Persuasive Essay: Should The Driving Age Be Raised?
The legal driving age should not be raised because students need to get to school and after school activities, kids need to take on responsibilities, and they will still be inexperienced drivers by raising the driving age.
The legal driving age should not be raised because students need to get to school and after school activities. An article from Tribune Business News shows that, “After years of carting kids to school and back and taking them wherever they need to go, it’s a relief to let them drive themselves” (McClatchy). Raising the driving age cause a big problem in transportation for teens. Parents spend years taking their kids to and from school and back again for sports and other after school activities. It’s a relief for parents when their kids start driving even though parents a worried it’s time for them to take on responsibilities. Another …show more content…
An article from New York Times Upfront says that, “...raising the driving age won’t save lives. Studies show that it is inexperience, not age, that causes accidents. Raising the driving age will just create inexperienced, accident-prone drivers at age 18 instead of 16” (D’amico & Palicz p.27). This quote shows that increasing the driving age won’t make things better, it will just make problems worse. If they raise the driving age it will just cause more inexperienced drivers and cause more accidents. A quote from Sirs Issue Researcher also explains why it is inexperience not age that causes accidents. “...it is inexperience -not age- that causes accidents and that teens need the ability to drive as much as anyone else” (Proquest Staff). Raising the driving won’t change anything. Before you get your license you have to have practice. So what difference does it make if the driving age is raised because that means teens won’t practice until 2 years later. So again they will be more
The legal driving age should not be raised because students need to get to school and after school activities. An article from Tribune Business News shows that, “After years of carting kids to school and back and taking them wherever they need to go, it’s a relief to let them drive themselves” (McClatchy). Raising the driving age cause a big problem in transportation for teens. Parents spend years taking their kids to and from school and back again for sports and other after school activities. It’s a relief for parents when their kids start driving even though parents a worried it’s time for them to take on responsibilities. Another …show more content…
An article from New York Times Upfront says that, “...raising the driving age won’t save lives. Studies show that it is inexperience, not age, that causes accidents. Raising the driving age will just create inexperienced, accident-prone drivers at age 18 instead of 16” (D’amico & Palicz p.27). This quote shows that increasing the driving age won’t make things better, it will just make problems worse. If they raise the driving age it will just cause more inexperienced drivers and cause more accidents. A quote from Sirs Issue Researcher also explains why it is inexperience not age that causes accidents. “...it is inexperience -not age- that causes accidents and that teens need the ability to drive as much as anyone else” (Proquest Staff). Raising the driving won’t change anything. Before you get your license you have to have practice. So what difference does it make if the driving age is raised because that means teens won’t practice until 2 years later. So again they will be more