Should Driving Age Be Raised To 18?
Nowadays especially for teens, the choices, good and bad, that one makes defines oneself. So why as a parent would one put their child in harms way, by making the decision of driving for one's child instead of letting them make their own decision to drive when 18. Motor vehicles are or should be considered a deadly weapon considering all the deaths a motor vehicle can have. According to The U.S. Department of Transportation, motor vehicle traffic crashes were the number one leading cause of death for young teens in 2010. The driving age should be raised to 18 because at the age of 16 the brain has not fully developed, young teens tend to be impulsive, and it would be more cost efficient for the drivers and the parents.
The rational part of the brain at the age of 16 has not fully developed; it is also shown in research done by The University of Rochester Medical Center that an adult brain works completely different from that of a teen. At the age of 16 the brain has not even fully developed and is therefore not capable of handling a motor vehicle with precision. One can not even receive Oral Surgery till the age of 18 because the jaw and skull have not fully developed. One could easily say that the brain develops quite rapidly in a teenager often causing …show more content…
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during 2013, the younger teens represented only 7% of the United States population, but those same teens “accounted for 11% ($10 billion) of the total costs of motor vehicle injuries.” Although the number of motor deaths have dropped since 2010, motor vehicle death is still among the top ten leading death among younger age groups (NHTSA). Those who disagree are incorrect because the capability of teens to make quick and safe decisions behind the wheel increases with each year they
The rational part of the brain at the age of 16 has not fully developed; it is also shown in research done by The University of Rochester Medical Center that an adult brain works completely different from that of a teen. At the age of 16 the brain has not even fully developed and is therefore not capable of handling a motor vehicle with precision. One can not even receive Oral Surgery till the age of 18 because the jaw and skull have not fully developed. One could easily say that the brain develops quite rapidly in a teenager often causing …show more content…
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during 2013, the younger teens represented only 7% of the United States population, but those same teens “accounted for 11% ($10 billion) of the total costs of motor vehicle injuries.” Although the number of motor deaths have dropped since 2010, motor vehicle death is still among the top ten leading death among younger age groups (NHTSA). Those who disagree are incorrect because the capability of teens to make quick and safe decisions behind the wheel increases with each year they