should the government raise the driving age to 18?

Answer 1

Statistics would suggest that fewer people would die if this change took place.

Answer 2

Driving age is set by the state, each state would have to change. Not all states are the same now anyway. In Massachusetts you get your learners permit at 16, you don't get a drivers license until ~16 1/2.

Raising the driving age is a double edge sword. Many kids aren't mature enough at 16 for the responsibility of driving on "todays" roads. Driving was a lot different when the current driving ages were enacted. At the same time it gives the teenage more mobility the chance to work and some what fast tracks maturity with a lot of kids.

Answer 3

No but the government should not just give anyone the right to drive
every year thousands Americans die because most of them are bad drivers.

how will raising the driving age prevent death? the 18 year olds will be just as inexperienced as 16 year olds are now.

there needs to be a test that every driver must past in order to drive, or just leave the current system alone.

Answer 4

I don't think so, all it would do is make kids either do stupider things when they're younger or make mistakes as theyre getting use to driving at 18 instead of 16... some states have it at 18 which sucks for those kids, but honestly, when you hit 18 you gain a lot of freedom and I don't think we need to add to that the first time they can drive.

Answer 5

No, elevating the criminal using age won't make a lot of a distinction in terms of injuries and fatalities, through fact those issues are brought about by potential of inexperience which will nevertheless be the case. there is not any longer multiple distinction between an green 18 year previous and an green sixteen year previous.

Answer 6

No. When I was 16, I used my car to get to work and school. That work experience and sense of responsibility helped me land better jobs as I got older. The solution is simple...require restrictor plates on all cars driven by teens. If a teen can't go over 45-50 mph, they'll drive like they've got a little more sense.

Answer 7

I think it should be up to the parents to judge how mature their children are. If a kid obeys curfew, does their homework, stays out of trouble, doesn't have a rebellious attitude, shows good judgment, resists peer pressure, and doesn't use drugs or alcohol it is probably OK for that kid to drive. However, if a kid shows immaturity in ANY of these areas the PARENT needs to make the kid wait. I firmly believe that it is the parents' responsibility to make these decisions for their child- not to have the government make it for them.

Answer 8

No, then you would have to be relying on parents to take you to a job pretty much until you start college, causing a severe inconvienece to the parents and to the 17 year old who will have to stay close to home to work, which can sometimes be impossible.

Answer 9

There´s no need, in my opinion.
Here in Brazil you need to be 18 to have your driver´s license, but I think they could low this age. But it needs to be good driving schools.

Answer 10

Yes! People just can't drive period doesn't matter what age you are. I think they should make you go through an hour long driving test!

Answer 11

hell yeah, now im 22 and got a clean reocrd but half my freinds have reall bad ones already, we live in world were kids are drinkin at 12 and smoking at 11 so there still damn fools by 16 at least 18