Change Driving Age
Raise the driving age
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Do not raise the driving age
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Younger teens get on more accidents because they think they can be all cool drinking and taking big risks to impress their friends. If they were in college or 18 already, they would have to impress anyone or drink. From the,Should The Driving Age Be Changed Article. Side: Raise the driving age
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I think the driving age should be raised to 18. I think the driving age should be raised to 18 because studies have shown that your brain is not fully developed until age 25. This can result in a lack of concentration which can cause accidents. This also means that your hand eye coordination isn’t as fast as the 25 year old driving next to you. So when the roads get slippery and a little squirrel runs in front of you, you’ll be over the squirrel and in somebodys front yard. Side: Raise the driving age
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when kids are 16 they are not mature enough, because the human brain isn't fully devolved until the age of 22. Also at 18 you will understand that a car is a weapon. Side: Raise the driving age
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Not all 18 or 16 year old kids think that a car is a weapon. There are many 16 and even 15 fifteen year old kids that know that a car is not a weapon. That proves that maturity doesn't depend on age, it depends on the person.Also there have also been plenty of accidents because of 22 year old people, which means that there are 22 year old immature people just like immature 18 year old people, so changing the driving age wouldn't change anything. That is why the driving age should stay at 16 because maturity doesn't depend on the age, it depends on the person. Side: Do not raise the driving age
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I think the legal driving age should be changed because 18 year old's are a lot more responsible and reliable than 16 year old's driving, and 18 year old's have more experiences in a car than 16 year old's. Source: Side: Raise the driving age
I disagree strongly, because 18 year olds are getting to the age were they think they want to drink and drive. Most 16 year olds are very responsible and need to get around for... work and school. Most parents don't want to drive their kids around and if they had a car that would make them MORE responsible due to the fact that they would have to put in gas and keep their car clean. So having a car would make them more responsible at 16 than 18. Also 18 year olds would already have the teachings of being responsible for their car for 2 years. Side: Do not raise the driving age
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http://www.debate.org/opinions/ http://www.nbcnews.com/id/26612538/ http://www.drive-safely.net/ These are my sources Side: Raise the driving age
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I think that you should have to be 18 in order to drive because, Teenagers tend to take more risks while driving and seem to confident in them selves cause they think that they are great drivers so they think that they can be more risky and nothing bad will happen to them witch is not true. (Frogot to copy sorce so i dont know it ) Side: Raise the driving age
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I think the driving age should be raised to age 18 because there is more risk for younge male drivers. I think the driving age should be raised to age 18 because there is more risk for younge male drivers. Young male drivers between the ages of 17-20 are 7 times more at risk than the average male driver. So not only are they putting themselves in danger, they are putting those arounds them in danger. They are putting their life in danger. source: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/ Side: Raise the driving age
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They are not responsible enough to be able to have a car Around 6,000 teenage drivers are killed in car accidents each year. Driving is a privilege, as well as a responsibility, that teenagers are not prepared for. At 16, most teens aren’t as responsible If laws were instituted to change the driving age to 18, many lives would be saved. After all, 18 is the age in which children are legally deemed adults and as such, can handle the responsibility of receiving a driver’s license. Sorce~http://thelariatonline.com/?p=342 Side: Raise the driving age
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18 year olds are smarter and 16 year olds are still in high school. Some people say "if they get their license at 16, their parents wont have to drive them everywhere like school. I think that the schools provide buses for a reason so the teens parents wont have to worry about them getting in any accidents. Editorial: Raising Minimum Driving Age Article Side: Raise the driving age
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I believe that the driving age should stay at 16. They say that the driving age should be changed to 18 because their brain isn't as developed as 16 year old kids. But I disagree. I disagree because your brain is not fully developed until age 20, so there would still be some parts of the brain that are still not fully developed, if the driving age was changed to 18. Also, studies show that people start to drink at age, about, 18 which would mean there would be inexperienced, drunk, drivers causing more car crashes and deaths than ever before. I have found this evidence by studying "Driving Age Should Not Be Raised" by A.J. Rox. Side: Do not raise the driving age
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I believe the driving age should be changed to age 18. They say that the driving age should stay at age 16. I disagree. Yes, you're right, your brain isn't fully developed by age 18 or 16. But, at age 18 your brain is more developed that a 16 year olds. Your hand eye coordination is 2 years quicker then when you were 16. Side: Raise the driving age
16 and 18 year old's have the same abilitys to drive because both are not out of the danger zone yet. http://www.nsd.org/education/components/ Side: Do not raise the driving age
The driving age shouldn't be changed because just because other 16 year old drivers have crashed and died, doesn't mean that those who haven't died and know how to drive's licence should be taken away too. How would you feel if you are the perfect driver and then some random guy comes to your door and says that you have to give up your license until age 18 when you have done nothing wrong. Side: Do not raise the driving age
16 year olds have a much more focused mind rather than someone who is 18. (www.debate.org) - The driving experience of an 18 year old is much different from a 16 year old, because a 16 year old might do better when driving if he or she has had more experience. - 16 year olds have more free time to drive. 18 year olds are either working full time or are off to start college and won’t have time to go to drivers ed. - 16 year olds can obtain more advice on how to drive better rather than an 18 year old who thinks they’re always right and nothing can be fixed about how they drive. For all those reasons I feel the driving age shouldn't be raised to 18 and should stay at 16. Side: Do not raise the driving age
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I think the driving age should be changed to age 18. They say that 16 year olds have a much more focused mined. I strongly disagree. A 16 year old, who has only just had their temps, and an 18 year old, who have only just had their temps, are not much different. The only difference is one's brain is more developed. If the driving age was changed to age 18 they would offer divers ed classes in colleges. Plus, divers ed is not a required class. You only need to pass the test. If you don't pass the test you don't drive. Finally, 18 year old and 16 year olds always think they are right. In that instance age doesn't make a difference! Side: Raise the driving age
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Most teens start to work when they’re 16 so is they can’t drive until they’re 18 they have a better chance of being late to work or missing work completely. Also they are going to dates, dances, sporting events and other school activities and if the driving age is raised how will they get there? http://www.standard.net/topics/opinion/ Side: Do not raise the driving age
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Why should mature teens be punished for the actions of immature teens? When a teen under the age of 18 wants to get their drivers license, they need parental permission and the parents can judge if their child is mature and ready enough for the responsibility of driving. It would be unfair to punish all then for the actions of very few the majority of teen who are mature and responsible enough to drive Some adults can be just as immature behind the wheel as some teens, not all teens ages 16-17 are reckless drivers a lot of teens are ready to drive and just as mature and responsible as an 18 year old. http://www.standard.net/topics/opinion/ Side: Do not raise the driving age
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most teens actually do have public transportation, like the buss, or a bike, or walking, it's not like a teen will just drive to Milwaukee, teens would be able to ride there bike in the summer, and in the winter most teens have cell phones they can carpool with other people going to the same place. Side: Raise the driving age
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These are all of my sources Side: Do not raise the driving age
I believe that the driving age should stay the same. The driving age should stay the same because the people who have raised the driving age believe that just because of your birth date, you are dangerous and must be punished by taking away your ability to drive even when you have done nothing wrong or possibly never touched the wheel. Side: Do not raise the driving age
The driving age should stay the same because teens need the ability to drive just like adults do. They need the ability to drive to important things like a job or an interview, or school to get a good job and a happy career. They also need it for being social like hanging out with friends or go to the sporting event that they’re in. Side: Do not raise the driving age
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Raising the driving age will only cause 18 year old teens to crash because most teens crash of inexperience so raising the driving age will only cause 18 year old teens to crash. Also because most people start to drink or use alcohol around the age of 18 so more drunk driving accidents will occur. Side: Do not raise the driving age
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I disagree because some teenager think it is cool to drink so they might be drinking more because they are less responsible and might be pressured to do more things bad, there is a game that some kids played a couple years ago involving teenagers where everyone in the car closes there eyes and drives across a intersection they hit someone and died. Teenagers are more likely to do something "stupid". Side: Raise the driving age
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I think the government should not raise the driving age. Think of it this way. You are 16 and you are a very experienced driver who will never get in an accident, And that's when the leagel driving age changes. So you get your license taken away because other's were not ready to drive a car. Some teens get their licence because they take their driving tests seriously, but once they get their licence they do not focus at all, and its effecting the good teenage drivers. I got this idea from an article Ms. Rickert gave me. Teenage drivers should not only get graded on their driver skills, but by how ready they are for the responsibility as well. Side: Do not raise the driving age
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It doesn’t matter, driving is deadly for all age groups at times. Auto accidents is the leading cause of death for ALL age groups. Teenagers don’t have as many diseases and sicknesses as old people do, so that sets the numbers back for cause of death and puts car accidents at first. Which makes it seem that driving is worse than it really is. Side: Do not raise the driving age
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Yes, but studies show your brain isn't fully developed until you are 20, so raising the driving age to 18 doesn't doesn't help much.http://www.standard.net/topics/ Side: Do not raise the driving age
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If teens can't drive going to events with friends or for school will be hard because in the winter biking walking and other outdoor transportation isn't really an option. http://www.standard.net/topics/opinion/ Side: Do not raise the driving age
17 - 24 year old's have 20% deaths 16 has 10% http://www.nsd.org/education/components/ Side: Do not raise the driving age
They say that the driving age should be changed to 18 because 16 year old kids are inexperienced. But I disagree. I disagree because if they did change the driving age, they wouldn't change the inexperience. If they changed the age because of inexperience that would only mean that 18 year old kids would have the same inexperience that the 16 year old kids. If they changed the driving age to 18 because of inexperience they wouldn't be helping the problem they would just delay the person’s death by 2 years because either way they would still be inexperienced. Side: Do not raise the driving age
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While that is true there could be other things that still would cause them to not get there drivers licens like the fact that they will be in a more texting stage so there will be a better chance of them getting distracted. So while your point is true that is tnot the only reason that they should get it at 18. Side: Raise the driving age
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