Driver's education

“If [there is a time] to have an early, untimely death… the most dangerous years of [an individual’s] life are between 16 and 17, and the reason for that is driving” (Feiler 1). At 16 and 17, many teens begin to drive or learn how to drive, but their own inexperience can pose serious dangers to themselves and other drivers; driving regulations are in place for this reason, although they can be a nuisance to the teen drivers. To avoid these pesky regulations, many people chose to wait until they…

more independent. “Within about 15 years, by one economist's estimate, there will be more elderly drivers involved in crash fatalities than there are drunken-driving deaths (15,935) today.While there are rules and rituals for a 16-year-old to get a driver's license, there is little guidance for older Americans on when to quit driving. Yet only teenagers rival drivers 75 and older for piling up traffic fatalities per miles driven. In the past year” (Shapiro). Teens aren't who they should be…

Teens everywhere 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…

more trouble and craziness than the previous two described. Some people who cannot afford drivers education wait until they are eighteen to get their license. When this happens, the person does not have to do anything but take a test in the DMV and drive with a professional to obtain their license. This means they possibly did not get legitimate training or go through classes to get the proper education to be driving on the road. Although this is not the case one-hundred percent of the time,…

When do kids become adults? A question that's frequently debated across the world, and for good reason too. The answers to this question impact when people are given certain responsibilities, greatly affecting the overall population. For example, if people were allowed to drive at the age of thirteen, we may or may not have more accidents. This would affect not only those 13 year olds, but everyone else involved. After reading many different perspectives on this issue, I believe that becoming an…

Masten. Around 75% of the fatal crashes were caused by teens over 17. The minimum driving age is far from being the problem, the problem in all actuality is what comes after the age of 16 when teens actually acquire driving freedom. Which is where education should come back into play. Teachers and instructors need to teach drivers to self-regulate, to prevent the act out when authority is absent. They basically just need someone to guide them through a responsible path.…

Whenever you hear about fatal car accidents on the news, you secretly give your condolences. When you find out that it was caused by a teenager, you become angry with the fact that they did not have the correct driving knowledge to be out on the street. Teens cause many accidents on the road and they are also victims of accidents. It is this that leads me to believe that the minimum driving age must be raised. To begin with, teenagers have the tendency to be distracted. This could range from…

responsibilities. You are faced with endless challenges that push you to your limit and test your strength. As you matures, you will be given different tastes of freedom than before. One example of this is driving: getting a permit and then a license. Getting a driver's license is a leap of freedom from what you had before, for you are now able to go out when you please and do what you choose. With this, comes an enormous new set of responsibilities and most teenagers are not ready to handle the…

When lacking these lifestyle morals, a person also lacks respect and submission to authorities that are above them. Over the past recent years there have been songs and artist who released hit singles where messages send out the acceptance of misbehavior to purposefully break the law or some sort of standard for themselves. Artist such as N.W.A have written and produced songs that are brutally anti-police causing people to become rebellious in their everyday behavior. Ever since songs related to…

If someone-while driving a car-makes bad decisions, is the driver's license to blame? No. If a teen has a fatal accident, does another teen that was not involved have their license suspended? Of course not, but those who think the driving age should be raised, are convinced that a person's age is relevant to this. Those who think this are basing their opinion on teens who have made bad decisions while behind the wheel of a car. They are labeling all teens before any teen drives or has an…