Name Instructor English 2 3 November 2013 Maturity Behind the Wheel Most fatal car accidents that occur each year are caused by teenage drivers. In many states the driving age is usually around fifteen or sixteen. What many do not realize is that allowing adolescents to drive at such an early age can be fatal. These young drivers tend to make bad decisions behind the wheel. Many teenage drivers are not as responsible as they should be out on the road which is why the driving age should be raised to 18 years old.
Nick Pierce Mrs. Reasons English 451-6 9 December 2010 21 to Spill Twenty-one is that privileged age that the majority of today’s youth want to be. It is the minimum legal age in which a person can buy alcohol. However, most of society in general cannot seem to wait that long. That goes especially for those attending college and most of high school. This country would be far more productive if alcohol is not present to kids under the age of twenty-one.
Instead, a good idea would be to increase the amount of time a teen needs a permit for, in order to get more experience before actually getting a license. Advocates of raising the driving age often cite immaturity as a reason that the sixteen to eighteen age group has so many crashes. This is the part of the problem that raising the driving age will best address, but not all young drivers are immature. It would be unfair to punish the group as a whole for the actions of a few. Besides, there is already a way to prevent teens from driving before they are ready.
The driving age should stay at 16 in Washington State for a number of reasons. The current driving age is 16 years old; with other states rising the driving age up to 18 I am worried our state will follow in their foot steps! Currently there are 6 states with a driving age higher then 16 years of age, most of them having the driving age at 16 and 6 months, and 17 years of age; but the states are thinking of moving the driving age even higher! In my opinion; I think the driving age should stay at 16. A good driver is someone who has experience behind the wheel.
Teenagers were spending more time with their friends driving around instead of staying at home with their family. However, today people are so reliant on their cars to go to school, go to work, pick up their children, go on vacations, etc. If Henry Ford hadn’t started the mass production of automobiles, many would not be where they are
In general it is trying to show the interactions between life and death. * 3rd Article One factor making a difference in whether or not teens will be safe in cars is how they gauge their experience behind the wheel, Ginsburg said. "Teenagers are not recognizing themselves as inexperienced drivers. They are really viewing experience as something that is solved by getting a driver's license," he said. All of this has been gathered from the US News World Report News.
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Texting while driving has been banned for all drivers, while any use of a cell phone has been banned for anyone under the age of eighteen. (Texting While Driving) What kind of dim-wit wrote this law? Adult drivers can be distracted just as much as teenage drivers. Studies estimate that distractions caused by cell phone use while driving result in roughly 2600 fatalities and 330,000 injuries each year in the United States. (Noder) This number could be much higher because it is difficult to prove cell phone usage without reviewing a billing
The legal driving age for teenagers and young adults is a hot topic today, and there are many varying and valuable opinions on this issue. While I am not an expert in all the statistics and different factors that go into making this decision, I believe that my position as a teenager is one that should be taken into account, as it is my generation that will be affected by these changes. While there are valid arguments for raising the legal driving age to 21, I believe that leaving the legal driving age at 16 would be the best choice, because age is not the real issue, raising the age will lead to teen dependency, and there are better ways to solve this problem. It is a fact that the leading cause of death for 15 to 24 year olds is auto accidents, and that they are the only group where this is true. However, car crashes are the leading cause of accidental death for anyone over 4 years old!
There are many people who think the driving age should be raised to 21, they say that people who start driving at 21 are less likely to be involved in crashes. That may be true. But if you stop teens from getting their driver licence until they turn 21 it would cause huge problems with our everyday lives. Their will be teenagers who cant go anywhere. Teens who have jobs wont be able to drive to work, they will have to rely public transportation and their family and friends.