should the driving age be raised? honest answers, and make sure to back up your answer!?

Answer 1

I have been operating machinery (from ATVs at 6 to tractors at 12) for over 26 years, I have driven in New Zealand,Australia and the USA and every kind of machine you can think of. A person in a new Job that thy don't know any think about will make big mistakes no mater how old thy are, unless thy have been given the right training and support,Don't forget the more experience you have the less luckily you are to make a mistake.Having said this weather you are 16 or 30 if you haven't been trained properly or gained enough experience you will make mistakes,I have given driving instruction to people from 12 to 35, the 12 year old had some experience and was easy to train in a difficult driving job,But the 30 year old had no experience and was had to train and took over 50 hours to git her to drive at only 30mph. She 5 years later is still to Timurid and a hazed on the road as she still lacks confidence.In Short its experience and training not age that makes a good driver and the sooner you learn the better you will be.

Answer 2

No. I do not think that the driving age should be raised. I think that the standards which we hold drivers up to shoudl be raised. I think that every 5 years you should retest. If you fail the retest, you have one more try after 90 days in which case you loose your licence after the retest if you fail the second time. This woudl prevent those who were very good drivers during the majority of their lives from being a liability to others when they become too old to drive. Older drivers are just as dangerous as younger drivers. If you are so old that you have cateracts, loss of hearing and loss of motor function, then you need to be off the road just as much as the testosterone laded, immature 17 year old who thinks he is invincible. This would pass the anti-discrimination muster as everyone would have to retest every five years irreguardless of your age. The current system does not do that and the 90 year old who has been driving for 60 years who can no longer see is still on the road. This is just as dangerour as the 17 year old who does not know any better.

Answer 3

Hey Ash, Unfortunately most kids no longer have the privilege of taking driver education in high school anymore. If every young person could have an impartial teacher OTHER than a parent they'd learn quicker and with more expertise. I know an Ashley and her nickname is Ash to her parents and her friends. I was whammed by a school girl two yrs. ago. She was smoking up the right shoulder of a two lane highway and smacked me as I was turning right. The two lane road was bordered by a solid white line on the right. She received the ticket because on a two lane road to the right of the solid white is a non - diving or emergency stopping lane in New York State. This poor kid didn't have a clue what she had done wrong. She most likely learned it from her sloppy driving parents.

Answer 4

Be raised from what exactly? Where I live, you need a Learner's Permit and a fully-licenced driver with you from 16-18 years, but after that if you pass your probationary test, you can drive alone. I think this is ok. In other places you can drive alone from 16 which I believe is to young due to the limited sensible decision making a hormonal teenager can make. At the very least you should not be able to have passengers until 18 (unless you have kids, in which case you should be able to apply for permission to carry (a) passenger(s) and you'd be more likely to drive carefully with your kids in the car anyway).
Zero blood alcohol content is another issue to look at too.

Answer 5

At the risk of sounding sexist, we should consider staggering the driving age by sex based upon the statistical evidence available to us. A male teenager is the most dangerous driver on the road, and car accidents are the leading cause of death for teens. At the very least, a probationary period should be included that prohibits youthful passengers since this increase the risk of accident beyond the already higher risk.

Answer 6

I don't think it's the age that matters, i think it's the schooling. No matter how old you are, if you don't know how to drive, you're going to get into an accident. My older sister took drive school in two days and she drives recklessly. I believe driving school should be taken in high school where you will at least spend half a semester learning the rules of the road. Age doesn't matter. It's the schooling.

Answer 7

The driving age should remain the same. People should be made to re-take driving and written tests annually or semi-annually. They should also take away the driver's licenses of those who get repeated moving violations.

Anyone who says that anyone under 21 shouldn't be able to drive is a complete moron. Many people under 21 have children or go to college. Such people would suffer immensely from not being able to drive.

Answer 8

In US yes, at least to 18. High school kids are not mature enough to drive alone, they just do not understand the risks involved.

Answer 9

yes i do,at least to 21.look at the highway safety admistration.it says the most accidents on the highway is young teenagers.and it goes up,when theres more the 1 in the car,like 3 or 4.

Answer 10

Yes, please, please raise the age higher.
My backing it up, is because the older you are the more responsiblities you have to keep you busy.
The younger you are the more time on your hands to drive, drive, drive.
The highest percentage of accidents involve teens.
These reports are stats coming from firefighers and police.