Teenage Driving

Teens make up about 8% of drivers in the world but, teens are involved in 20% of the accidents (“Protecting Our Children” n.p). As a result of getting a drivers license, teens don’t have to drive with their parents anymore which can be a big problem. Teens become careless when getting into a vehicle without a parent present. They want to cram in as many people as they can fit, turn up the radio, and have reckless amounts of fun being able to transport themselves for the first time. “The Insurance Institue of Highway Safety conducted endless amounts of research on teen accidents. They found that there is a high crash rate for new younger drivers than older more experienced ones due to their decision making and inexperience” (Lund 28). It has also been recorded that 17 and 18 year olds have also recorded less accidents than newly licensed drivers (Lund 28). Laura Mcelroy, police spokewomen, said, “Raising the driving age will save more lives, a more mature person behind the wheel will make better decisions” (“Shifting the Drving Age” 22). Older drivers are proven to have better decision making skills behind the wheel that would lead to less accidents and would end up saving more

Currently, teenagers as young as 15 or 16 are allowed to obtain a driver’s license. Usually, most teenagers are inexperienced and this could be a huge risk. Therefore, should driving restrictions and guidelines be stricter? Supporters argue that stricter driving laws should be put in place because teens tend to not only be inexperienced, but also irresponsible and prone to distractions. However, critics argue that making stricter guidelines would only make matters worse. They argue that teens gain freedom and responsibility when they obtain a driver’s license. With evidence providing proof that teen drivers have the highest rate of automobile accidents compared to any other age group, driving guidelines should be stricter.

Younger drivers, as well as old ones, can cause many life-threatening accidents; therefore, raising the minimum driving age could significantly reduce the number of accidents. The accident rates can be lowered considerably if the legal driving age is bumped up to eighteen. This would mean that no more kids could get hurt or worse, killed in a car accident. Many think that this age is too high but many more think it is too low. The age at which young people can receive their license is to low. There are three stages of a license and people shouldnt be able to receive the first stage of their license until they are 18.With the driving age at 16 there are a lot more accidents. The amount of accidents with teenage drivers is more than triple that of drivers who are older and have had more experience. If the driving age was higher this would lessen the number of accidents more because people would have a better understanding of what they are doing. People should not be able to start

In my opinion I believe that the minimum durning age should be raised . The minimum age can dangerous or not in different people's opinion. Teenagers don't have that much experience as other adults who been driving for a while . Teens it's not that they are reckless but they make simple mistakes , like failing to scan the road , misjudging driving conditions and become distracted . Some of these problems are because they can be addressed through what experts call narrative driving , having adults drivers point out to teenage passengers , examples of unsafe driving and explain to them how they are dealing with distractions on the road

A driver’s license and a set of cars keys are every teenager’s wish at age sixteen and most parents worst nightmare. Most teenagers seem invincible at this age as they back out from the driveway. The parents cringe at the sight of the car leaving the driveway. Mom and Dad pray for the safe return of their child, while the teen’s heart races for freedom. Is sixteen a safe age for teenagers to be behind the wheel? Many factors such as distracted driving play a crucial role in the cause of fatal crashes for teenagers, however can increasing the legal driving age from sixteen to eighteen be a life-saver for teens.

Teenager are ready to get on the road at the age of sixteen when it is legal to get your license. They are ready for freedom and ready for a big life ahead of them, little did they know it take responsible to drive a car because if you don’t follow the rules from the state or your parents, you can in up in a wreck. There are more teen driver that happen to get in a wreck than adults do. Teen drivers have a history of being unsafe drivers, so precautions have been made to limit wrecks caused by them. They have the basic skills to drive.

With a graduated license, teens will earn the experience they need to become skilled drivers. According to the text, “Studies show that it is inexperience, not age, that causes accidents.” Think about it: could changing the age from 16 to 18 really prevent accidents or just put more inexperienced adults on the roads? Teens make up 7 percent of all drivers, but are involved in 20 percent of all accidents. The reason being is that many teens do not have the road experience necessary to make safe driving decisions.

Furthermore, teens that are getting their license are doing it for a reason, most of them need that license to help with their lives. Everyday having something to do after school, teens need to get around town in their car. Almost everyone by this age has a job after school or at some point has had a job. They can’t ask their parents to take them to work, because again most of them have jobs that work well into the night, so they need a means of transportation which is why they want a license. “Teens practice driving for many hours. Need to drive to get to part-time jobs and to do tasks like grocery shopping.”(Driving Age). Once you get your license you can get a job for yourself since you can drive their now. It’s one of the top reasons for getting a license which is their part time job and getting task done for their parents. And it’s not just getting to their job that they need a car for, more importantly they need it for school. Magnet or ib students can take 30-minute-long car drives just to reach school, they can’t take the bus because that’s just way out of their jurisdiction. Many of them do drive cars’, which help them to get to school every day. Even Maine which “has protested the idea of raising the driving age because teens need to drive and help with chores” (Driving for teens only?). Maine is furthermore one of the states that have a graduating license, which shows how great of an example this state is when it comes to teen driving. Many other states need to

According to the article "States Urged to Raise the Driving Age." approximately 5,000 teenagers die each year in car crashes; however, not all of the 5,000 deaths are the fault of teenage drivers, other drivers- who could be adults- can create accidents which lead to the death of teenagers, which proves that anybody can create a vehicle accident. Several states have already raised the driving age from 16 to 18. Raising the driving age will only create bad drivers at 18 instead of 16. The states that have raised the driving age believe that the number of teenage fatalities will be reduced as 16 year olds would not be permitted to obtain a driver license until they reach the age of 18. After all, every driver on the road was inexperienced, as well as, accident prone at one time or another. Therefore, the driving age should not be raised as every driver must become experienced.

“In 2011, about 2,650 teenagers in the United States aged sixteen to nineteen were killed and almost 292,000 were treated in emergency departments for injuries suffered in motor vehicle crashes. That means that seven teenagers’ ages sixteen to nineteen died every day from motor vehicle related injuries” (Teenage 1). Teenage driving has become an increasingly controversial topic over the past ten years. Many adults and politicians are fighting for tougher driving laws and legislation for teenagers. While soon-to-be teenage drivers, along with current teenage drivers and busy parents argue that things are fine just the way they are. But, when the leading cause of death among teenagers in the nation is traffic accidents, things cannot be considered “fine”. It is obvious that there is a need for change and something must be done to save the lives of teenagers throughout the United States. In an effort to lessen the number of traffic injuries and deaths among teenage drivers, states need to adopt a Graduated Driver Licensing Program (GDL), which encompasses night-time driving, passenger limitation, cell phone use, seat belt use, a minimum holding period, and a minimum amount of supervised driving hours.

One of the most exciting parts of life is getting your license. Teens anticipate getting their license all their lives. The state legislature is wanting to change the law to getting your license when you’re 18. Everyone is a beginner when they first start driving, so it should remain age 16.Teens should be able to drive when they’re 16 because they can get a job, they can drive themselves to school, and for transportation.

BAM! CRASH! Another accident has happened! A teen has wrecked! Should teens start driving at age 18? In “Should the Driving Age Be Raised to 18?” 50 states prohibit 16-year-olds from drinking alcohol,buying cigarettes,and purchasing handguns.Between 1995 and 2004,there were 30,917 fatalities in accidents that involved 15 to 17 year old drivers.One-third of the deaths were teen drivers themselves. The rest the teens struck were pedestrians,passengers,and people in the cars. Because off all the deaths when teens hit other people,they should raise the driving age to 18?

Should we change the driving age to 18? This question comes up quite often. We should not increase the driving age. We shouldn’t because kids need to drive for work and school. Also if we change the age then 18 will become the new 16. "Teen driving issues are not about age and maturity as much as they are about making good choices and demonstrating exceptional behavior." As said by Brent Johnston, a driving teacher at Hinsdale Central in the article should 16-year-olds drive?

CRASH! as two cars gets into an car accident killing an elderly woman while a teenage who is responsible behind the wheel drunk after coming from a party that his friend was having. Because, of safety concerns many states have increased the age at which teens can began to drive. Your state legislature is considering raising the minimum driving age from 16 to 18. Do you think the driving age should be raised?. Some think that the driving age shouldn't be raise because, that would give teenagers the opportunity to have more experience in driving as they get older. Others think the state should raise the driving age because teens are not ready to be on the road driving just yet. Although, i think that the driving age should increase because most teens are immature

The first reason that the legal driving age should remain sixteen, is because at this age, the vast majority of teens are still in high school and living at home. This means that such adolescents are more supervised. As a result, young drivers learning how to operate a vehicle can be closely monitored and taught appropriate driving habits. Furthermore, college kids at eighteen are more likely to abuse recently gained independence by means of drinking or texting and driving, whereas teens at sixteen years old will be watched over by parents and teachers to be sure that such risks are avoided. In other words, teens at sixteen years old have their driving practices more closely monitored than newly independent eighteen year olds,