Skarie ACE Debate

I see that but by raising it until the people are older, it will still be more developed and will be able to process things easier.

They are not trying to punish these kids, they are only trying to keep them safe. They don't want the younger people to get hurt, or worse. Also, since it already happened to someone, they are trying to prevent it happening to you. So if your safety is a punishment, then I guess I don't know what a punishment is.

Although there are many other ways that these children can be lost, this is one of the most prominent categories where they are lost. There were almost 292,000 young lives lost in 2011 from car accidents, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Also, the accidents that result in death for American teenagers accounts for ⅓ of the deaths in that age group, according to Drivesafety.net. That is way too many. How long can we let this go on?

I disagree with you because by raising the driving age the children will have gained maturity allowing them to be smarter on the roads. According to, The National Institute of Mental Health, 16 year olds have the ability to produce more cells, but they do not have the ability to process all of them, causing them to get confused or sidetracked, and then causing an accident. That ability with come as they get older. Therefore, it is not based on inexperience, but it is based on immaturity.

I see how you think that this can cause inconveniences, but would that mother rather have her children die or get seriously injured because the mother didn't want to drive them around? Also, if they are already driving them around, then why would they have to change their schedule if it works like that?

I disagree with you when you say that it is inexperience, not age, but I think that it is age not inexperience. I believe this because according to The National Institute of Mental Health, they say that it is based on brain development. The National Institute of Mental Health said that when you are younger the brain produces more brain cells. This is good, but when they are younger they can't process the cells, causing them to get confused while driving. Therefore, making it harder for them to drive.

I believe that we should increase the driving age. I believe this because the brain is developed more when we are older. By having our brains be more developed, we will be able to understand the ways of the road better, according to Melih Oztalay author of autosafetymagnets.com. Also, The National Institute of Mental Health says that immaturity is the reason for more accidents including teenage drivers, and not inexperience like a lot of people think.