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    RYAN NETTLE 11/11/14 5.10 Final Draft DRIVER’S LICENSE AGE It would be personally beneficial to having the driving age lowered to fifteen years old. This would give me the ability to have a part-time job now. Also‚ I could go to the gym more to work out if I could drive. Then‚ if there were scheduled rodeos or ropings on dates that my parents already had plans‚ I would still be able to attend them. Several of my friends‚ which are also doing their schoolwork at home‚ like to practice roping

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    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

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    A majority of states in the United States legal driving age limit is sixteen (forty-three states have sixteen years old as the legal driving age limit). On contrary to other states where the age limit to have a restricted license at the age of fourteen‚ fifteen‚ or seventeen‚ sixteen years old is the most successful age for states to allow teens to get a restricted license. The legal driving age in the United States should stay at sixteen years old because it allows teenagers a sense of responsibility

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    Legal Driving Age Raised

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    COM 101 Argumentative Speech Legal Driving Age Raised I. To vote you have to be 18‚ to buy cigarettes you have to be 18‚ and to buy alcohol you have to be 21. So why is it that teenagers are able to drive at such a young age? Driving should be one of the privileges and responsibilities of adulthood. While some may say‚ it prepares them for adulthood and it’s essential for young people to have the ability to travel for their livelihood. But every year the same headlines occur‚ “High

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    The Driving Age Should the driving age be raised to the age of 18? My answer is no‚ because there is not that great of a difference in maturity between the age of 16 and the age of 18. I got my permit and began driving at the age of 15. By doing so I had almost a year of driving experience‚ with a parent‚ by the time I turned 16. I got my drivers license when I turned 16‚ and my parents bought me my first car. In my own opinion I believe I am a pretty decent driver. I have never been in a wreck

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    Driving Age Argument Essay

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    Driving is an activity and privilege that is enjoyed by many worldwide; in 2016‚ there were over 190‚000 licensed drivers in the United States‚ a majority of which were between the ages of 20 and under and 40. Over the past few years‚ however‚ the issue of the age at which one can learn to drive legally in the United States has been under debate; currently‚ at least at the time this paper was written‚ most states allow for drivers who are a minimum 15 years and 6 months of age to apply for a drivers

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    Raising Driving Age to 18

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    victim of inexperienced teenage driving who adds to the high statistics on casualties resulting from inefficient laws. According to the teen driving statistics that are provided by the insurance companies‚ 16 year-olds are three times more likely to die in a motor vehicle crash than individuals who fall within the range of the average age of all drivers. Therefore‚ I think the legal driving age should be raised to 18. One thing I’ve found is that it isn’t necessarily the age‚ but that they are inexperienced

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    Driving age should not be raised Vroom‚ vroom! The first time behind the wheel alone--exciting‚ nerve-racking‚ free. No parents or instructors‚ just yourself and the car; all decisions are solely made by you. Are you ready‚ are you... old enough? The discussion of keeping the minimum driving age at 16 or raising it to 21 revolves around generic maturity‚ but there is more than just that to look at. After reviewing all pros and cons‚ the minimum age for being allowed to operate motor vehicles should

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    to ascend the minimum age of driving to eighteen due to safety concerns. For instance‚ If some states do increase the age of driving by a couple of years‚ they will be saving more lives. Teenagers look forward to receiving their licenses from the time they turn thirteen. Most parents agree with the decision to rise the age of receiving driver’s licenses because they can save a lot of money for a couple of years. I agree with the settlement to add on a couple of years of driving practice so that teenagers

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    Raising the Driving Age to 18 In the world today one of the most exciting parts of growing up is getting your driver’s license. Everyone counts on getting their sweet 16 car and license‚ but is that really the important part? Well yes as all teenagers would say. Even though it comes to losing their life because of inexperience‚ and immaturity on the road. There are lots of reasons why the driving age should be raised. ”All 50 states prohibit 16-year-olds from drinking alcohol‚ buying cigarettes

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