Driving Age Essay

The minimum driving age should not be raised from 16 to 18. In my opinion, teens already have a problem getting where they need to go considering their transportation is usually their parents. By the time they come home from work they are too exhausted to drive anywhere else. Starting out early than waiting until one becomes a legal adult to drive gives a teenager an opportunity to exercise responsibility and to have some independence. Just because teens are prone to do reckless, irresponsible…

opportunities in life? If the minimum driving age is raised, teens will not learn vital skills that could benefit them later, such as independent living. Keeping the driving age lower allows teenagers to get job experiences that can benefit them throughout their whole lives. The minimum driving age in the United States is 16. This is because 16 years old is the age when most businesses start hiring workers. However, in other countries such as France, the minimum driving age is 17(ETSC,2023,p.1).…

Many States have increased the driving age from 16 to 18. This was brought to my State's School board's attention because of safety concerns. This seems to be a very controversial issue, mostly among the teenagers and adults. They honestly should just leave the situation, at hand alone, because it's time for kids to grow up, it is never too early to learn new things, and it helps parents out. First of all, with all of the technological advancements and new and improved things being…

Mature or Responsible “In Analysis: Should the Government Change the Driving Age” When you look around the world all you see is regulations after regulations. For a while the state wanted to put a curfew on the teenagers. Is there such a thing as freedom? Why does the government want to control and change things? Things are going well enough as they are, why change? Although there are pros to changing the driving age to eighteen, there are more pros to keeping it the same and not changing it…

Should Students the Driving Age be Raised to Twenty-One There’s a lot of people arguing about should the driving age be raised to twenty-one. They argue if to be raised or not, but there’s some people think yes or no, because they think “it’s not safe for societies” and “young people should be experience of driving”. But in my opinion it should not be raised because young people need the driver license to get to where they want to go. The driving age should not be raised to…

before the crash. This teen’s reckless driving and immaturity killed three people (“Teen Driving”). Teens should not receive their driver’s license until the age of eighteen because accidents involving teenagers are usually caused by inexperience, alcohol use, and texting while driving. First, according to the internet database Facts On File News, (“Teen Driving”), teens are inexperienced and need more…

driver’s first reaction is to tell the teenager to announce when she will be on the road so they can stay off of it. When teenagers first become participants in the driving world, they favor speed; as a result, few people trust them. Teenagers are not mature enough to take on the road at 15 ½, because of this, an increase in the minimum age required to receive a learner’s permit is necessary. Teenagers are impulsive when it comes to decision-making. A lack of impulse control is due to…

After reviewing the driving handbook I found the statistics crazy. When teens get their licenses I think they don’t have the knowledge that more experienced drivers have. When teenagers drive they tend to not have the knowledge to correct their mistakes. One adult statistic is the number one for death to an adult, is speeding %42. I also think this is a mistake to, because when drivers think they have more experience they think they can drive faster and take more risky chances. What I noticed…

In the past year, 5,864 teen drivers ages 15-20 were involved in a fatal car accident and an average of nine teens are killed every day from motor vehicle injuries. Young drivers also from ages 15-20 account for 13.2 million of total drivers on the road. What can we do to prevent these fatal accidents? It is suggested by many that we as a society must try to prevent these accidents by passing several driving limitations to the public. These limitations would include the time in which young…

" In 2003, there were 937 drivers at the age of 16, that were involved in fatal accidents" (Davis 64-65). 16-year-olds tend to crash more than any other age when it comes to driving. 16yrs. Old are not fully matured, and do not have emotionally control. Some parents complain about not wanting to taxi their kids everywhere, but others safety is more convenience. The government should keep raising the driving age. 16 year-olds brains are not fully matured for long-termed decisions. Jay Giedd,…