should be able to drive at the age of 18. However, the driving age should stay the same because it teaches responsibility and independence, teenagers should learn to drive before college, and there would be many logistical concerns that go along with changing the driving age. Being a teenager is tough. Teenagers are still treated as children but are expected to…

are excited when they can drive. "Tennessee allows drivers to get a learners permit at the age of 15. To earn a graduated driver’s license, you must have held your learners permit for six months, be at least 16 years old, and complete a log providing you have practiced driving for at least 50 hours.” (ct.gov) All they can think about is driving and the freedom that come with driving. For many teens, driving is the first step to being adult because they have freedom to do almost anything they…

Should 16 year olds really be allowed to drive or should we raise the driving age to 18? I personally think the driving age should be raised to 18 and here are some of my reasons why. ( 18 being the driving age, statistics, maturity, ) For my first reason 18 should be the driving age I will tell more as you read on but to start I want to tell more on why 18 would be the best driving age. Sure 16 would be a nice age because you are in high school and you have friends and you can go out and…

Increasing the age of when teens can begin to drive would be unnecessary in my opinion. A reasons we should raise the age to 18 could be that some teen drivers are more mature at that age. Some people say there would be less wrecks if the age was raised but wrecks can just happen to anyone. Increasing the age is just a difficult situation because it's based on people's opinions. The age to be raised could be good for the cops if they were to pull a teen over, then they would treat them like a…

accidents. Driving age should be raised to 21, No one should take their driving license before that. Rising the driving age for having the driving license will help in decreasing the number of car accidents. Teenagers are addicted to their phones and to any kind of technology, they use their phones while driving and they don’t know how dangerous it is on their life and other people life while driving. Because teenagers are not mature enough, May take their eyes of the road texting the driving…

prevent accidents by teen drivers should we raise the age limit from 16 to 18? Or have every state adopt graduated driver’s license?Some graduated driver’s license only let 16 year olds drive during the daytime or with an adult for a certain amount of hours. Raising the driving age from 16 to 18 is a terrible idea. Having bad drivers at 16 then raising the age limit. There will be bad drivers at age 18. Teens should be able to drive starting at age 16 to get to work, school, or hanging…

A big debate now days is weather to raise or lower the driving age. There are pros and cons to both but only one can be the answer. Raising the driving age would make for safer roads rather than lowering it. Raising the driving age would put more responsible drivers on the road. Teens tend to text more, and would be more likely to text and drive. "Car accidents are one of the main causes of deaths for teenagers, and rising the age limit could reduce mortality." (netivist). By experience you…

Throughout life we all experience important age milestones. Turning thirteen means you’re officially a teenager and turning eighteen means you are now an adult. For me the most anticipated age was sixteen because turning sixteen meant that I could drive. No more waiting outside in the cold after cheer practice for my mom to pick me up. No more standing in the rain at the bus stop at the crack of dawn to get to school. No longer did I have to schedule my activities around my parent’s plans, once…