The Age Of Responsibility, By Alan Greenblatt

Young adults brains aren’t fully developed with the knowledge to make good choices. In the article titled “The Age of Responsibility” /by Alan Greenblatt, he writes about how the age of responsibility differs from group to group. Some want it lowered, some want it to stay the same, and some want it to be raised and he gives his own opinion as well. The age of adulthood should be 21, because there are some young adults that aren’t ready for activities that could injure them and or others, and there are much older adults 21 and older that can do activities without risk of injury or death.
There will be more responsible drivers out and not as many deaths if there were teens out in the streets driving. Young adults are the reason why there are a large number of deaths and or injuries, Greenblat states, “Their brains may not always make the best judgements about how fast to drive at night or in the rain” (p.5). Drivers out in the real world who have had practice and experience with driving will most likely not get into many accidents. Younger people or adults will most likely get into accidents because they haven’t had as
This point of view makes sense because some states believe that there are some young adults are ready for driving. Greenblat states “After all states trust people to drive at a much younger age. Most states issue driver’s licenses to persons as young as 16” (p. 1). However, i believe that it should be 21 because young adults don’t have enough practice in driving and couldn’t hurt themselves or others. The evidence shows how at 16 an age where they should be practicing on driving are already able to get there licenses and still be attending school. Therefore, young adults or even teenagers should be allowed to do certain activities such as driving without enough practice so they don’t get into accidents or kill