Should the Driving Age Be Raised?
Do you think the teen driving age should be raised? Most of society thinks that it should.
There have been tons of evidence to encourage that the driving age should be raised. In 2008, 2,739 teen drivers were killed and 228,000 were injured in an accident. Some reasons for this are because teens become more reckless with age. They also get distracted without much difficulty. How much do you know about teen driving laws? There are multiple laws out in the world to help teens drive safer. If you are a parent to a teen help them make the right choices and drive safe.
A lot of teens become more reckless while driving as they get older. This is because the teens become over-confident in their driver abilities. Studies show that 75 percent of teens are confident in their driving skills. Also 71 percent of those teens use a phone while driving. Teens in the 12th grade have been involved in more than half of the crashed containing teens. Mike Sample, who is lead driver-safety consultant at Liberty Mutual, said “Older teens are still inexperienced drivers — even if they feel otherwise.” Most of the time teens get confident they can drive while texting because they have done it before and don’t see the harm in it.
Teens also get distracted really easy. This is because they are still at the stage when their brain is still developing and their attention p is not that large. They get distracted by their phone, other passengers, things that are happening outside of the car, and when a teen is frustrated or have other strong emotions that can cause a teen to drive recklessly. Some precautions that you can take to help your teen drive safe are influencing them to turn off the notifications on their phone, not always driving with friends, and also driving with them. As a parent you should talk to your teen about safe driving.
There have been numerous teenage driving laws that have been placed to help teens drive safer. It all comes down to the fact if they want to follow it and if it is enforced. One law that has been placed are that teens must meet certain requirements before they can get a license. There is also another one that is very helpful and that is teens can not drive with other teenagers. These laws became in effect around the 1990’s but have also attributed to 30 percent decrease in highway crashes. Parents all around the U.S. should introduce their kids to these laws and help compel their teens to follow them.
Some people many not agree with the driving age being raised, some think it is a fantastic idea because teenagers have overall the highest crash rate. “The most dangerous two years of your life are between the ages 16 and 17, and the reason for that is driving,” said Nicole Morris. As there have been some improvements there has also been some downfall. Such as teens that do not want to follow the new 16-17 driving laws wait until they are 18 so they don’t have to go through all of the training and safety lessons. You should always enforce driving laws to protect teen lives. Do you think the road is safe with teens driving without any regard for their safety or others safety?
