Raising the Legal Driving Age from 16 to 18 years old There is currently a debate occurring in Illinois and several other states regarding the legal age for obtaining a driver’s license. Changing the legal driving age from 16 to 18 years old‚ following a series of mandated courses‚ tests‚ and experience behind the wheel. Some of the primary arguments for doing so revolve around driver and public safety while the arguments for keeping the legal age at its current 16 years of age center on
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not‚ but those who think the driving age should be raised are wanting this to happen. They are labeling all teens before they got into an accident or even before they got behind the wheel. They believe that because of someone’s birth date‚ they are by definition dangerous (“Lund”). The minimum driving age should stay at 16 of age because if it is raised‚ it will delay the experience of driving and it will cause an inconvenience for parents. Raising the legal driving age will only delay the experience
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concerns‚ many states have increased the age at which teens can begin to drive. Virginia’s legislature is considering raising the minimum driving age from 16 to 18. I think that it should not be raised because of the responsibilities it teaches young adults. It also allows kids to get to the places they need to be such as work and practices and it gives you the experience of driving. First of all I think that there is no greater responsibility than driving. You not only have your life at risk‚ but
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Should We Raise The Driving Age To 18? Imagine yourself as a sixteen year-old. You just got your driver’s license‚ and are going to go cruising with your friends to celebrate. However‚ at about ten o’clock‚ your attention isn’t on the road‚ and you crash into another vehicle. Two of your friends die on scene‚ and your other friend is seriously injured. For thousands of teens each year‚ this is a reality. Sixteen year-old drivers are three times more likely to crash than seventeen year old’s
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and it was a 16 year old driving and it sounded like "Crash" "beep" "beep" said the news reporter. That is the main reason why I think that you should have to be 18 years of age to be able to drive. I would like to cover three main reasons why I think it should be changed. As you get older you get more mature‚ cautious ‚ and responsible. These are my three reasons why you should change the of driving age to 18. Being mature can have a big picture to do with driving. Becoming mature takes a long
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involve teen drivers? Well‚ they do and something needs to be done about it. A couple of suggested ideas are that the driving age should be changed to 18‚ or to have graduated licenses (GDL’s). Instead of waiting until teenagers turn 18‚ it would be better to have GDL’s so that they have more driving experience‚ they would have a shorter waiting period than waiting until they are 18‚ and there would be more checkpoints to see how capable they are to drive. These are all reasons there should be GDL’s
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The appropriate age for a teenager to obtain a driving permit is 16 years old‚ however I believe it should be raised to 17 since there is a high rate of teenagers causing accidents. There might be some exceptions why they should keep it at 16 but due to the high rate of teen crashes they should raise the age to 17. Statistics have shown that teenagers have a higher chance of accidents. Teenagers from the ages of 15 to 17 are more likely to cause a car crash for many reasons. While teenagers go out
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Isn’t driving to school such a wonderful privilege? Virginia is contemplating changing the minimum driving age to 18. I believe it is a terrible idea change the driving age. To start with‚ getting a driver’s license at 18 is a terrible idea because teenagers would be less responsible‚ more illegal driving‚ and more pressure would be put on teenagers parents. First off‚ teenagers would be less responsible because they wouldn’t have to take care of their car‚ won’t need a job for gas money‚ and
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& Technology April 27‚ 2005 The Driving Age "Many teens are interested in being able to drive at a younger age‚ but it is still unclear if they are able to handle it. If the legal driving age is lowered‚ are we endangering the lives of teen drivers‚ as well as the passengers with them?" (Think Quest) I believe most people want to drive as soon as they can. However‚ recently the government has been trying to pass laws that may change the current driving age of 16. There are positive and negative
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drive as soon as they can. The driving age should be raised to 18 because many teens are not yet responsible enough to respect traffic safety laws; they are easily distracted by cellphones while driving; and tend to drive intoxicated‚ which commonly results in deadly crashes. First‚ the driving age needs to be raised to 18 because many teens are not yet responsible enough to respect traffic safety laws. To start with‚ it has been found by
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