Driving Age Research Paper
The Driving Age
Most people don’t like the driving age at 21, a lot of them are teens.
A lot of the teens feel that the government is taking away part of there freedom. If teens
at 18 are able to vote and, go into the military shouldn’t they be able to drive, at 18 to?
In some states the driving age is 16, I think it should be raised to 18 because most,
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among 15- to 20-year-olds. I think it would be better, to get your driving license at 18 because if the teen
has a job, the parents would have to drive the teen to work and back. If the teen is able to
drive it would be a burden lifted off of the parent. The parent would not have to drive the
teen everywhere and the …show more content…
And just wanting a job shouldn't qualify one for
an exemption. If someone under 18 wants to work, they would have to seek something
within walking/biking distance or along public transportation lines. Only about one third
of teens work paid jobs during the summer, so it isn't hard to imagine those wanting to
work could do so without having to drive. The primary industries affected by increasing the driving age to 18 are the automotive manufacturers, auto insurance, gas and driving education companies.
This basically covers the largest firms within the auto industry. The automotive manufacturers would only see a delay in purchases by a factor of three years and only for the first three years that the driving age was raised to 18.The auto insurance companies would hopefully gain revenues by not having to pay out insurance claims due to car accidents created by the 15 – 18 old teens. Gasoline companies would see a reduction in their revenues with the reduction of gasoline usage. Driving schools would see the most significant impact. Short term they would lose business for the first 3 years. If we didn’t lower the driving age from 21 to 18, there would be more
Most people don’t like the driving age at 21, a lot of them are teens.
A lot of the teens feel that the government is taking away part of there freedom. If teens
at 18 are able to vote and, go into the military shouldn’t they be able to drive, at 18 to?
In some states the driving age is 16, I think it should be raised to 18 because most,
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among 15- to 20-year-olds. I think it would be better, to get your driving license at 18 because if the teen
has a job, the parents would have to drive the teen to work and back. If the teen is able to
drive it would be a burden lifted off of the parent. The parent would not have to drive the
teen everywhere and the …show more content…
And just wanting a job shouldn't qualify one for
an exemption. If someone under 18 wants to work, they would have to seek something
within walking/biking distance or along public transportation lines. Only about one third
of teens work paid jobs during the summer, so it isn't hard to imagine those wanting to
work could do so without having to drive. The primary industries affected by increasing the driving age to 18 are the automotive manufacturers, auto insurance, gas and driving education companies.
This basically covers the largest firms within the auto industry. The automotive manufacturers would only see a delay in purchases by a factor of three years and only for the first three years that the driving age was raised to 18.The auto insurance companies would hopefully gain revenues by not having to pay out insurance claims due to car accidents created by the 15 – 18 old teens. Gasoline companies would see a reduction in their revenues with the reduction of gasoline usage. Driving schools would see the most significant impact. Short term they would lose business for the first 3 years. If we didn’t lower the driving age from 21 to 18, there would be more