Skarie ACE Debate

Yes but that story proved our point. The driving age should be raised because teens brains are not yet developed enough to drive. "Your teen may begin to look like a young adult, but remember: It's your teen's brain that's behind the wheel. And that brain still has some growing up to do. A young brain can put a teen driver at a higher risk than an adult. Knowing that is the first step in helping your teen learn to drive smarter." Says http://www.nationwide.com/teen-brain-development.jsp

I agree with you because by raising the driving age teens brains have more time to develop. "Your teen may begin to look like a young adult, but remember: It's your teen's brain that's behind the wheel. And that brain still has some growing up to do. A young brain can put a teen driver at a higher risk than an adult. Knowing that is the first step in helping your teen learn to drive smarter." Says http://www.nationwide.com/teen-brain-development.jsp

This statement is not true. If we raise the driving age to 18 teens will get 2 more years of experience and or practice with an adult in the car, before they get their license. Which makes it safer for everyone on the roads.

"On average, 260 teens are killed in car accidents each month between Memorial Day and Labor Day, compounded by the fact that young people are already at the highest risk for crashes of any age group at any other time, with thousands dying every year. Meanwhile, despite representing only 14% of the population, drivers ages 15-24 account for about 30% of the total costs associated with car crashes." Says http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2014/06/22/teen-drivers-best-worst/11034531/. Statistics show in this study that teens are most likely die in motor vehicle accidents than any other age group. This is why I think that we should change the driving age.

"5,864 teen drivers ages 15-20 were involved in fatal car accident. Young drivers between 15- and 20-years-old accounted for 6.4% (13.2 million) of total drivers on the road. An average of nine teens ages 16-19 were killed every day from motor vehicle injuries." Says Edgar Snyder of Teen Car Accident Statistics. This shows that they should have the driving age changed.

I support this because I had the same reason. But different evidence. “ In 2011, about 2,650 teens in the United States aged 16–19 were killed and almost 292,000 were treated in emergency departments for injuries suffered in motor-vehicle crashes.” Says CDC or Center for Disease and Control Center and Prevention. This shows why they should raise the driving age.

I think that we should change the driving age because of the distractions.

“ Distraction was a key factor in 58 percent of crashes involving drivers ages 16 to 19, according to an analysis of video footage of 1,691 moderate-to-severe crashes 6 seconds before they occurred." Says the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute. This shows that Teen's are not responsible enough to drive at age 16 because they are distracted by their phones or passengers.

(Add on) This shows that the driving age should be raised because there are too many deaths.

I think that they should raise the driving age because of the death tolls. “Nationally, 963,000 teen drivers were involved in police-reported motor vehicle crashes in 2013, which resulted in 383,000 injuries and 2,865 deaths.” Says The Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia Research Institute.