Skarie ACE Debate

I agree. Teens usually start getting involved in more things around the age of 16, and their parents or older friends/siblings aren't going to want to drive them to all of those places until they're 18. Mark Schlachtenhaufen from edmondsun.com says, “It also prevents teens from chauffeuring their friends around town, prohibiting teens with a restricted license from driving with multiple passengers other than family younger than age 21.". If the driving age was raised, older teens wouldn't need to bring their friends everywhere - they could just drive themselves and it wouldn't be as frustrating.

Your brain isn't actually fully developed until you're in your 20's. Raising the driving age 2 years isn't going to change anything. According to A.J. Rox's "Driving age should not be raised", “We are not helping the cause by raising the driving age, we are just delaying the time they will die. I know others may say that when you’re 18 years old your brain is more developed. Yes that is true, yet your brain is not fully developed until your early 20’s.”. New drivers are still going to be inexperienced; having a slightly more developed brain won't make someone more experienced in driving.

I do not think the driving age should be raised. If the driving age was raised, parents and older drivers would have to drive their teens everywhere for 2 more years. If the driving age remained at 16, teens would be able to bring themselves wherever they needed to be. Amy Pfeiler, a mom who is always chauffeuring her kids around says, "I've arranged my work schedule around my daughter's so that I could be here to pick her up," Pfeiler said, parked outside Central High School in her Mustang convertible. "If it was 18, I would be very upset. She's very responsible. I'm very much against it.". Also, according to "Driving age should not be raised" by A.J. Rox, “If we raise the driving age, who is going to take the kids to dates, dances, or other school events? The majority of parents have to the kids to other activities; they don’t have time to chauffeur their kids around.”. Raising the driving age is only going to stress parents out more than they already are, and if we make the choice to increase the minimum age for drivers, parents are not going to be happy. I think the driving age is just fine the way it is at 16.