i think that raising the driving age to 18 is perfect. Teenagers get to vote at that age so why no make it driving that is permitted at that age also.

Once again, I must impress upon my confidence that age does not necessarily guarantee experience or maturity within the practical world. Obliging by the common belief of improving anything reqires practice, raising the driving age 2 years will merely delay teen oppertunity to practice thier driving. In fact, statistically, 80% of all automobile accidents are adult-related. Therefore, the lack of maturity or carelessness adults possess is clearly emphasized. Thus, 2 years, a much shorter time frame than the 20 years given to adults will not be any more effective in improving irresponsible teen's driving ability. In fact, until constant parental guidance at a young age, teens are more prone to impress upon their maturity and responsibility as opposed to independent college years.

I don't think the age should be highered because that would cause many problems. One reason young adults get their liscences is so they can start a job. This would cause many conflicts with being able to be to work on time and so forth. I think they should lower the points allowed on a drivers liscense. They should only allow teens ages 16-18 5 to 6 points because they should be albe to be caught speeding more than twice. This way the realize how much of a previlage driving actually is.

First off raising the driving age will not do anything but hurt us. If we move the driving age up to 18 then we would have alot of problems with 18 to 20 year olds crashing. Age is not the problem it is just 16 year olds have just started driving and their new at it. Taking driving away from 16 and 17 year olds will just result in more deaths of 16 and 17 year olds. 16 and 17 year olds will start to drive by stealing their parents cars and if they are not trained to drive then they will have no chance. People need to stop and think of how many times this has happined. Look at drugs, after they where banned people started doing them more and now they even kill each other over it. If you take a persons rights away that person will fight twice as hard to brake that rule. LEAVE DRIVING AGE ALLOWEN! YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING!

Yes, driving age should best be left at 16. Raising the driving age to 18 will only produce inexperienced, older drivers. Hence, several teens even would be invited to break the law to gain their rights at driving. So, if we raise the driving age, many desperate teens who yearn to drive at 16 would therefore be triggered to fulfill their desires by illegal means.

The people who believe in raisng the driving age ponder this. Will raising the driving age really help? Will age naturally bring experience? That is not how the human brain operates. Experience only comes with practice, and practice will be obtained sooner if the driving age is kept at 16.

I think the driving age is fine where it is!!!

I was kidding. I think the driving age should be raised to 20, and I don't lie. All of us irresponsible teens don't deserve to drive at this age of 16. I'm just asking the government to raise the driving age to 20.

As I say again, the driving age should be raised to 20 because it will bring more responsibility into use and it will definitely not produce inexperienced, older drivers. It will bring us to be greater drivers as our experience raises while we grow older to 20 years old.

Oh my gosh! Someone is posing! Trust me. Tiffany Yee, even if that last 2 posts weren't on the screen yet, I hacked your website to see all the stuff like I do everyday. Sorry, but you guys have bad security. Anyways, I didn't want the age raised to 20. I want the age to be raised to 21. Tell that guy who was posing me or girl to just stop posing. Thank you. ¤¥Li Pi¥¤
(You know I'm the only one who can do that)

I was wondering if i could get some info on wether or not the driving age should be changed because i have to give a speech on wheter or not the drivig schould be changed thanks.

Whoever you are, do not continue using my e mail and name. It gets irritating after a while. Anyway, the driving age is best to remain at 16 and not be raised to 20. What's wrong? Can't think of an original name and e mail and have to use mine?

All right, Li. If you really are who you claim to be, prove it. What do you claim my house is possessed with?

The driving age should never be raised. There are people from the age of 8 to 120 that are capable of driving. Just because a few people descriminate against teens, and other people of certain ages does not mean more laws prohibiting fun activities should thus be created. Surely, I speak for every teen when I say, "We, the teens are the ones that should have the most responsiblity. We are the ones that will become the doctors, the police men/women, the fire men/women in the near future." If you take away our opertunities to experience responsiblity(like driving), we will become irresponsible. Everyone must have experence with hardships to become a better, more responsible person. If there must be any change to the requirements regarding drivers license ownership it should be lowering the driving age and, I say again, increasing the difficulty of the test. Furthermore, breaking common driving rules that could easily endanger the lives of many must be punished harshly. Drivers must want to drive, and be willing to uphold the laws of driver saftey, or be infear of losing driving privileges. Another fabulous idea, would be increasing the punishment for DUI's(Driving under the influence). Also requiring all previous DUI drivers to take classes in driver saftey, plus the driving license test inorder to optain their drivers license. As a result of my suggestions, the average "Joe Smoe" will no longer speed down the highway. Other results would be happy, responsible teenagers everywhere that are finally trusted with responsiblity. In conclusion, there should be an end to age descrimination everywhere, and in place there should be tests allowing younger people to make responsible decisions.

I think that the driving age of Mary Land should be raised because of all the reckless driving. There is always construction on the road which cause people to get into car accidents. When you drive you always have to be safe, and half of these drivers are reckless!! Think about it....

I think we should lower it.

I don't think that they should increase the age for driving in Maryland. This is because the people that are making this law already have there license and there not in the position that the teenagers that are mature and are ready to have there license are in. I know that there are some teenagers out there that are not mature enough to have there license and get into car accidents. But what about those mature ones who are getting punishes for those inmature teenagers accidents? And what about those smart teenagers that skip a grade and go to college early? How will they get to and from college if they cant drive until there 18? i dont think that she driving age for Maryland should be changed to 18!

Increasing the driving age would be wrong. Just think if the last geeration that wll drive was born in 1989, half of a class would be driving and the other wouldn't. It is compleatly obsurde to higher the driving age. Instead, why not crack down on drunk driving, or speeding?

I am thoroughly confused upon the evidence protestors to raise the driving age use to bolster their point. I am receiving many accounts of the "age brings experience" quote so to say. However, the only gaining of experience at any task is with PRACTICE. You may therefore never obtain true driving experience by simply raising the driving age 2 years.

I think that the driving age should be the same becasue some teens are not responsible enough to driv ethey would make careless mistakes. such as running a red light.

Sixteen and seventeen year olds are alot more irresponsible than 18 year olds. I think the driving age should be raised. And I am only 14.

you guys are fools...the driveing age should be 15 with lots of restrictions....it will give the young drivers more experience behind he wheel you people get it threw your heads silly goose's

you guys are fools...the driveing age should be 15 with lots of restrictions....it will give the young drivers more experience behind he wheel you people get it threw your heads silly goose's

sily billy's the driveing age should be 15 you fools..it will give the newbs some new driving experience behind the wheel...it will lower the crash rate duhhh

the driving test should become more rigirous so that the immature drivers on the road we'll not have had the ability to be out thier and incure the accidents that are waiting to happen to them in thier acts of stupidity.

I think the age shaould be lowered because im 14 and iwant 2 drive ican drive taugt by my 17 year old boyfriend and if they lower the driving age young people dont got to get pulled over 4 joy ridein

i think that most of us in our life time have gotten in a car with someone who was drunk or have driven home drunk from a get together of some sort. i have and it has scared the living crap out of me, and i know i will try to never do it again. i just had to find out for my self how it was, and like with any other kid if u tell them to not do soemthing there gonna do it, dangerous or not. the pressure from the media and the ad's that they show arent taken serouisly by most teens, the real pressure should be from the parents besides it's their decision in the first place to allow there kid to get a licnence

i think that driving age shuold be highered
because there is alot of accidents with teens due to drinking and driving and showing off in the steets

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the age should go down if the kids could drive.

There is no evidence that an 18 year old is more reasopsable then a 16 year old!!!

i dont think they should be increased because everyone like me would have to wait more time and if they do raise it, it should be anyone born after 1992 should have to wait

i dont care about maryland

i don't think that the driving age should be raised because we teens want to go places to and most of the time parents won't take us .

i have never been in a car with a drunk but i have been in a car with a very ticked off older brother or dad and it's almost like the same thing i guess u could say. and i agree it is very scary.

yes i think the driving age should be raise because i know couple of friends that have the driving privaliges already and the have fast cars. then we all know what gona happen after they get a fast car they will race. and i seen alot of kids that are 16 or 17 that have liceses they go crazy with cars.

OMG I SO AGREE

Umm no the drivin age should not be raised

No, That wouldn't be fair to anyone especially 16 and 17 year olds who already have their licences, to get them taken away!

“No the driving age should not be lowered. More drivers on the road would cause more accidents. I'm not saying that 14 year olds are irresponsible, but some lack the maturity to drive a car. My sister is 14 and in middle school. The thought of having middle schoolers on the road is kind of scary. Driving at a young age would be good for transportation and very helpful but, in the long run it could be potentially dangerous.”

i think this is stupid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It would be stupid to raise the driving age to 17 or 18 beacuse of young drivers who got their license and then get it taken away beacause some jerk lawmakers decied to raise the driving age. If the driving age were lowered to 15 and the requirements to get your licence at the age of 15 or 16 is a little more difficult then 17 or 18, then i would have no problem. You would have resopnsible drivers at the age of 15 or 16. But you know there will be bakas who somehow slip by the requirements and be the most reckles jerks on the roads.

i thikn rasing the age would be a good think becase it gives teens more experiance behind the wheel and in knowing how many teens drink it also could decrease the amount of drunk driving teens which is really hitting two birds with one stone.

I deffinitley agree that the driver's age makes no difference what so ever. What matters is the experience and education that they recive. It's going to make no difference of the age if they have no experience!

The people who are saying that it would be bad to raise the driving age for teens are, in my opinion, selfish. There are thousands of teens dying because of irresponsiblity and carelessness. I had two best friends die in a car accident because of one bad decision and immaturity. We are losing friends and family and you don't want to raise it? That is beyond me. I know you have to get to work or just want your independece bu think about the real problems..not having your daughter, son, best friend there tomorrow all because of something we could change and I know I would have been upset about it..but it is the right thing to do.

It is just a matter of showing that u r responsible and can handel driving by yourself and if u cant well then u shouldnt drive so no i have had my licenses for about two months but i still have parents guiding me through because that is the way they are let the parents decide not the government.

kids should be abble to try at what they want.

kids should be abble to try at what they want.

I think teenagers the age of 12 to 15 should also be able to drive a car like elder people.

i think you should put more details

I think if ppl are going to criticize teen driving and that they dont know what they are doing then why do dmv's hand out liscenses???

i love driving

i think the driving age should be lowered

I'm a teen and so naturally I don't think the driving age should be raised. Age doesn't necessarily represent maturity. I'm only 14 and not to brag but I know I'm already more mature than some of my much older friends. Also I think a major factor that determines good and bad drivers is experience and raising the age of drivers doesn't increase experience.

I think that the driving age shold be lowered for people that meet a certain criteria.

I think it should be highered!!

"SHUP EVERYBODY?????????????

I think the driving age should be lowered to 14, because I first took a solo spin at that age. I was nervous, but confident. I've known 11 & 13 year old girls who took me for a ride and they did a wonderful job driving. I think getting a license should be based on intelligence and maturity. As well as height of course.

I think that they should not higher the age limit law cause most of the kids will not work and will not be ready for the real world!!

the only people who want the age to changed is the older ppl who already have their licence, and who got to get their licence when they were young

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I think the age limit for driving age should change because its no fair to wait that long and people need to go places and they can't if the age limit changes. people who are 16 need there drivers licence so they can get jobs and save for college, so then they can have a chance to go to college, and i think if you change it not a lot of teens will be able to go to college. SO DON'T CHANGE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i think it should be 18 and get permit at 15.

no da law should not b higher than 16 cuz i drive an escalade and i dont want 2 get my license taken away aight peace out!

Why do you wanna punish us... WE are not teh ones going out and getting drunk and deciding to go and rive i want to drive @ teh age of 16... I understand all the tests i have to take and pass before i can drive legaly and i am willing to do that dont punish us for what other have done please Just let us keep the driving age we have ok PLEASE Jolene age 14

I am going to kill! i do not want To have to wait 3 years to get my drivers licence! i am pissed off! That is so rude~ So dont change it! pleeeeeze!

I think that teen driving should be illeagal because my granddaughter and her 3 kids and husband all died in a car accidet=nt 3 years ago. she was 16 years old. so teen driving shouldent be leagal. it should be at age 18. Thank u for your time.

Trisha yearwood.

Man you shold lower the thing to 14 years old. Listen to the others

man i the you should lower it to 14 man read the rest of the other one this is a 13 year old speaking

i think that the driving age should stay at age 16. also the drinking age should go to age 18 because if you can die for your country then why cant you be responcible enough to drink?

The driving age should depend on that person. If the person is practically failing the test before and still being able to drive, then thats rediculous! What they need to do is make the test scores higher in order to pass! They also need to test to see if the girl/boy is mature enough. That's just my opinion!

I think that the driving age should be lowered or keeep it at 16 so i can drive earlier.!!! mHAHAHAH

I was looking at this and thought i would give my thought into it. It looks like every where I go every place is changing the laws of the driving age. Well let me tell you yeah im 18 going on 19 soon and when i started to drive yeah i raced but i had my own car that i bought. but anyways no changing the driving age is so retarded. It's not going to stop the racing that goes on. There are 21 year ols and plus who race so if you think people mature no they don't.

so how come the government is not chainging the year to 18 or 19

it should be stayed where it is at. think of all the parents who would have to take their kid to work at age 16 or 17...they shouldn't have to do that. so we should leave it at 16

it should probably be raised. too many teenagers are dying because of a little freedom. driving is such a big responsibility. 40 hours is in no way, enough time to prepare for what a teen is about to take on. i, myself, am a sophmore in high school. i love driving. but i think its too dangerous for myself and my friends to be involved with at this age. Then again, we have to look at the other side. If it is increased to 18, we will still probably be having the same problem--but i dont think as much-- 18 year olds will still be new drivers, just as the 16 year olds are today. they will be facing the same issues a newly licensee who is 16 will be facing.

no it should be lowered to 15

You are right megan
they should leave it.

its funny to see all of you argue!!HAHA!!!!

I think that if teens are going to take advantage of being able to drive then they shouldn't be allowed to have one until they are responsible enough. In my eyes driving is a privlage that needs to get earned you don't just get it handed to you

I still think that they should keep it at 16. when you take the written test you should have to get a 85 or better. if you dont you have to waite till your 18 and on the written test get a 70 or higher. then after that take it when ever till you get a 70 or higher. its is stupid to have to make your parents drive you around to where ever you have to go that day. i know im only 13 but this is stupid were all arguing over this. people have there own opinion and this is mine.

The driving age shouldn't be change.
Its been 16 for the longest time, shouldn't be fair for the young ones to wait.
But they must be responsible. Other wise then its there stupid faught if they get in a car crash. Dont affect others for someone elses wrong doing..

are u crazy? down to 15? i dont think so, 16 is childish but 15 is even worse, i think uk 17 is the best, people are more of adults and knwow hat they are doing, at this age real sence of responsibility comes to majority

The age for driving is so stupid its should be lowered im only 15 but when i get my liscense i dont want to be driving around with my parents for 2 years with my Learners.
the new driver is good beacause you dont have to drive around with your parents you can drive with your friends. I personaly think that the liscence should just be a new driver sticker for 2 years and thats it why do we have to go through all that just to drive i hate it? so i think the age should stay the same just change the stupid learners crap.

the driving age, i think is fine at 16. if you use the way i said before about the tests then i dont understand what is wrong about driving at 16. i have 3 years to wait and now i wish i had a car to go somewhere when i get bored. i cant always depend on my friends to take me places. the people saying that it should go to 15 and lower are crazy. if your reasoning for raising the age is because of accidents, there still going to happen but the age will be 18 instead of 16. when people first start driving there going to experiment, so there will still be accidents. theres going to really be no difference except people will be bored and have to depend on others.

So my take is this, responsible kids at the age of 16 should be allowed to drive with a zero tolerance for using a cell phone /drugs when driving or privileges would be suspended.
I started driving with a learners permit at the age of 15 yrs 8 months and a unsupervised drivers license at 16 years old. But talking on a cell phone and driving should be illegal no matter what the age!! This is where adults need to grow up and face the facts that drivers distracted by cell phones are involved in car accidents that kill children as much as drink drivers!!!!!

As for adults that insist on talking on a cell phone when driving should never be allowed to drive again!!!! Is someone else’s conveyance worth the life of anyone’s child or loved one? – NO … so why risk it! Adults should have the same zero tolerance for using a cell phone /drugs when driving but privileges should be REVOKED for repeat offenders!! Adults must set good examples to ensure everyone’s safety!

So my take is this, responsible kids at the age of 16 should be allowed to drive with a zero tolerance for using a cell phone /drugs when driving or privileges would be suspended.
I started driving with a learners permit at the age of 15 yrs 8 months and a unsupervised drivers license at 16 years old. But talking on a cell phone and driving should be illegal no matter what the age!! This is where adults need to grow up and face the facts that drivers distracted by cell phones are involved in car accidents that kill children as much as drink drivers!!!!!

As for adults that insist on talking on a cell phone when driving should never be allowed to drive again!!!! Is someone else’s conveyance worth the life of anyone’s child or loved one? – NO … so why risk it! Adults should have the same zero tolerance for using a cell phone /drugs when driving but privileges should be REVOKED for repeat offenders!! Adults must set good examples to ensure everyone’s safety!
About 21% 18and up Virtually all (98%) of those 16 and older feel that they should prevent someone they know from driving if they are drunk. Thirty-two percent (32%) of persons of driving age have been with a friend who may have had too much to drink to drive safely. Most of these (82%) tried to stop the friend from driving. Intervention was successful about 80% of the time.
of the driving age public have driven a motor vehicle within two hours of consuming alcoholic beverages in the past year. These persons are referred to as “drinker-drivers” throughout this report

Three in ten (31%) of those 16 or older have ridden with a designated driver in the past year, with those under age 30 most likely to have done so. Four in ten drivers have acted as a designated driver in the past year

The problem is not the drivers age its about how much experience the driver may have. Such as drivers ed, behind the wheel, driving with adults, etc.

I think the new rule is downright crazy and should not take place. I dont think it's fair that one or two of the crazy p-platers should spoil it for all of us.I'm only 15 and i dont want to be the only one catching the bus to school still on my l's while everyone else is driving to school with their p plates

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They should keep it at the age of 16 cause parents allways get mad cause they allways have to drive u around everywhere, so if u where to higher it they have to drive u around longer, plus you want your license at the age of 16 and you go to school and show off ur car, and impress the ladys :P

they should keep it at the age of 16 so that us teens should get our license and go to skool and show off r cars and impress the ladys :P

They should keep it at the age of 16 cause parents allways get mad cause they allways have to drive u around everywhere, so if u where to higher it they have to drive u around longer, plus you want your license at the age of 16 and you go to school and show off ur car, and impress the ladys :P

yes it should be 14

no that is just a stupid thought! It is not right for a person to be waiting and waiting to get their liscence, and then all of a sudden they change the law and they can't get their liscence for another two years.

I believe that it should change to 18. Are kids responsible enough to handle this? When 16 year olds get there liscense and their car they are always listening to music! One day you will be flipping the song to your favorite one and not notice that you dont have any gas! Then your car will stop. But older kids are more responsible and not just listen to music but check their speed and how much gas they have!

the age wont matter about if somebody is flipping around music. everybody listens to musci and 18 wont chang everything. kids these days need to grow up and stop doing things that they shouldent be doing. there dumb and are stupid.

I think the driving age should be increased because of the many accidents teenagers have these days. The experience with driving for teens is at high risk of getting into an accident.

i think that the driving age should stay the same because teenagers want to get their lisence early and could drive around go to their friends house and party!!!! and its kool so my guy friends can pick me up and chill!

I think it should stay the same.

I beleive that anyone who supports the idea of Raising the drivers age to 17 or 18 must think there cool because they already got theres. I want the people who support this idea about raising the age to think about what they felt like when they were about to get there lisence. I know i felt so happy and i wanted to get out there and drive all day... i know there are a couple of people who felt really nervious and probally couldnt handle the fact that they were on the road.

Just want to stick up for the people who would have to deal with getting there lisence even higher than what it is now...

WHITE POWER THE DRIVING AGE SHOULD B LOWERD LIKE A 56 chevy impala my father showed me how to drive when iw as 4 he took me in his lap and he should me how to drive a stick. now i am good at drivin a stick pretty good and i shift that stick into the slot hard like a pro. that is y the drivin age should b lowered

I do not nessecarly think that an age raise is the solution, I think the solution involves MORE HOURS OF PRACTICE, and more stages of graduated licensing, such as: Step 1: Student must take Physics, and Physical Science in high school or college. This is because a lot of crashes involve trying to go against the laws of physics. Step 2: Student must take the classroom portion of drivers ed, and then do an exam and a large project involving the knowledge of it, such as artwork, demonstration, oral presentation to the class, etc. Step 3: Then, they go to the DMV and take their permit test, which gives them a "Level 1 Permit. Permit should only allow them to drive on streets under 35 miles per hour, during daylight hours, and not during rain or bad weather, with a parent or a licensed driver who has driven for at least 500 hours. No other passengers are allowed, and use of the radio, cell phones, etc are prohibited. Step 4: When the student has driven for 15 hours on slower streets, they should have someone log the time, and then return to DMV, and prove that they still can demonstrate the rules of the road, and drive through a residential course. Step 5: Completing Step 4 successfully, it would up their permit to level 2 would then allow them to drive on streets up to 55 MPH during daylight and on streets up to 35MPH during the early hours of night, with a parent or person who has driven at least 500 hours. Doing this, they should have to complete another 25 hours of driving. They cannot drive during bad weather or hazardious conditions. No other passengers are allowed, and use of the radio or cell phones is prohibited. Step 6: After the 25 hours of driving, they will get a level 3 permit, which then allows them to drive on the freeway during daylight hours, and on streets up to 55mph till 9:00PM, with parent supervision or supervision of a licensed driver who has driven at least 500 hours, and streets up to 35MPH during rain or bad weather. This step requires another 35 hours of driving to advance to the next level. At this point, the person can carry one passenger. Step 7: The person learning must complete 35 hours more on the level 3 permit. Then, the person may go to DMV, take a test, and get their level 4 permit. Step 8: On their level 4 permit, the person can drive on the freeway at night, or at higher speeds in bad weather, with a parent or guardian, or a licensed driver who has driven 500 hours. Step 9: After the person who has had their level 4 permit and driven on it for 30 hours, can go to DMV and take the test for a level 1 license. Step 10: With the level 1 license, the person can drive alone, or with a parent or licensed driver who has at least 500 hours experience. Use of the radio or cell phones is prohibited. Transporting passengers is prohibited, other than above. Additionally, the person can only drive during daylight hours, and only on streets under 45MPH, and not during bad weather. Step 11: After the person has driven alone for 50 hours, they can apply for a level 2 license. This allows them to drive at night till 10:00PM, and on the freeway, unless accompained by a licensed driver who has over 500 hours experience or a parent. It also allows them a limit of one passenger, and use of the radio is allowed. Step 12: When the passenger has had his/her level 2 license, and driven on it for 100 hours, and had no tickets or accidents on it, they can apply get an unrestricted license. Any tickets, traffic violations, accidents, or truancies, or failing grades in high school or college should result in consequences such as permit or license suspension, or sending them back levels.

i strongly think that the driving age in Maryland should stay 16

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YEAH I AM 16 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE BEEN WORKEN SINCE I WAS 15 AND MY PARENTS ALWAYS HAD TO DROP ME OFF AND PICK ME UP, BUT NOW SINCE I GOT MY LICENCE I CAN DRIVE MY SELF IN MY CAR AND I ALSO GOT MORE HOURS WORKING... SO I THINK 16 IS A PERFECT AGE CUASE THERE ARE KIDS THAT HAVE PLACES TO GO AND THINGS THEY GOTTA DO...

yes because it will save more lives every day

i belive it should be changed or at least for maybe a year we could check it out and see how it works if we only had 20 and older people driving because 6,000 teens die a year

MORE HOURS OF PRACTICE, and more stages of graduated licensing, such as: Step 1: Student must take Physics, and Physical Science in high school or college. This is because a lot of crashes involve trying to go against the laws of physics. Step 2: Student must take the classroom portion of drivers ed, and then do an exam and a large project involving the knowledge of it, such as artwork, demonstration, oral presentation to the class, etc. Step 3: Then, they go to the DMV and take their permit test, which gives them a "Level 1 Permit. Permit should only allow them to drive on streets under 35 miles per hour, during daylight hours, and not during rain or bad weather, with a parent or a licensed driver who has driven for at least 500 hours. No other passengers are allowed, and use of the radio, cell phones, etc are prohibited. Step 4: When the student has driven for 15 hours on slower streets, they should have someone log the time, and then return to DMV, and prove that they still can demonstrate the rules of the road, and drive through a residential course. Step 5: Completing Step 4 successfully, it would up their permit to level 2 would then allow them to drive on streets up to 55 MPH during daylight and on streets up to 35MPH during the early hours of night, with a parent or person who has driven at least 500 hours. Doing this, they should have to complete another 25 hours of driving. They cannot drive during bad weather or hazardious conditions. No other passengers are allowed, and use of the radio or cell phones is prohibited. Step 6: After the 25 hours of driving, they will get a level 3 permit, which then allows them to drive on the freeway during daylight hours, and on streets up to 55mph till 9:00PM, with parent supervision or supervision of a licensed driver who has driven at least 500 hours, and streets up to 35MPH during rain or bad weather. This step requires another 35 hours of driving to advance to the next level. At this point, the person can carry one passenger. Step 7: The person learning must complete 35 hours more on the level 3 permit. Then, the person may go to DMV, take a test, and get their level 4 permit. Step 8: On their level 4 permit, the person can drive on the freeway at night, or at higher speeds in bad weather, with a parent or guardian, or a licensed driver who has driven 500 hours. Step 9: After the person who has had their level 4 permit and driven on it for 30 hours, can go to DMV and take the test for a level 1 license. Step 10: With the level 1 license, the person can drive alone, or with a parent or licensed driver who has at least 500 hours experience. Use of the radio or cell phones is prohibited. Transporting passengers is prohibited, other than above. Additionally, the person can only drive during daylight hours, and only on streets under 45MPH, and not during bad weather. Step 11: After the person has driven alone for 50 hours, they can apply for a level 2 license. This allows them to drive at night till 10:00PM, and on the freeway, unless accompained by a licensed driver who has over 500 hours experience or a parent. It also allows them a limit of one passenger, and use of the radio is allowed. Step 12: When the passenger has had his/her level 2 license, and driven on it for 100 hours, and had no tickets or accidents on it, they can apply get an unrestricted license. id rather wait till im 20 than take all thoes "steps"!!!!!

i think it should stay the same because I say its not the age. people get into carcrashes veryday and the majority of the time it is caused by another car who isn't paying attention to the road caused by cell phones or something little and dumb enough to kill another innocent driver.

I think the driving age to go into drivers ed should be 13 because 13 years olds have just as much responsibilty as a 14 year old so why dont we lower to 13, 13 year olds work on farms and would like to do things independitly!!!
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In Superior,Wi they should lower the driving permit age to 15 and not 15 1/2. That way we would get our driving permet on our birthday.

my dad has a chevy nova wating for me in the back lard.

I think that the driving age should not be raised, because if they were to raise it there would be more kids getting pulled over with no license. Also in doing this they are not accomplishing anything because they think that its only teenagers. In the near future they will understand thats not it and that this world is going to hell in a handbasket anyway because of the government!! I would like to spit upon any of those people who want to raise the driving age. - eternity! love SWIG

Oh, yea forgot to mention the paragraph i just wrote prob. wont get posted because of the SENIOR silver chips ....... ya never know huh?

it really doesn't matter to me at all becuz i cant take drivers ed till i pass all my class's and im 16 al ready soo i have yet to take it

im in GATE and need to do a debate on raising the driving age. anybody got any reasons for raising?

i tink that tthe people who change the age will
probably make an acception and let the 16 year olds who already recieved a license could still drive

The driving age should not be raised, because teenagers look foward to getting behind the wheel!

it shold be 12 years old

im in Middle school and in our class i am put into a group where we are doing a debate on why drivers licences should be lowered to 15 instead of 16? can someone help me please by tomorrow thank you?

NO!!!! if they change the age then no one will have any driving experiance when they go to college. At college people drink and drinking plus no driving experiance is BADD!

i agree

WHOEVER THINKS THAT RAISING THE DRIVERS AGE IS GOOD, THEN THEY CAN THINK WHAT THEY WANT!!!! I WANNA HAVE MY LISCENCE SOONER!!

you better not rais the age on driving cuz i really wanna drive and im 14 and i wanna drive soon so no i dont and i live in illinios

i dont think it should be raised i think they should move it to 14 yrs. old because we can be responsible enough to take care of cars. Then again i think they should move it to 15 because thats how old u can be to get a job so u can actually pay for the insurance or the car bill i mean this is just my opinion

Dear people that helped write this i agree with you about the driving age should be raised higher because a lot of parents think that their daughter/son is to young to drive they say daughter/son you'll have to wait until your older to drive but then we'll say how old were you when you got your drivers license and they would say about 16 or 15 and then we would say well were almost 16 why, you got your license when you were 16 or 15 and they would say yeah but it's different now and then you would turn on your heels and storm up to your beroom and never come out unless they say you can drive now and they you would rush downstaire and hug them and say thanks mom and dad your the best parents a daughter/son could have.
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I dont go to your school but I live in Houston, Texas and they are thinking about raising the age here to 17-18. I dont think they should for lots of reasons. One being that Im taking my license soon. Two because I have a job and even though my mom's a stay at home mom she has other things she needs to do and I have to be at work on time, plus I just got my new car and I dont want it sitting in the driveway for another 2 years.

Sorry for hogging all the space on your page but I am doing a project on this so I know alot about it. I disagree with it also because not all teenagers are irresponsible. I mean Im a great driver and I dont think all teenagers should be punished for others mistakes. The government just needs to stop brainwashing parents to think that all teens are bad drivers because were not all the same!!!!

Sorry for hogging all the space on your page but I am doing a project on this so I know alot about it. I disagree with it also because not all teenagers are irresponsible. I mean Im a great driver and I dont think all teenagers should be punished for others mistakes. The government just needs to stop brainwashing parents to think that all teens are bad drivers because were not all the same!!!!

dont raise it
i am only 10
i live in wi

Dante-
Would you give up your driving rights to let other less mature drivers and the people they crash into live? Do you need to drive that badly? I would have to think that erasing 1000 deadly crashes a year that involve 16 year olds would be worth the inconvenience.

i believe that teenagers are to inmature to drive and they need to learn more responsiblity!

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I think the age limit should be raised because younger people dont know how to make correct decisions as they might at a higher age. Beleive me, im 15 and i dont know how to make good decisions hehe.

i dont go to ur school but i live in milton wi. they are thinking about chaning the driving age here.
iam 13 years old. i am doing a report at school on it. this web site helps me a lot. i have two sisters and they are always running me around. they are 15 and 18. i dont know what i would do if they raised it. g2g. thanx bye!

I believe that the driving age everywhere should be raised from 16 to 18. I do think it will make a difference. Alot of accidents do occur with young people who as much as they will deny it are NOT mature enough to handle the responsibilities of driving a vehicle. Driving IS a responsibily and people especially young people fail to remember that. There are so many accidents because these teens are not careful and dont take driving seriously and do not realize that when they are speeding and driving recklessly they can kill themselves or others. My brother was paralyzed because of a 16 year old driver who was driving carelessly and trying to be a punk and my brother's life and our family will never be the same. So yes I do believe in raising the driving age. Im sorry if the few mature teens out there that can handle driving have to suffer because of the bad apples but that's the way life is and waiting 2 more years is not going to kill anbody. The facts out there and the statistics show that most teen drivers are irresponsible.

driving should stay the same because teensand adultshave accidents for the same reason and there are responsible teen age drivers that will not mess around behind the wheel and there arr more accidents with adults with the police so the driving age should stay the same

What makes a ‘better’ driver? Is it one who has no tickets? One who has no accidents? Most people speed, so why do some get tickets and other do not? Many people get into accidents through no fault of their own. I’ve seen people who seemed certain to cause accidents because of their poor driving; my friend is one, she had absolutely no idea what was going on around her and caused nearly every driver near her to try to get out of her way as quickly as possible. And yet I know that she had no tickets and no accidents, and probably considers herself a very good driver surrounded by idiots. So what makes a ‘good’ driver? I suggest that more than anything it is experience. Various locales that have changed the driving age from 18 to 16 or vice-versa have seen that the “problem drivers” shift with the limit. It isn’t so much “young drivers” that are a problem but more than anything it is “inexperienced drivers” that cause problems for others. Lowering the driving age and increasing teaching time would solve the inexperienced driver syndrome. Not just anyone can become a driver, it takes work. With more driver’s education the students would become more experienced, faster. Education can be taught at any age level, if driving starts at an earlier age, and more time is allowed between the permit and license, then the student will have more experience, independent of their age. Driving reflects the independence of many teens and allows them to reach sports events as well as academic competitions, and encourages them to be more independent and productive members of society. Kids want to be good drivers, with 82% of them calling for more training - preferably in schools. Kids pick up on their parents' dangerous habits - like using phones. They said they would learn from their parents' bad habits - like speeding, using mobiles while driving and failing to check their mirrors. And 55% think they will be better drivers than their parents. There are 11.9 million single parents in the US. (7) 28% (20 million) of all children in the US under 18 live with one parent.(6) 56% of single parent households had no other adult living in the house. (6) (6)US Census Bureau March 1998 Supplement to the Current Population Survey (7)US Census Bureau Household and Family Characteristics March 1998 In this day and age with the divorce rate rapidly rising and the single parent becoming the nuclear family, it is vital for adolescents to be able to commute themselves to the events which involve them in society.

the driving age SHOULD BE KEPT THE SAME becuse the population of teens is giong to drop.The local neighborhood has accidents from the teens that live around the area have about 10% deaths every year only teenagers.My sister is almost sixteen and she is taking drivers ed. in Englewood High School.That is a requiered course in the school.What is the age difference,it's only the people.

ru kedding me the driving age should stay the same.

I think the driving age shouldn't be raised because when kyour 16 and you have a job what do you do if your parents can't give you a ride to work? Do you get fired or do you walk? People who think the age limit should be raised really aren't thinking about the teenagers that are actually responsible

I am starting a debating project in school where I am the leader of a team trying to win the battle that is saying that the driving age should be 16 and we are battling against people saying that it should be raised to 18 I agree that it should be 16 because its the whole general age of being "16" I truly believe it's the driver and how much maturity do you really gain in the ages of 16 to 18 anyway? Well if you have any ideas to how I can support this in agreement you can email me ideas to "lissa_moo@hotmail.com" and thank you for any ideas you may send me I'm sure that they will be a big help

u should lower it 14 years in nashville TN

i think it should stay the same because there are irresponsible 18 yr olds out there and there the cause of all the accidents around here not the 16 yr olds

I think the driving age should remain 16. If the age is changed to 18, there will be more accidents. Why? College kids drink, college is a big party to them. If you have new drivers getting drunk there will be more accidents. I am not saying high schoolers dont drink, but I am saying they drink a lot less. Keep the driving age 16!!!!

I think they should keep the driving age the same because teenagers have responsiblty and they have to use it.

The driving age should be raised to 18 innumerable fatal car crash deaths we're basicly pushing their deaths as they pull out of the driveway by not raising the driving age

Driving should stay at age 16. As you get older you get more privaliges and driving is one of them. what if you have a job. You cant depend on your parents/guardians to drive you to work. You also get more freedom. Driving is an expense though.

I think that the teen age of driving should be lowered because most teen drivers die in car accidents!!!!!!!!!!!

I think the driving age should be left alone because if you lower parents won't like it because they don't think their teen is responsible enough.Then the teens will be mad because they highered the driving age.So that's just my opinion, What do you think?

I dont think that the age should be rasied because what parent wants to drive around their 16,17 or 18 year old to the mall? Not mine. I think that the age limit should stay at 16 & not be rasied to 18.

Hey!!!...I Think That It Shouldnt Be Raised Either...Beacuse I Agree with that one girl who wants to be driving around there teen agers everywhere...and when your 16 then you can drive your slef...

i think that you are wrong the driving age should remain the same b/c yunger kids r very ear responsible

The driving age is now sixteen. It has been that way for many years. The lawmakers are now thinking of changing that to be eighteen. I don’t think that is a very good idea because some people have jobs and their parents will get tired of driving them back and forth to their jobs. And the parents might have jobs also and wouldn’t be able to drive them to school and back home. The biggest reason for changing the age is safety. Instead of rising the age, the driving laws should be enforced more strictly.
The driving age whether it is changed or not is going to still produce the same statistics on accidents. Driving comes with experience and the only reason the sixteen year olds get into more accidents is because they are not experienced enough. If the driving age were moved to eighteen, there would still be the same amount of accidents that there is now. Like I said before, driving comes with experience. The kids that are eighteen are going to have the same experiences as the kids that are 16 have now.
Parents have to work to keep food on the table, and if they have to leave work to pick their child up from school the boss is going to lower their salary because of less hours on the clock. Parents also will get sick of leaving work early. Because of leaving early they will have to work even longer on some days or even on weekends to make up for loss time.

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Driving age SHOULDNOT BE RAISED! There will need to be more buses more polution!

Driving age SHOULDNOT BE RAISED! There will need to be more buses more polution!

Driving age SHOULDNOT BE RAISED! There will need to be more buses more polution!

I DON'T THINK THEY SHOULD BECAUSE MOST PARENTS LIKE MINE CAN'T TAKE ME PLACES BECAUSE THE HAVE TO WORK AND SO I HAVE TO TAKE THE BUS TO WORK AND HOME AND I THINK ITS DUMB. IN A WAY ITS GOOD THOU BECAUSE THERE WILL BE LESS ACCIDENTS BUT I STILL THINK THERE SHOULDN'T CHANGE THE AGE TO 18.

I think the driver's licence age should be changed to 18 because many teens are dying and/or killing others. When your 18 your a smarter driver. If there was afamily emergency, If your on the sports team or after school activity then we should have more late buses you could walk or bikehome.

I believe the driving age should stay at sixteen. Raising it to eighteen would be pointless since it would only make inexperienced drivers older. I agree that age does not necessarily mean maturity. After all, drunk drivers include adults, not just teens.

NOOOOOOOOOOO!It shouldent I accually am doing a project and I say it should depened by height but I'm haveing trouble on the internet to back it up so would you help?p.s I have away for shor people to drive okay!

The age to get your drivers licence should definetly not be raised. This would not solve anything because the inexperienced drivers would just be older. The young drivers are proven to have the quickest reaction time behind the wheel,so imagine what it's like when an older person is inexperienced!!!!!!!! I mean dude look at the obvious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i dont think the drivering age should be changed im 16 almost 17 and im now taking drivers education. ive hit a car already and i only have my white-slip. i dont think it matters if ur 16 or 18 when u get your DL the driving depends on how u drive and what u do!!!!!!!!!!!

I think that the driving age should change
only because the most specific reason for
most 16 year old drivers is to show off.
However there are many exceptions there are those who value having thier license.

i think that it should be based on your behavor and your school grades.

Imagine if your family has bran new BMW's and u cant even drive them!!! How would u fell?!?!?! I mean come on! why can't it be simple we have more cars in the family but not enough drivers! What the hell...its not fair...we should be able to DRIVE the damn things!!!

Ok changed my mind it all depends how reponsibal ethe person driving the care is and if there really stupi , fails test adn all they should drive so then not as many accidents happen

lower it lower it

Some people think that 16 is too young for people to be driving, I believe that the driving age everywhere should continue to stay at sixteen years.

I don’t think that the driving age should be raised up to 18 because, what make’s a good driver is it the person with no speeding tickets, the person that takes no drugs and drinks no alcohol or is it the person who causes the least amount of accidents. I don’t think so I think that it is the person with the most experience behind the wheel. Most of the accidents caused by sixteen, seventeen or eighteen year olds is because they are irresponsible or have been drinking or taking drugs, but you can’t say that some people eighteen or older aren’t irresponsible or don’t take drugs or drink alcohol.

But then on the other hand at least half of the drivers under 18 are not mature enough to drive, because they go to work earn some money and spend it on there car, to make it faster and make it really loud, and when they have done this they go and street race and end up killing an innocent person.

People think that driving at 16 is to young for people to be driving, but I say it isnt I feel teens are resonsible enough to take on driving at 16.

i think that the driving age should be higherred because the students are not going to be responsible enogh because all they want to do is party!!

no just leave it alone!!!!!

i feel they should leave it alone because all teens aren't all about partying. i hate walking!

i dont think that the driving age should be raised because the new drivers will feel that they are not trusted.

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NOOO i dont think the driving age should be raised because personally i have after school programs and sports and my parents work full time so if the driving age gets raised my brother and sister will need rides to all their activities in the next couple of years and ill have my own things to do in college.

I don't think you should even consider it an option i mean some of us have already payed for drivers ed so it wont matter but i mean y should we cause most of us are responsible!!

I am doing a researching based on this topic. But my point is that driving age has to be raised to 21. I know a lot of you guys won't agree but this is just my debating assessment. If anyone got any ideas plz email.

i dont think that the age should be raised. just because teens out der are actin like idiots and havin accident, that dont mean we r all like that...wat about the mature and responsible teens...r u goin to judge us bcoz theyre r totha teens out der who r immature...i think if u'z do it is very unfair

I do not think the driving age should be raised. If it was that wouldnt stop teens from breaking the law and driving while there under 18. It dosent stop them from drinking or sneaking into clubs. Plus for those who follow the law it would handicap us. Most teens already have jobs and go to college how would they get around?

I think the driving age should be at 14 out in Nevada for the boys and 17 for the girls the reason I think this is because boys are more careful drivers when they start and girls are not they get in more accidents then boys.

I do not understand how you still do not think the age limit in Maryland should be raised, but you know one of the vitims? That just does not make any sense to me!!!!!!!

I dont think the driving age should be raised, I mean its not our fault they got there lisence. Its not fair to everyone else.

I dont think the driving age should be raised, I mean its not our fault they got there lisence. Its not fair to everyone else.

i don't think the driving age should be raised. why should we get the price for other peoples mistakes, and just because some people get into accidents doesn't mean we will.

I think we should all be able to drive and play yugioh atthe same time

The driving age should definetly not be raised!!!!! what does it prove?? nothing.all it does is make teens wait. just because they're older doesnt make them more responsible or anything. All its doing is provoking them to wan to drive more.Then theyre all excited when they actually do get to drive. THat could cause recklessness (thats bad). so it definetly should not be raised!!

i think the age should be raised, so many young and unexperienced drivers cause too many wrecks. i remember when i was 16, besides having a job, all a 16yr old needs a liscense for is to goof off. i think you young KIDS need to learn to drive... practice a little more. just because you can get it doesnt mean you know how to be a responsible driver. ha

I think the driving age should be raised to 21 . Most teens are irresponsible and have many wrecks . teens who say they are responsible are just lieing because they just want a car to drive in and go to partys in .

i think that the driving age should be raised, and the drinking age should be lowered because then teenagers will ba able to experiment with alchol before they are able to drive this will decline the number of accidents!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!HAHA

It shouldn't be changed! The dillusional state doesn't see that these young adults need this way of transportation to do everyday activites!

NO THE DRIVING AGE SHOULD NOT BE RAISED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That would be HORRIBLE :(

i dont think that the driving age should be highered because both teens and parents cant wait til their 16 or til their child turns 16 because they can drive themselves around instead of bugging their parents to take time out of their day and time just to drive their kid to a friends house or to a sports activity. all the accidents that do happen are not necessarily from teen drivers, it's actually more from reckless ADULT drivers who think that they know the ins and outs of driving and they obviously dont!


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I think that the driving age shouldn't be increased because if you raise the MDA then people that are 18 will be inexperienced. I also think the MDA shouldn't bee raised beecause there is so much work you have to do to get a drivers license, not just anyone can get one. And also, the main cause of accidents is not young age, but drugs and alcohol, which not only affect teens, but adults, too.

it sould stay the same or rase one more year

The driving age shouldn't be raised because, driving might be a soothing past time to some people.

I think the driving age should be lower 13 because I heard about a six that drove 30 miles with only crashing 3 times if he can do it a 13 year old really can because he didn't even have practice imagine a 13 year old with practice


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i think the driving age should not be raised because it does not prove anything all thought i have to do this boring project and i have to be for raisng the driving age i am 12 andi want to drive

NOOOOO!!!!! THE DRIVING AGE WILL NOT BE CHANGED! It juust not right. I mean wood u want to change it . whats the point . All it does is make more teens want to drivee more. Maybe cause a few less acidents but is it worth it. IS it rele worth the 2 or more year wait ? i mean honestly.


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I think that the age should be raised because more kids are more responsoble at an older age. Even though people still drink and drive, most of those people are are kids. Thats why i think they should raise the age.

Erica Nowak,
You are right, it wouldn't solve any problems, but it would make the drivers more experienced with what they do with their bodies, so you are partly right and partly wrong!

I think that the driving age should changed to the age 18 because most teenagers dont have the responsibility when it comes do driving.Not only are they risking their own lives they are also risking the lives of innocent bystanders.Records show that teenage drivers get into more car wrecks than adults.

it should be lowerd!!

If someone really wants to drive, they should be alowed to if they are 13 or older

If you really want to drive and feel that they will die without it, they should be alowed to get a drivers license

i dont think the driving age should be raised because the age has nothing to do with the experience of the driver. DONT RAISE THE DRIVING AGE.

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The Driving age should not be changed because I know this one kid who drove his brother to school because his parents couldn't. After the school said he couldn't drive anymore the kid had to go to a different school. The Driving age should stay at 16 or be lowered

It should not be changed its not fair to the people who have been waiting for their licence!!!!

i think that the driving age should not change yet but the kids i have noticed are getting really imiture and i think when they act like that they should not be able to drive till they are 18

Speaking on behalf of the childern and teens of America, I recommend that you reconsider the thought of raising the driving age. Though, you may not listen or care about my fury at this issue I have one thing to remind you. When I was a kid I would sit on my dad's lap and drive his car, and always dreamt of driving on my own. Now, that I am a teen I felt that I am so close to gaining my drivers license, and that's when the government takes my dream away by raising the driving age. Keeping in mind the reason why you raised it my friends and I have thought up a solution. You can either raise the driving age to 17 of you can give the license to us at 16 and reqire that we give up 5 mos. of safe driving. So please reconsider this thought.

I think they should rasi it to 17 because they aren
better with driving.

I think that they should not hire the driving age because anything can happen to anyone I mean Adults are just as immature than teens

I dont think the age should be raised because, thenm people will force theirselves to drive then! so, for the people who think they should raise the age is stupid!

I think that the age of driving should be raised because adolescence brain isn't well developed until the age of 21. And most teens are not prepare to make mature judgment in the more difficult area.

I think that the driving age of the maryland district should be raised because the teenagers are becoming very imature and need to grow up if they think that driving is a joke because its not when you get behingd the wheel of a car you are puting many lives at risk weather you relize it or not

Yeah it should be. Kids that are 14 and younger, even 15, are more emotional than most people. They worry about things that are not that important. they deal with things like "Oh i hope I do good on my test. things like "I wonder if I'm gonna get caught drinking or doing drugs. When they can grow up and deal with the things that are really important, then maybe their old enough and mature enough to drive.

NO

I think that even if the age is increased the amount of accidents will still be high because most car accidents are caused by 18 year olds.

I think that the driving age should be raised.

the driving age should definitely be raised to 18! do you want our children to DIE? i cannot believe that you are in favor of the driving age being 16! my baby died at 16 because she wrote in a car with a drunk 16-year-old. obviously, they don't have enough responsibility! here's what's on her grave marker:
peace and love to our baby, helen, who was a victim of careless driving. please protect your babies.
that's my opinion. please post it, to protect teens everywhere.
Janet Walker

Why would anyone want to go to school in the morning and have to carpool, take the bus or have your parents drive you to school? If the driving age is raised people especially in high school would have to wait after high school to actually drive a car of their own, they would have no freedom. Going to parties, going to work, you would have to find other ways of transportation. Being able to drive at a young age teaches responsibility. A student a few years younger then a person legally allowed to drive is no better or different.

I feel that at the age of 16 is an appropriate age to start driving because no matter what you do there will always be losers on the road at any age. Breaking rules and being irresponsible is something anyone can do. We shouldn’t suffer because of other people’s mistakes. This is an example of adults blaming teens for every accident that happen. Right now the driving age stands at 16 years of age, which is illegal to drink but if they raised it they would most likely raise it to 18 years of age, which would most likely increase the amount of accidents caused by drinking and driving.

Talking with other passengers, Playing with the radio or CD, Eating or drinking, using a cell phone are the most common ways of getting into an accident. An adult is equally as likely to get into one of these accidents as a teen. No one is a perfect driver and there is no way to prevent crashes. A license should not be determined by age, but by ability and maturity. It's better to start early and gain some experience.

It should be raised to 18 so they can get more experience driving when they watch their mothers drives so they can be more responsible at driving.

I am moving to Maryland and am confused about the driving laws, if i have a license in michigan and i am 16 can i get my maryland graduated license?

i think the driving age should stay the same because not all teenagers are silly billies.

i think that the driving age should not be raised because it is unfair for those who have been waiting to drive in about a years time then finding out that the age has been raised. if some YOUNG drivers are not obiding by traffic rules then it is their's and their family's loss if they get injered because it is their family's responsibility to teach them the RIGHT from WRONG and they should be old enough to understand the consequences.

I think that the age for driving should be raised. Teens have not matured enough yet to take driving seriously and so many accidents are being caused from careless driving performed by teens. The age limit should at least be 18!!!! That way, teens have matured more to realize that driving is not a joke, it is a very serious matter. They do not have any sense of control over themselves at at 14, let alone driving. I really believe the age should be raised. Having this done would put everybody in a safer, less hazordous community.

NOO!! I dont think the driving age should be raised. I mean think about some kids parents would be driving them to college, now thik just a second, would you want your mom, dad or leagl gardian driving you to college? NOO!! At least I wouldnt. So thats just my point of view but I think a lot of other people would agree and im sure your kids would agree.

~Summer J.

Ok you know what not all 16 year olds are Irresponsible. I think that the driving agetr shouldn't be raised to 18 because 18 year olds are more likley to be able to get drugs because they might have older friend that are old enough to drink and get other types of drugs but you know 16 year olds might have older friends that can get some sort of drug but even my kids that are 10 and 13 can get drugs. I mean come on white out is Considered a drug. So bottom line i dont think that you can say 16 year

Im 23 for starters and my military career just ended becouse of a 40 year old drunk driver that crushed both of my legs. Did his age have anything to do with it? No. It didnt Its the simple fact that he was under the influence. Parents just need to teach thier children values to begin with and all these people saying kids are the ones that are driveing like nuts out thier really should take a good look at themselves

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I don't think we should raise the driving age, because you are just putting off driving for a couple of years they stil won't have the expierence. Its just like they were 16, but instead they are 18 or 19...

I do not think that the driving age should be changed. It should depend on how responsible you are and if your parents allow you to drive. If anything is changed it shouldnt be the age that you get to start driving. Alot of teenagers are responsible and should not have to go with the law made for irresponsible teenagers. If you put off the age limit by a couple years teenagers will still not have the experience of driving. The law should change to having to take more in the car driving classes before you can get your liscence and things in that way to get more experience in being a safe driver.

i do not believe that the driving age should be raised. the one thing most young teenagers look forward to is being able to drive themselves around at 16. if the driving age is changed to 18 (when most people are heading off to college and stuff) how are they supposed to 1.go to and from a job 2.head home for a holiday 3.get a job at 16 and not need ur parents to take the time out of their life (parents do hav work to..) to drive you to your job and then have to pick you up in a couple of hours. and if u work late nights during the summer and ur parents still work and need sleep...how are you supposed to get home? plus by the time we are experienced drivers we'll be in our early twenties.

I think that it should stay the way it is because if you lower the age there going to be more accidents. I don't want to dis any teenagers but some of them are irrisponsible and immiture.

NO WAY!! i dont think it should be changed its NOT fair to us...who wants there parents to be driving them around when they are 18..what the heck..

no the driving age should not be put up its not just teens that are speeding and drink driving we arent even allowed to drink iff they put it up its just more likely people are going to drive illegally with no licence because they dont want to wait

well i dont think th age should be raised its all the parents fault for not teaching them well and most 16 year olds are mature so its not because of the age

No thedriving age should not be raised because raising the driving age will just annoy people. There should just be harsher penalties and mabye a CC restiction. people should be allowed to get their license because of their record from schooland possibly even a criminal record

I think that the driving age should stay the way it is

The driving age should not be raised because if they do kids will not have the driving experiance they need. If the driving age is raised to 18 or up parents will not have the ability to take the keys away thus there will be even more wreckless driving.

I thimk the driving age should be lowered to where you can get your permit at 14 and 6 months.If we can then all the teens will have way more experience at 16 years old.Then maybe after all the experience there wont be many accidents.

I think that it isn't absolutely fair for the age to be raised. I say this because that is punishing all of the teenagers. And when you really tink about it most of the time it's adults that get in accidents for drinking while driving (well at least in Baltimore). I think that you should have to be 16 to get your licence.

driving ages should be increased to a 100 yrs old

i do think that the age should be raised.I think so cuz it would give teens more time to get experienced to drive.Its not really anything about miturity I think its more about being careful and coutious cuz most teens are usually happy to be able to drive and to have a car but most not all but most dont worry about anything else when they are in the driver seat they just want to drive.

the driving age should b raised bcause less people would die for accidents

I think that the government should lower the driving ages because it is not like younger teens drink anyway so if they are responsible enough, then i think it should be aloud!!!

I think that the driving age should be higher because the most accedince coem from teens

i think the driving age should be lovered to 15 because in alberta the driving age is 14 and ya some accidents happen but not many and i don't think drunk driving would happen because you can't drink until 19 and also some people might even be scared to drive and might not want to.

My reaserch topic for school has two sides I am on the federalist side. And it is for raising the driving age Some of you may say that if we change the age to 18 we will have the same promblems as we do know at 16 because they would be just getting their liscence at 18 just as we do at 16. I personaly think it should be 18 what we can do is have training and learning about the consaquences of driving from 16 till 18. That way we are more aware. Not NOt 16 16 16
16!16!16!16! yyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeesssssssss

i think the driving age should be higher because i say so ok?

i think it should be lowerd age does not really matter and the younger you are the less likely you will be able to drive

I think that the driving age should not be rased at all. i am 15 years old and my parents hate to drive me everwhere. i think if the insurance companies are wanting to chage them they should make the test to get yur permit harder. i also think that they should be more consiquenses for drunk driving.

I think the driving age should be increased becouse many teens and young adults die from car accidents becouse they have so much other stuff going on and there thinking abiout it while there driving and most teens dont really understand why you shouldent be on the phone while your driving alot of teens do talk on their phones while driving and it distracts them and thats how som accidents happen and the accidents can kill them.. the youger the driving age.. the shorter some peoples lives are

I do not think the driving age should be raised.

i think that at any thing the driving age should be lowered. Changing it to the age of 18 is a horrible idea!

I think that it should not be raised because it isn't going to make any difference. Teenagers are still going to be excited to drive so I think that they should not raise the age.

No, because I Know a kid that drives his sister to school because his parents can't

no

i think it should but i dont think it should. i think it should because i just lost a friend who was on a motorcylce and a 18 year old hit him and she had no license

No, because parents don't have to take there kids to school activites

NO!!!!!!!!!!!

no no no no no no no no no no!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I agree the teenage driving age should be
increased. we are doing a debate in my debate class about it its a very hot topic
it should be increased because teens are not as responeable now dont think that i think all teens are not responsible drive but theywill think that they are too cool or something to wear seatbelts so I do agree

why should it be raised many people dont know. i believe it should stay the same because if it's raised most teens are problem likely to still there parents car and joy ride. but if it stay the same teens are likely to get there license and get a car and be happy. not all accidents are cause by young teens they should still keep the law no driving at night

I am a parent of a 15 yr old male. My reason for wanting all states to raise the driving age is to allow our teens to focus on academics,relationships, not on who is seen cruising, or will I be able to work enough hours to pay my insurance? Too many of our teens are gone before they even get the chance to live. I have great faith in our youth,slow down, don't rush from one experience to another so quickly.

i think that the age of driving is a good age, but it could be put to 15.5.

I think it should be raised because it would reduce the risk of accidents

i agree too many young teens are dieing because of these car crashes :0

i think that the drving age should be raised to 18 because students think that driving is a game and it is fun to speed, not stop, and a priority to have fun. they dont think of the risks other than "im going to be late" 18 is still young so whats 2 more years? especially when the crash rate will go down as well as the reckless driving

i recon that the real reason why teenagers aged 15 to 17 are being killed in speeding is because they are under aged drinkers or so called boy racers the driving age should be raised because then there wouldnt be that much accidents.15 is just too young to drive. I want to drive at 15 but id rather drive 16 because then id be more mature and would know all about driving.

well iwas just looking for an exsample for my uil event modern oretory for should cell phones be abanded while driving?

goodmorning sunshine!!! well driving is so fun!! yes it is! im 69 and ive been driving my whole damn LIFE!! thats right! so hahaha 2 all u who cant drive!!

NO the Driving age should not be raised. It should be lower.

We need to raise the driving age to at least 24 because we are putting our teens life in risk everytime he gets in a car!!!

Hola!!!!!!!!!

I think the drving age should be kept where it is. If its raised teens wont be able to get jobs and things they need to become responcible.

Where I live the driving age is 18 and this works out well because the age of majority for most other things is also 18 apart from leaving school which is 15.

These young people are fer crazy with there fast car and slow wits

I think that the driving age should actually be lowered to 14 so younger people wont have the temptations to get behind the wheel.

it should stay the SAME

I think that the teenage driving age should be raised. So many teenagers die in car accidents each and every day. But on the other hand children who are careful and watch they are doing while driving are going to be punished if they do raise te driving age.
-junior cc

I think that it should be raised because young teenagers are getting into so many accidents and killing themselves and others to.

I think the driving e should be 17 because some kids are irresponsible

I think the age of driving should not be changed to 18. Mabe 17, but it really doesn't matter what age you are it just matters on what kind of choices you make! If you make bad choices then you'll probably end up being and bad driver and if you make the right choice then you'll be know as a good driver

I don't think it should cuz it's the dume

Because it's not fair that it should be raise cuz lots of people got it when they were 16 or 15 and it's not right for people to have it when their 18 who were borned in 1992 - and up... So, I don't think it should..
PLEASE DON'T RAISE THE AGE UP!!!

i think that the driving age should be lowered to nine years of age. so that they still live with their parents then they wont be able to drive by their selves.

no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OK WELL I THINK THAT THE DRIVING AGE SHOULD NAOT BE CHANGED FOR THE FOLLLOWING REASONS.. FIRS BECAUSE MANY TEENAGERS OBTAIN A JOB AND NEED TRANSPORTATION TO GET TO THAT JOB. SECOND BECAUSE FOR ANY REASON IF THE PARENTS HAVE AN EMERGENCY AND CANT DRIVE THE TEENAGE CAN PROVIDE THE DRIVING... ALSO BEACUSE THERE ARE MANY RESPONSIBLE TEEN AGE DRIVERS AND THOSE SHOULD NOT BE PUNISHED FOR THE IRRESPONSIBLES ACTIONS.

In my oppinion i don't think the driving age should be raised because we're not responsible for the way adults drink and drive. They say there've been many resent accidents but none of them tell that teenagers are responsible for the accidents. We still have 1 or two years until we have the privalege to drive. Should we just stand here and watch while our key to freedom is disappearing right in fron of our eyes?

The driving age should be raised to 18 years old because its very sad seeing 16 year old teenagers lose their lives because of a silly mistake os plainly because of inexperience. Lsing a friend is the worst thing. Imagine losing a child...

thanx. all tour opinions will help me with my debate in class. once again thanx.


Thanx from,

a teen

hey it should stay at 16 duhh.

All this info helped for my debate unit in class! I think it should stay the same.

A lot of you say that the responsible drivers would be punished. So what if they are responsible? That can't prevent a reckless driver from running into them. That's why I think the age should be raised.

I think that the driving age should be the same cuz not all teenagers are imature. I mean a lot of teenagers probably know the risks of driving and what they should do and and they want to concenctrate to become a better driver when they are 18. It's not all teenagers fault that there are accidents cuz adults can make accidents also either because they are drinking or just doing whatever. Because I know that there are a lot of teenagers out there that aren't going to try to prevent accidents and everybody is not the same. Just because a lot of young teenagers get into auto accidents doesn't mean that all teenagers are going to do it. So what i am trying to say is that we should just keep the driving age the same please!

i think the driving age should be raised. teen deaths r to cridical for pepls. if it is raised then drivers will learn to be more carefull on the road

I think all of you that are for lowering the driving age or keeping it the same are stupid and imature and shouldnt be driving. "yea yea its there fault if they crash" one of you said but was it really the ladie with the 4 little kids in the back seat of the other cars fault NO...think about what yor saying you make no sense. do you want your mom or dad on the road with some one your age speeding by them causing them to run off the road? i didnt think so... research your facts before you place a comment on something that has the ability to change lives.why do you really want to drive and grow up that fast keep your childhood. Driving is a privilage not a given right.

Legal driving age should stay 16 because kids under the age of 16 are immature. They would drink and drive. They mite even think its funny to crash into there cars like they are in a video game and they will run away from the cops like on TV. Another reason why 16 should stay the driving is there would be crashes and a stealing because some people don’t have enough money to buy or keep a car so they would just steal them. Parents would be running out of money because they would most likely help there children pay for the car and the insurance.

i think the driveing age should be raised becuase teens are still thinking immaturely at 16

i dont agree with u blah it should stay the same age

yes because most people don't want unexpereniced drivers on the road with them. Thats why the driving age should be upped to 18

yeah well i think that most accidents that happen are because of teen behind the wheel. although i drive and i am only 17, i still think that teens are inresponsible to be behind the wheel. although i drive, ther is always one of my parents with me..

meaghan Herman, reread what the debate is over, we arent making the age lower, were making it higher. what were you smoking when you wrote that?


I quote:
"Meaghan Herman :: Naughty_sexygurl_69@hotmail.co :: 12/5/2005, 4:48 PM
Legal driving age should stay 16 because kids under the age of 16 are immature. They would drink and drive. They mite even think its funny to crash into there cars like they are in a video game and they will run away from the cops like on TV. Another reason why 16 should stay the driving is there would be crashes and a stealing because some people don’t have enough money to buy or keep a car so they would just steal them. Parents would be running out of money because they would most likely help there children pay for the car and the insurance. "

no!!!!!!!!!!!!! I dont think that the driving age should be raised because I am 15 and going to be 16. If they change the age i won't be able to drive. I will be VERY upset! I am also single!!!!!!!

Thank you ROBERTO for your reasons on the driving age. I have to give a speech and you gave me a great idea of how to start it out.

THANX A BUNCH-
RACHAEL

okay on my opinion i think the drivning age should not be raised because not everyone who is new at driving at the age of 16 should have to be punished for the mistakes that other teenage drivers are making. k thanks bye

i think ur all wrong cause teens would be more responsible>

hello my name is i love johnny how was your day today what is your town or place like

i am ashlynn kerby and i think that the driving age should be raised because of all of the recent teen accidents although teens might want ot drive at a young age i think thatthey sholdn't be able to not onlyy because of the recks but because of the lack of the miturity and the lack of the responsibility that the drivers might have so that is my resoning for that

we should lower the driving age to 14 because we are responsible and independent!we follow the rules better than adults!

i goto baltimore city coolegeand iam n the 10th grade we aren't talking about this because it not a problem because too many teens cant drive and everyone is responisble

I think the driving age should be raised do you really want you brother or sister to die in a dang car crash because they are like 16??

i think they should cuz kids these days aren't going up fast.

You must be like Nazi's to not let us teenagers drive! I mean not letting them drive would make them stay around in the nieghborhood and well annoy more people I guess....

I know I want my license at 16 too, but if you think about the majority of accidents are teens. Most teens are not quite as matured as they should be and don't always think for the best. I know what being a teen is all about and I think it personally should be raised. I don't care if you all disagree but just cause were 16 and claim that we have "matured" we all know we havent.

I do not think it should be it is already to long kids should drive at 14 teen

if the driving age is raised--then how can we mature and learn to be independent?? we will always be wanting to rely on others to get where we want to be--then we will be immature, and when we do start to drive at the raised age....we'd be no better off than we were at 16....

Hi every one! my name's amanda and im 15.. im in a debate class at my high school and we are debating on a BILL that states to lower the eligible age to obtain a learners permit to 14 instead of 15. i life in florida and thats how it is here. a license at 16 and a permit at 15. if you agree that the law should rather increase the age than decrease please email me your comments... and some reasons. thank u!!!

I don't think that the driving age should be raised. No matter what u do this is always going to be problems with drunk teens even adults drive drunk. The law should be cracking down on people driving around drunk.

The driving age should be lowered cause 14 year olds are more responsable and it woulden't be fair to higher it cause then parents would have to drive the kids to school and there would be more kids on bus's and kids getting rides from parent, and or other family members. it would be like a big traffic jam.

ok wow i think that the driving age is fine just the way that it is. as with everything people are gunna mess up people get in to car accadents every day im 17 and have been in two accadents and they were never my fault and both thime i was hit it was a middle aged driver. if you rase the age then were just gunna have older nonexpierenced drivers on michigan roads

I am 17 and I'm still in high school most of the students at my school do not know how to drive I was raised in Dallas Texas so I have had to learn how to drive in different conditions but the kids in the small school that I know go to in east Texas get in wrecks all the time. I think that kids should have their permits for two years and then they can get their liecense.

it should not be raised to 18!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

imho the licensing age should be lowered so
the teenagers could be more independent , rofl anyway i dont think it would increase the accidents rate cause adults causing road accidents in most cases. lloll

do you think that the legal driving age should be decreased.

Yes I think that the US driving ages ranging from 14-17 depending on the state are too young. I think 17 like in New Jersey and most Australian states is a good age to drive on your own or 18 is even better. In my Auatralian state you have to 16 for a learners permit and 18 for a restrcited licence.

NO the laws should change at all

no i think they should make the age bigger

leave the driving age PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

I think the age sould not be rased.I'm a year away from getting them.If they rase the age I won't be able to get to work.That would keep me from getting money for my car and why would I want to save for a car then.

Driving is a very important thing.
If you have a job and need to get somewhere,
and you can't cuz you dont have a licence
then that sucks
you need to have your licence sooner
kthanksbye

The driving age should be raise to 18. More teens get into accidents that adults. But what do you think life would be like without teens on the road under the age of 18?

no because we should not be punished for what they have done

hahahahha very fUnny but i need sumthing 4 my rep0rt!!! heeheehee lolz....im a freshman and like im only about letz say ummm..... 19!! anywayz itz not bout the subject, but all bout me!! cuz im the m0st purtiest gal in the w0rld!

I tell you im only 12 and im doing a report if the driving age should be raised to 18. My answer is yes and no. Teens think a car is fun to drive. Yes it might be but teens dont know the responsibility to drive. They show off with their girlfriends or friends trying to drive so fast or driving with know hands. This is the cause for many accidents. Teens must know their manners and respect. A lot of people have died because of teens. You should know that. You should be more mature like 18 year olds. Also if the driving age was raised to 18 teens would have more time to be prepared to drive. Now why the raising age should not be raised to 18 is because of parents. They have to work also. But sometimes they dont have time. They need to pick up their kids after school or after activities. And teens could go to places by them selves instead of making their parents drop them. This is why i say yes and no but i mostly think it should be yes.

ew no ok people i am 12 and i can drive and i dont drink and i am ver y reasponable dont you wnat a car to go places and drive anywhere you want. yeaa sure yoou don t have money for gas and car insurance but your parent can give that to you instead of giving rides and stuff.

I think the driving age should be lowerd because some teens should be allowed to take their parents or people places if they are disabled or something like that So Yeah well thats must my opinion.B^)

why do you think that?

i think that u guys are correct the driving age should be aroung 18

Personally, I believe the driving age should stay where it is right now. Think about it.
=>16, can't drink legally, won't drink and drive...
=>18, can drink legally, will most likely drink and drive...
But this is just my opinion. I also think it should stay because don't want to drive their kids everywhere...and honestly, accident saren't happening because they are 16! Like, it's just logical. Anyways, all I did was repost what most people had already said.

Thank you all for your helpful insight because i have to submit a debate over the driving age limit. Meaghan Herman, read the debate. Why would adults want more teens on the road? They are making the limit HIGHER. Me personally, that sucks cause i am 15 now going on 16 but i think it is pretty reasonable cause, admit it, most people cant drive :P

I think that the driving age should stay at 16 and i think that some of these people are on something (no offense to those who arent and are intelligent)

I think the driving age should stay at 16 because like someone told me the accident was not caused because the driver was to young it was caused becuase the driver was infkuenced by drugs and alchol.

i think the driving age should be lowered 'cause that snot fair that we have to suffer for someone else mistake, we suppose to learn from others mistakes.

HI, i would just like to state my opinion on if the driving age should be changed, and i think No it should not. I think if it were to change many kids would be droping out of school or driving without a license. I dont think we should live on the mistakes of others, and i do not think that the carless driving of others should inpact the chance of teens to be able to drive now in this day in time.

Nooooooooooooooooo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

no lower the driving age

No i think the age should not be raise it is good as is

The driving age should be lowered! This is b/c I am one of the youngest in my class, and I want to be able to drive around w/ them to places! ARG!!!

i think the driving age should stay at 16 because kids when they reach 16 want to get a job and a car so they can get out of their house now me i just turned 16 on january 1st and i been waiting to drive for about to 3 years now ever since i saw my friend drive so i think it should stay at 16

i think the driving age should stay at 16 because kids when they reach 16 want to get a job and a car so they can get out of their house now me i just turned 16 on january 1st and i been waiting to drive for about to 3 years now ever since i saw my friend drive so i think it should stay at 16

I dont think that the driving age should be raised because the accidents that happen are not simply because of these teenage drivers. Its because the drugs and alcohol that some of these teenagers abuse. So i think that all teenagers should be tested for drug and alcohol abuse.

I am 16..I have been driving for about 2 months. I haven't been in any crah what so ever. My parents are also happy that I have my license because they don't have to change their schedule for me to much...I can even pick up my younger siblings if my parents are busy. If anything don't change the age but change the score that you have to get to pass the tests....I passed with a 90%.

ok, it needs to stay as it is ...

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I think the driving age should be raised to 18. heres why, you are considered a legal adult when you are 18. You can drive by then sure, but another age that should change is drinking age. I think it should be 18 too. A lot of people only drink under age because they arent aloud. I think if you can join the army, u should be able to enjoy a beer with your squad. And when you can drive and drink, u wont want to drink and drive.

Well recent studies on the human brain point to the fact that the brain isnt fully mature in the "executive branch" which allows an individual to make imporant choices on the roads. So maturity does come with age whether you want it to or not.

driving age should stay the same.

well i think that the test shoot be harder and that every 16 year older can be more experienced in driving because a sixteen year older needs a car really bad

I think that rasing the driving age would increase the number of accendents because it would creat troubl for those who have mny actives that need indenpendent transportation.

I feel that the driving age should stay the same. Many people would disagree with me on this but just listen to my side of the story. Many people say that at the age of 16 teenagers arent experienced enough to be caplable of safe driving. Well my question is, Didnt every single experienced driver start off as an unexperienced driver? Everyone has to start somewhere! Also, at the age of 16 your reflexes are much faster to that of a 50 year old. Last but not least, many people feel that all drunk driving accidents are caused by teenagers, well a 50 year old is just as capable of drinking, being intoxicated and then getting behind the wheel of a car. The only reason many people feel that is it only the teenagers that are making these poor decisions is because everyone only makes teen accidents into a big deal, there are many accidents not caused by teengers that we dont hear about. In my opinion, i feel that is would be absoutly stupid to increase the age of drivers.

hey go drive a car if you want to so bad.

i think the driving age should remain the same.

i think that the driving age should stay the same because kids are driving just fine. its the mexicans the get into the accidents

The driving age is good the way it is.

The driving age should NOT be raised because you need experience to be experienced.

no friken way. dont raise it thats stupid and its not fair if teens can pass the driving test and able to get their licsence then that obviously means that there capable of driving themselves and they know how. keep it the sameeeeee! dont raise it!

I think that the driving age should be raised. Becouse I fell that younger drivers are not experienced enough. They are not old enough to handel the responsibolity. Younger person dont want to follow the rules of driving and thats what causes younger person to get in a accident. But dose not mean that all young people don't deserver there licence. But it is such a small prsenteg that we should raise the age.

I think the legal driving age should be lowered to 14.I think that because if you give 14 year olds their permits then they have atleast two years of driving under their belts. Then when they are 16 they can begain their drivers ed course. Because the main consern now adays is that teens do not have the right amount of experiense.

hey. driving is fun

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The driving age should stay the seem cuz the more you do something the better you will get at it . Instead of changing the driving age , the government should teach kids more about driving and maybe make the drivng test harder . That way not ever one will get a drivers permit unless they learn all they need to know about driving thus getting more good drivers on the road

just kidding lol sorry im just messing with u but i also agree that it shouldnt be changed

I do not beleave that there is any reason to raise the teen driving age. I don't beleave it makes a difference to raise the age, the problem is experience, and riseing the diveing age isn't gonna make it any better.
i think schools should start drivers education early in high school for young teenagers and maby even make it a high school cours that students must pass, this will help teens when they go for there drivers test. It will improve the way they drive, there responsibility. and there knowledge for driveing. this will make for a safer future for all drivers.

thank you very much for your time

scincerily

Travis Young

I think the driving age should be lowered

Dude i totally think the driving age should be lowered to 14, i'm 14 and I know im responsible to take it slow and learn it good no matter what adults say, they are so ignorant

omm i think it does not matter if u start driving at 16 or at 21 ether way ur still in risk becouse u are a new drver

duh...its got to be raised...in the past year there have been alot of car accidents involving 16-17 aged drivers due to stupidity...75%has been because they werent paying attention to the road

I think the driving age should deffenetly be lowerd esspesilly in missouri!!!!!

I don't think that the driving age should be increased. It takes away the teenagers chances to be responsible. Adults get into crashes just as much as teens do. And It doesn't do anything, its just making the age older, but teens will still be irresponsible with their driving if they don't have the experience. So if they dont increase it then by the time they're eighteen then they will be more responsible and ready to go be on their own, and off to college.

I think that the driving age should stay the same because not matter what age you are there will still be stupid people driving and drunk driving even if your 21 or older.

the driving age should stay at age 16 it will be whole lot easier then changing it

the driving age should not be raised. 16 is the right age to start driving i mean there are some irresoponsible teens but not everyone is like that

I dont think the driving age should be changed cause i love driving. I always want to drive. I get my temps in march and if they change the law by then i wont be able to. Ive filled out tons of applications for jobs but the thing is i dont have a way to get there. My dad wants me to drive too.I would be a responsible driver and if they raised it it would really suck!!! I LOVE DRIVEING AND THEY CANT CANT TAKE THAT FROM ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The driving age is NOT going to be changed. Everybody who is in favor of it being changed, get over it.

ROBERTO U NEED TO LEARN HOW TO SPELL

i think that they should lower it because kids need to get places what if there parents werent there adn they had to get some where they would ahve to take the care them selves.

I think that the driving age should not be raised bcause teens need to do important stuff. Teens need to go to work and sometimes adults are to busy. teens sometimes dont want to be around adults.

woah, woah. Man this site is wack. Anyone who thinks that the driving age should be raised is completely insane. It already is taking long enough for us teens to get our licence. No licence is like social suicide. Understand?

Age doesn't define inexperience, you can be even at the age of 30 and above and still be a reckless driver. I feel that the police should use their own judgement to pull over a teen and use the law as well. For ex, if the music is able to be heard from outside the car, or, if a teen is caught with a cell phone. Police should use this and the law for their guide.

hey u guys r helpin me with my essay im wrighting , thanx but i think the age should b left alone honestly if they raise it the inexperianced drivers are just going to b older and if they drop it people would be out of hand the younger people like 14 and 15 would think they were in to much power they would enjoy the freedom and speed so much that they would be reckless drivers at 16 its easier to understand that ur life is in ur hands when u are behind the wheel. KEEP THE DRIVING AGE AT 16!!!

im doing a project on should the driving age be changed..
any ideas?

thanks

i personal think that the driving age should be 17 as the state goverment should be more strict on the crashes and drink driing. they do not have a strict pollicy on driving.

ooooh.... drive. ooohh.

If the elderly are allowed to drive on the road I think it should be the same for 16 year olds. The elderly have proven to be worse in causing accidents on the road than a 16 year old. Its a simple as a honk on the horn that could cause them a heart attack while a 16 year old will be more alerted and more atemptive in avoiding a car crash. Its as simple as the fact most teens today are learning better due to past accidents of other 16 year olds conducting illegal activities. I think by now more teens will be more careful when driving and be just as responsible as their parents would be, for their own sake.

keep driving age at 16.
[ end of story]

I think that 16 is the right age to be driving because we have learned to use the car as a occasional thing and not a toy to abuse. I agree with an ^above^ comment " You should have to under-go 40+ hours of driving test. PLEASE KEEP THE DRIVING AGE AT 16, I CAN'T WAIT ANY LONGER! :]. I'm also doing a project/ persuasive essay on driving age. Please help with ideas! Reply SOON!
Korey Irey,.

I think that the driving age should be raised because the irresponsibility of teenagers nowdays. I was almost in a wreck going about 65 miles an hour. A 16 year old pulled out in front of me and I ran into the ditch to keep from hitting him. I know if i hit him that I would killed him and myself.

I think the driving age should be changed to18 because some teenagers are not mature enough to take on the responsibility of a car!!!!!!!!!!

Of course the driving age limit should be raised. It's ridiculous ho wmany deaths and accidents teen drivers are in everyday. At age 16, people aren't emotionally stable enough 2 handle the dangers and the obstacles on the roads. They can't determine the right thing 2 do, and there's peer pressure, alcohol, speeding, stress, emotions that over rule your better judgement that affects your way of driving. And only being required to have to have had 50 hours of driving with an adult i think it is before receiving a driving's license is pathetic. Where're your common sense people? Obviously no where in sight. Have you checked out the death rates at all? So what the cars are getting, blah blah blah. Even if you are a "responsible" teen, the highest cause of death amongst teenage drivers is because of driving errors.
On top of that, car crashes is the highest rated cause of teen deaths in the united states of america. Think about that before you go on saying that "I wana drive at 16?" Yea you get to go out often, be with your friends and all that, but the temptation is messin with your mind. If you don't believe me, look it up yourselves.
PS. ~ I'm only 14 years old

NO DONT CHANGE IT!!!!

i think the driving age should be less like when their in middleschool but they should have a perent in the car with them untill their in highschool

They shouldn't change it...why change something that seems to work

i think that if anything should change with the legale driving age, it should be lowerd,if someone can pass the driving tests then they can drive, it`s not all about age.

WELL I THINK THE DRIVING AGE SHOULD BE 16!!!!!!!

im 13 and i cant wait to get my license in 3 years!!! it'll realy suck if they changed it when im 15. :-( THEY SHOULDN'T CHANGE THE AGE TO 18. Most people think they shouldn't so, well, they shouldn't.

I think that if the teens who want to ruin there life by dringing and driving and basically killing themselves then they should go ahead, but that doesnt mean that all the other teens younger than them should get punished for their actions

i dont think that they should raise the driving age because you cant punish eveyone for someone else's mistakes. Also ill be able to drive in a little under 2 years!

should be trained before they start driving, like on closed roads with proffesional drivers.

hey i dont belive they should change the age of driveing just because your young an a driver doesn't mean you dont no how to drive an you would think we no the stuff just because we just learned it an it think if they should change ages then you shouldn;t be able to drive after a certin age

thank you for your time

The driving age should not be raised because just because a person is older does not mean that they drive any better. As a matter of fact I think there should be a driving limit. Anyway most of the time its adults who drink, so they shouldn't be allowed to drive. By raising the driving age you just have older unexpierienced drivers.

i dont think he age should be change just b/c its not all the teens felts i mean if someone wonts to mess up there life an there right to drive doesn't mean everyone has to pay for it! an they change the age they should change the age of how long you should be till you can't drive like 75 for ex......

I believe that the driving age should stay the same. It is the parents who should be blamed for the accidents. My child is very trustworthy and only good children should be allowed on the steets. All of my children have gotten their license and not one has encountered a 'fender bender' yet. It all depends on how your child thinks, and how you raise them.
-Dr.R.Z.Sowell

i think that the age should stay the same because that would be wrong for some people to get it at 16 and other at a different age

i definately think that the driving age should be raised. 25 years old is the best age to start driving, but that won't be possible so may at 18, but 16 years of age is not a meture age.

i believe that the age should stay the same because if you raise it then you will have just as many deaths because the teens or alredy adults are gonna be just as unexperienced. as the teens today who alredy have there license or permit and keeping them from getting a licence is going to cause them to be more curious and drive without a licence or experience so i believe it should be 16 years of age

i Think that it sould be raised!!!!!!!!!

NO!!!!!!!!! yeah you heard me

no. the age shouldnt be lowered its not the fact if your a good driver or not its the fact if you can see over the steering wheel!!
in conclusion the driving age should stay the same

Most accidents are caused by teenagers so why would you want a young teenager driver driving so then most likely they would be the one who Is causing the accident. So you are basically saying that you would want more accidents to happen.
o Regardless of the recent teenage driving accidents, the driving age should not be increased because teenagers are more inclined to put themselves in low-risk situations. It is hard to imagine some of the people at the age of 17 behind the wheel of a two-ton hunk of metal. Some older teenagers think of themselves all big and bad and if they get into a big situation they can get themselves out of anything, but they can’t so if they go out on the road saying to themselves if anyone or anything becomes into danger there is no way its going to stop me. Why would you want idiots out on the road like that?

I like can't wait to start driving DONT RAISE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

changer it 4 the love of god plz

Think about this- More teens die every year from fatal wrecks then the number of accounted deaths in 9/11.

i think that the driving age should be raised to 18 because 16 year olds do not have enough responsibility.

I think that they should change the driving age to 40 years old

Reasons stated that the driving age should be changed are: Increasing number of car wrecks,saftey, and etc. I agree that there are a high number of car accidents that may have teenagers in the car.The way i see it though, the teenagers are the victims in this case. Other recless drivers, not teenagers, but middle-aged people are also a huge part of the increasing number of teenagers being injured or worse. Parents that are stressed from taking their teenagers under 18 across the city could get in wrecks with their children in the car. Explain...

i think the driving age should be raised to 18 because 16 years olds haven't grown up to take a big responsibility. they are still kids, and kids don't need to drive. they should wait when they can handle a big job, and that is to drive.

Raising the driving age would b wak yo. dont do it.

heyhey i want to drive soon im only 13 right now so ya sooner the beater

scientists proved that the 16 year old brain is just as developed as a 18 year old so what is the difference? the are both responsible it depends on who you give the keys to

The fact that the insurance industry is asking the government to increase driving restrictions is ridiculous. Especially the reason; death rates are so high because of how young the drivers are. Let’s face the facts. The reason that death rates are so high, is not because of how young they are, but because they are just learning. They haven’t had much experience, therefore there are more accidents. Also, everyone is blaming the accidents on the teenagers. There are other reckless drivers out there on the roads. Raising the driving age, would not make the situation better; in fact, it might even make it worse. If you are a parent, think about all the times you have had to take your kids halfway across town just to take them to a two hour party, and you have another seven year old daughter wanting to have a little life of her own. If the party is over at 11:30 and you are a single parent with that seven year old daughter who is asleep, wouldn’t it just be mean to that daughter to wake her up to go pick up your 16 year old that can’t drive because they raised driving restrictions? Do you want to do that until the kid is eighteen? I would think not. And for all the teenagers out there that are for it too, think about all the times that your parents have told you that they are going to have to pick you up earlier than the actual pick up time. You have to beg and plead for them to come 30 minutes later, even though you and your parent know it isn’t going to happen. You would be able to get those 30 more minutes or maybe even more if you can drive. You guys, think about all the drinkers out there. And most of them, no matter how many times we are lectured into not doing it, will drive afterwards. The driving age right now is 14 for your permit, and 16 for being able to drive legally anywhere. Now, most of those kids don’t drink. It’s the 19 year olds and older. So why blame it on all the teenagers? Parents and other adults, take into mind some of your own actions when you are driving. Don’t only blame us teenagers.

i am not from Maryland, but i was doing some research for a persuasion speech that i have to do for my 8th grade class. i do believe that the driving age should be raised to 18. i dont know what the Maryland law wants to do, but i do believe that it should be raised. (the driving law) and i know that i am not even in high school yet, but i do believe strongley.

i think the driving age should be raised to at least 18 because there are to many car acidents now. kids arent mature at the age 16 or 17 to be behind the wheel. that is what i think!!

I realize the desire to drive at sixteen. I was also sixteen at one time. Although there are some teenagers responsible enough to be behind the wheel of a car, it is unfortunate that there are so many lacking the maturity. I think the driving age should in deed be raised. I hope that it is by the time that my son is of age. Sorry to all of you young ones...but this is a positive step towards a good thing.

i think the driving age should be lowered

I am not from Maryland, but I am doing a persuasive essay on why the driving age should not change. although I live in Arizona and the accident rate is up there it is the irresponsible people so why should we suffer for their mistakes...

this age thing sucks

i think the driveing age should be rasied to 18 cause there are to meny teens dieing out there cause they like to show off our go so fast that they get in a reack and i also think it should be rasied cause teens are not mature enough or responsibel enough

I think driving should be at age 18, It is safer.

I am not from Maryland, but i am doing a persuasive essay for school and that rasing the driving age would acheive nothing. I am not in favor of lowering the driving age but am in favor of atleast sustaining it.

Yes, it is true that 16 yr. olds lack experience, but raising the age to 18 will only mean that instead of 16 yr. olds driving with inexperience 18 yr. olds will be driving with inexperience.

16 year olds are so inexperents drivers and they think they are so grown up so the drink and race and do stupide stuff. so the driving age i think should be raised ......:) sry for the spelling.

it should not be raised !! OK

The age of driving should be raised to 16 for learners and 18 for drivers! All teens think they got everything under control and most of the time they dont!

NO

I am not from Maryland, but I am also writing a persuasive essay for school. Research has shown that the least safest drivers are 18 year old males and 75 year olds males (cqresearcher). Obviously raising the driving age would not eliminate either of these age groups. Secondly, why are lawmakers so quick to crack down on teeange driving and not elderly driving? (here's a hint: The most represented age group at voting polls are seniors over the age of 70).

I think it should be toughned, because there are to any teenage wrecks going on.

Driving age should be 14!!!

Most crashes are from drunk 20 yr olds rather than from 16yr olds

I think the driving age should be lowerd to 15 because if you take it down 1 year younger it won't affect the drving. In our university we proved that when you are 15 and when you turn into 16 your part of your brain will be the same.

-Indiankid (Kent University)

All u ppl who say the age should be raised, get a grip!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Most crashes are from drunk 20 yr olds rather than from 16yr olds

I think th@ all teens should have the rigth 2 do wh@ ever they want because we haev alot of things taken away 4om & we should not have this taken away 4om. There r alot of teens who r responsible so why not let them drve!!!!!!!!!!!!

I do not think the driving age should be raised because if it were raised even a year, (to 17 in maryland) it would raise the age the inexperience of teenagers, and, cause more accidents, drag races, etc. also, having the driving age set at 16 lets the parents help to manipulate what type of driver their son/daughter will become. so my answer is a definet HE77 NO!!!!!!

no that is why i am researching on the debate topic to lower the driving age

Well, maybe if some of you could learn how to spell people would take you all more seriously... I mean if your trying to make a point don't use slang and shortcut words!

what if they made carsssss that even babys can drive. that would be state of the art technology.

hi my name is mayyadah and i think it should be raised because to many teens are geting kill.






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what it do dis sha boi GRIPZ from cincinnati and im 15 but i cant get a drivers licens yet and i think i should be abel to go anywhere i want wit out my parents fill me. I think im ready to drive by ma self cuz drivein wit my ma aint coo on dat real but halla at me.

I think the driving age sould stay the same. Not all teens are horrible drivers. Its just the ones who aren't responcible enough to drive get all the attention, and set a bad rep for all of us. Like you'll probley never see an article about the "good" drivers; its always about what we teen sre doing wrong. If they are worried about us so much they should just require teens to take some kind of drivers ed class.

i think that the driving age should be raised, because teens that are driving are irresponsible.

I think it should be lowered. Most irresponsiable driveing are on the adult part.

So, after reading a lot of these comments on the thoughts of whether the driving age should be changed or not I can't believe some people are that stupid. Most of you use no facts to back up why you think it should or should not be lowered. Nobody really cares if you want your license just because you want to drive. When you're age 13, you shouldn't be having any say so in this topic. You're still a little baby.

I think the driving age should be raised because a lot of innocent people have died from inexperienced drivers. I have personly seen it happen to many of my close friends and family. It's not worth the risk of your loved one.

I think the driving age shoulld stay the same because some of us have jobs and we need was to get to work after school

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I think the driving age should be 45

There should be an increase in thew driving age cause da teens are goin crazy yo pc out!!!!!!!!!!

driving age needs to stay the same. I agree with Dennis kids who work after school and on weekends need to be able to drive.Would you won't to have your parents take you every where you need to go?

i think the driving age should be the same because all those accidents were from those drunk drivers who think thier cool, but usually its teens the age of 21. what good would it do. also people have work after school, they need a car to drive to work.it dosnt cou nt the peeps that r only like 3 feet away but it counts people that need to have a ride to go to sum job thaT WILL EARN THEM MONEY. plus if people have to drive at 21 there will be less people in college right about know. u dont no that if u push the driving age higher it will affect many
universitys, car companys and many more, and the teens could do whatever they want. its a free country

I think the driving age should be raised because young teenagers dont understand the dangers of the road until they experience it themselves. This is a loss that no one can afford to make. We should make the permit worth two years so people get more experience with driving.

i think that the driving age should be the same because most people want to drive soon. most of us have younger brothers and sisters that are parents always want to watch. so their for we would need to be able to drive so that we could take them to were ever they need. not to say we dont have places to go and to do with are friends. THEREFORE the law should be that same if not be lowered.

i think the driving age should be raised to 18 because in the past week 6 teenagers have been killed or serouisly injured & plus 18 year olds are more resposible & more mature.

I'm doing a report on the driving age and i think that it should stay about 15 to 16 what about u guys?

I think that Maryland and everywhere should change the drivign age to 18 because teens do stupid things like showing off why drivign and stuff...

i think that the driving age should stay the same i just turned 16 in april and i have already drove for 5 hours ..i waited til i was 16 years old to get my license and i will wait til i am 16 1/2 to get my license too this is the perfect age to get it teenagers just need to start acting more mature and less stupid ..and if the driving age is raised to say 18 how do you expect people when they go off to college to be driving there butts there and around.. they will only have a permit so they will have to drive with a licensed person.. how are they suppose to get around??

i think driving age should be 18 because 18 yaer old are more responsible. under age drivers will get into more accidents then the 18 year olds.

i think the driving age should be raised because then there would be more mature and experianced drivers

i think its really stupid to change the driving age and to all the people who said 18 year olds are more responsible is a false statement because it doesnt matter how old you are to become mature...so yeah and some of us need to get to work early because WE WANT TO LIVE

yes the driving age should be changed becuase there would be less drunk driving and more responsible drivers on the roads

in our opinion we believe that they shouldnt changed the driving age. this is due to the fact that not every teenager is a bad driver. it just depends on who teaches them. thats why we take classes and learn how to be responsible drivers when we are behind the wheel. there really isnt that much an age difference!!!

I dont think that the driving age should be raised because that would not be fair for those teens who are mature and responible on the road. Those ignorant and stupid ones who chose to street race or drink and drive or whatever else they're doing, should be the one's getting caught. Maybe when caught they should be fined, because one thing I know is that a teenager is real tight with their money. That would teach them.

I think that the driving age should be raised because its like, would you rather wait a year or two more to drive, or act stupid and immature (or get hit by a stupid immature) teen driving and die. I beleive that life is important and that everyone has a purpose, and that will be a waste to die in an accident on the road because of drinking and driving or even just immaturity

I dont think that the driving age should be raised. I think that it is fine as is. I was raised to be responsible, especially on the road, and I know that there are many other teens who are too. We like anyone else are trying to get to school, work, home, and the mall.
My cousin and her two friends were in an accident and luckily they all survived. Yes, they were teens, but the driver was an adult. He was high and was drinking when he hit my cousin. So, you see, while people suspect that teens are the only ones acting stupid while driving, they arent. Adults can be as irresponsible.

What Nina said!!!

The legal driving age should be raised to eighteen. Doing so would save money, reduce the number of costly mistakes by sixteen- and seventeen-year-old drivers that could ruin people's lives, and decrease the overall number of accidents that cause destruction and pain.

First, at the age of sixteen you are still considered ‘children’ but at eighteen, more responsible adults. Scientists at the NIH campus have found that this vital area develops through the teenage years and isn't fully mature until age twenty-five. One sixteen-year-olds brain might be more developed than another eighteen-year-olds, just as a younger teen might be taller than an older one. But evidence is mounting that a sixteen-year-olds brain is generally far less developed than those of teens just a little older. The legal driving age is to low, it should be raised to eighteen.

In addition, at the age of eighteen that gives you 2 more years then the current sixteen-year-old legal driving age to learn and study all the rules and safety of the road.

this article is very procivie with speaking and reasnons to why age of driving should be raised although i think the age of driving should be kept to 16 untill future references i believe this because you have to responsible to pass drivers ed anyway. you ask about teens with a living? how would teens with jobs get to their jobs and not be late? How would teens get to college on time? A bicycle? I don't think so.

when you say the legal age o driving should be raised to 18 or 25 i would have to disagree. and what about all the kids who are responsible with jobs i must say you should ask the community and mostly kids about 2 years of age below sixteen to vote on this. because it is their turn to drive not yours so it should be our descion not someone who is afraid of getting in an accident1

No, i do not think that raising the driving age to eighteen would do any good. Their has been a great deal of accidents among teenagers; however, raising the age to eighteen would just mean that they would have two more years without experience. Instead of raising the age, the laws should be stricter.

No, you should not raise the driving age because It wouldnotbe fair to us that some people are alredy driving @ age 16 or 17 and we have to wait till were 18. you should lower it to 15 instead of raising it That is my opinion!

i think the driving age should not be raised as it would cause inconvieniance and would solve nothing. Instead the driving laws should b enforced more strictly.

no i think it should be lowerd

i reckon the driving age should be raised so there wouldnt be an increase of fatal crashes made by teenagers. this would also benifit society as a whole and will save lives. it doesnt matter if it is fair or not because we are making the streets safer and i reckon that is more important then seeing who is mature and who isn't. that is my opinion!!

we should lower the driving age considering if we raised it it would make a huge economy difference because more people pay for insurance and buy cars and if we raised the age then less people would be buying cars then paying for insurance.

I think that changing the driving age is a bad idea because what about all the kids who already took drivers ed this year but are still 15. They have to wait untill next year and if they change the age then how is that fair to the students that took the driving class already? I dont belive that it should be changed!

I think the driving age should be 13 because we need to get places too!!

I dont think that the age should be changed because, if it is moved up to what ever age than there will be the same amount of crashes only they will be with older teens. and when they turn 21 they will be able to drink, and if they do drink then they will have less driving expirence to at least try to mke it safe to where ever their going. they will be one or two years less of driving expirince witch will lead to more crashes

i jus turned 15 and wen i was 14, i was so sad to hear the laws for driving had changed. and i was born in 1991, and the driving age law was to affect people born 1990 and later. so i was really sad to hear the law change.

and now, in my english class, im supposed to write a persuasive essay on driving license age. and im the con, which is opposing the driving license age change. so please send me ideas and sources. I NEED LOTS OF SOURCES!!!

Well i have to write a paper for English on my opion of the Driving Age. I was not happy to hear that the Driving Age was being change.As a teenager i look forward to gettin my License and now i'll have my License as soon as my Senior Year in High school is over that in 2008. I sucks not being able to drive i depent on people to take me every where and i SUCK BIG TIME!!!!!!! Cause that means about 11:30 i have to come home so my parents can sleep so they can so to work the next day. I know most teenager a FREAKIN PISSED about the Driving Age Being changed it just SUCKS.

I think the driving age should be lowered because im 14 years old and cant get 2 work and i have a disabled father and uncle.if not lowered keep it the same.recks r from stupid teens that dont pay attention but there are lots of people with jobs and responblity that can handle driving.

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heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy i think itshould be 100 b/c ppl will NEVER be responsiblE!!!! duhhh!

i think that the driving age should not be increased b/c right now i an 14 and i cant get everywhere i want to go b/c my mom doesnt have the time to take me and because of the law i am too young to take myself.instead of increasing it they should decrease it.

well, i totally agree! The driving age should not be changed and i really wish older adults would stop telling me how they need to stay off the road when i get my liscense

I think that the driving age should be 18 because almost everyday you hear about some 16 year old who has gotten into a car accident, and the main cause would be that they were drving at high speeds. I think teens think that a car is a toy, but in reality it is a privilege to drive. Too many teens try to show off to their friends, and that can put everyone's life at risk.

i think that th driving age should be hired becasue of the facts teen driving, grag racing in the streets, drug abuse, etc. Many teens get into car accidents in their lifes and if we hired the driving age and made sure that you have to have at leasts to years before you can get your temperarily liscence. And juss because not all teens get hurt in car accidents but we can help the nes who will in the future before they get killed

I think the driving age should not be changed because its been like this for how man years and use to be younger, so whats the poin tof changing it now?

I don't think that the driving age should be raised. I'm 15 and stay in Illinois so I don't know why they are raising it. I'm writng this persuasive paper for English and thats my opinion. We all shouldnt suffer because of some stupid kids who dont know how to drive.

i believe that driving should only b used by the drunks and only at bumber cars. i am a firm believer in saving lives and drunks are more careful then they get credit for.

The driving age should not be raised. Do you know how much uproar that would bring to the comminuty in general? Just by raising the age to 18, that doesnt mean that 18 year olds will be any more responsible. Use logic here. A new driver at age 9 is the same thing as a new driver at age 36. If your gonna raise the age, then you might as well make it 95, just for kicks

I definatly do not thin the driving age should be increased to 18 as it is only a small majority or immature people who cause accidents who are teenagers and by increasing the law it will punish those good responsible drivers who are serious.!!!

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NO No No i dont think the driving age should be raised because, your age has nothing to do with your driving skills, it is how you choose to act behind the wheel!! In april of 07 i will be able to get my temps, but as of now i watch and lern the traffic of my city, and study the laws, I feel that when it is time for me to start driving i will be very responsible and safe behind the wheel!

i think the driving age should be lowerd 2 like the age 14 so we can drive wherever we want 2

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I am 13, but I think these people who say the driving age should be 13 or 14 are silly. Thinking of my friends or the people in my classes behind the wheel of a car is just plain scary. I think they should keep the driving age 16, but the driving classes should be tougher and you should have to pass more tests. If this was the case, then only the responsible drivers would pass and be able to be on the road alone.

you should lower the driving age because it will make kids more responsible.

The erlier you get expirinece the earlier you'll be comfortable with driving.

I agree that there have been accidents with teens. Those were caused by irresponsible people under peer pressure. If anything the drinking age should be raised so that teens can't drink and drive. If they raise the driving age it will only make the irrespnsible people older. Alot of kids need to drive to sports and acedemics.

It's weird that adults are fighting for us. i mean. im so siked about being able to drive. i need to get to soccer games. i am not planning on drinking and driving. why do people blame drinking and driving on teens when adults do it to. driving isn't so you can be cool. it's a way of transportation.

i'm debating the fact that the drinking age sould not be raised. i'm almost 12 and i know this is for 16 year olds but i think that it's not fair that people at that age are getting blamed for stuff that adults do to. it just doesn't seem fair to me.

Yes, it should be changed because it's a privilidge to drive until some other people make it unsafe to drive on main streets.

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you should be able to drive if you can pass the test, no matter how old you are

this helps alot for my report. thanks guys!

i think it should be lowerd my opiinon

i thik the diving age should not be rased because if we do increase it that would only make teens get a fake id and cause and uprour.

my opinion is that i think that the driving age should stay the same, the reason that i think this is becuase , students tha have an B= average or above shows that they are responsible enough to drive at 16 and the other young adults should just drive at the regulare age.

well im from american vanyon and i have to do a persuasive essay and i think that the age should be 16 ? whats wrong with it now ther is no difference between 2 yrs . age aint nutiin but a number.. beezys`

Yes the driving age should be raised because there are more young kids getting hurt out there when they are driving because they are too immiture to handle a car. and most the drivers under the age of eighteen think that they are cool that they have their license and drive fast with their friends or do something dumb and drink and drive. Or even have the music loud and are more consitrated on the music than their driving

i dont think the driving age is too young! i think it is the right age because when your 16 your the age where you can pay for your own gas and you need transpertation to get to work and school!

Yes i think it should be changed!!!

I am 14 years old and i would say any day that the age should be chaged for a lot of reasons but the main reason for me is the maturity lever increases in an 18 year old.

I think the age to get your permit should be lowered to 13. I think this because this would make us teenagers more responsible!!!!!!

NO!!!!!!!!!!!! I think it should be lowered

i think it should be lowerd to 16 because i am nerly 16

Currently, millions of teenagers drive or have access to a vehicle in America. Increasing the driving age means there are less drivers on the road. Less drivers on the road means less traffic, which also means less traffic. Less drivers correspondently means less cars. Less cars means less emissions contributing towards pollution/global warming. Less cars also means less demand for gasoline. A lower demand for gasoline means lower gas prices. The reason the gas prices have been high recently is because it is quickly becoming scarcer. In the future, we may have to find alternative resources like ethanol, but as of right now increased population and an increase in driviers means and increase in demand which corresponds to an increase in gas prices.

i believe that the driving age in kansas should be drop to 15 becuase thats when we get out learner permet so why do we have to drive with a adult. the age in all states should be droped to 15 years of age!!!

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I don't think that the teen driving age should be changed because I'm 15 and can't wait to drive because I don't like having my mom driving me around... My Sister and I both agree that the age shouldn't be changed because she's always sayin' that I'm a way better driver than My mom and It's true... I live in a small town near Chicago and I knew how to drive when I was in the 4th grade. I was better than my mom then,too.

I think the driving age should stay where it is now, but parents and the police ned to crack down on immature and irresponsible drivers. Tons of teens drive stupid and wreckles because they don't have to worry about the car since mommie and daddie are paying for it. If they had to pay for their own car(which many people do so they shouldn't be punished) then they would drive more cautiously because it's at their own expense. Maturity is different for everyone so you can't place an age limit for everyone.

I think the driving age is perfect. I am 16 and just got my first car and it was a Porsche. So keep it at 16 and let the good times begin!!

I can see both sides of the argument. If we do raise the driving age, teenagers would probably drive anyway. They also wouldn't be able to take themselves somewhere, and it's an age where you need to be independent in terms of this. However, it does seem like a young age to be responsible for a car, yourself, and other people of the road. I could go either way.

I think that the legal age should be lowered because if like i can drive and im 14 then i should be aable to drive if i can!

i think that if you can drive then yoou should be able to drive no1 really care what u got for your birthday when you turned 16

thye say that teenagers are young and wreckless but waiting will just make them older it will not change anything.

I think that the driving age should stay the same, It's not the fault of those who haven't even begun to drive yet. The real issue is to get the people who already have a license and make sure that they are responsible drivers. They should make the test harder to make sure that they are ready, raising the age won't help anything.

Hey, me and my partner are doing a pation and we need everyone's help to stay it at 16. NOT 18... WE NEED TO PROVE THAT WE CAN DRIVE AT 16.... we have 125 signutures so far! so keep it up...

It's the persons and parents responciblility to let there kids or themselves out into the world of driving. You should learn how to drive for a while until you actually drive......I'm 13 and i think that the driving age should be highered for saftey reasons

i really dont think it should be raised to 16....dats just outragous... i think it should stay at the age of 15!!

there was some good and some bad opinions but that's all they are opinions. so i as a senior in highschool do believe that the driving age should stay at 16.

ya ummm no i dont believe the driving age even stay the same one reason is because if you can drive and your 14 then you should be able to.

The driving age should be increased because none of this teenagers are responsible, mature, and they keeping increasing the death rate at age 16!I think it should be rasied to 18

Although the teens are victims more and more everyday. I think the driving age should not be raised, because it's the teens responsibility to be aware of the law and to respect it. It's not like anyone could just get a drivers lisence, you do have to take a test and 40 hours of practcice.

NO

man dat is crazy i think we should all be able to drive at the age of ten!! like me!!! i mean i can drive agolf cart with my daddy and i have only run over my lil bro once!! that must be a record or something HOLLA!!!

I think that the driving age should be raised. I'm not sure about all of you, but I'm really tired of hearing about my peers getting into accidents every weekend. I also believe that if they do raise the minimum driving age it will be for teens that get their permits after a certain date, or at least that is what happened when they changed the number of hours you were required to have before you were able to obtain your license here in Illinois. (It was raised from 25 to 50 hours.)

~Sammy (17)

February 7, 2006; seventeen year old Alice Robertshaw is killed just two days after passing her driving test. January 19, 2006; sixteen year old Shelby Huck is killed after mistaking the brake for the gas pedal while driving over 100 mph. April 19, 2005; seventeen year old Michael Yager is killed in a head-on crash. In fact, 40% of teen deaths in the United States occur from auto related incidents. The driving age is too low and too many teens are killed each year.
Experts at the National Institute of Health are trying to figure out the main causes for young teen death when driving at such a young age. The Institute found that the part of the brain which reacts and makes smart decisions is not fully developed until the age of twenty-five. They say it would make a great difference even if the driver was eighteen, but not sixteen. Most blame teen crashes on alcohol use, drug use, or just lack of experience; I believe it is because most teens are irresponsible by speeding or listening to loud music. Because teens drive recklessly, they will suffer severe consequences. Following their parents, many teens believe they are professionals and can drive at night or in harsh weather conditions immediately after receiving their license. Some may not be mature enough; they do not understand that it takes years of practice. Parents need to talk to their kids about the dangers of driving at a young age; however, they should not scare them but only inform them.
Some teens are pressured by their friends to drive unsafely. Most kids think only about the thrill of idiotic driving, but they do not think of the penalties. A decade ago, parents did not worry about their children when it came to driving. In fact, in a poll in 1995, half of parents thought the driving age was just right. One third of them said it should be moved to eighteen. These numbers switched in a recent poll in 2004, with half of parents agreeing it should be raised to eighteen. More than half of the teens that were polled said they would want the age to be raised. Not only adults, but kids too, see the new dangers of driving at a young age. Did you know, in 2003, there was five times the amount of deadly crashes for sixteen year olds (937) than there were for twenty year olds? If the entire country saw these numbers could that change their mind?
As a fourteen year old and not being able to drive yet, I hate having my parents take me everywhere. And yes, if the driving age was moved up to eighteen, I would go jump off a cliff. Teens say that after waiting sixteen years to go wherever they want, when they want, there is no way they would want to wait two more years. But one thing that I would say to others is to suck it up. We have waited this long to drive alone, and we can wait longer. It would not make a change in our lives since we do not know any different. Big deal, lives will be saved, period.
All in all, the driving age must be raised to save lives. Well, what is the nation doing to help the cause? Secretary of State Jesse White has proposed a new law to state legislature in Illinois. Senate Bill 172 states that permits would now have to be kept for nine months instead of the previous three months, and new drivers’ curfew would be moved back to 10 P.M. on week days and 11 P.M. on weekends. Drivers can only take one friend and at least one family member during their permit. Another bill states that all new drivers are required to wear a magnet on their car. This is a good start, but more needs to be done.

driving age should be lowered

I dont think the driving age should be raised, because not all teens are driving irresponsibly. Also, teens might try to strike back on the communities that have changed this rule.

i think that a driving age should not be rasied because i know how to drive vary well and some kids need to get a car to get from place to place. i think it should be at age 16 for all pleople

i think people are stupid to increase the driving age.we are going to learn whether they like it or not!

you all are dumb the age should be 14 years of age to drive all hot girls get at me im and a 5'9 hot muffin im me on saltshaker2242 that my sn we can get to know each other and then chilll

I have been looking at every stat summery and report I can find on this topic. I have decided that a legal driving age is totaly usless. There are three things that factor into driving: physical ability, mental devlopment, and responsibility. A driving test should test these three things and ignore age compleatly. The only drawback to this is the responsibility test, the result would depend compleatly on the person giving the test, not the student.

my opinion i think that the age should stay the same becuase if you increase it, then there would be more teenagers "joy riding". that would make more crashes happen. if you would just let it stay the same then it wouldnt be a problem.

Learning to young gains more bad driving habits. Too young to make Responsible chooses. Parents will have more control over where they’re kids are. Fewer crashes with teens. Better school attendance. So I say it should be 18 with some special events like if you work on a farm or your parents can’t drive.

I see a lot of people are fed up with how "stupid" other peoples oppinions can be while i was reading this. people have a right to their oppinion and it may not seem stupid to everyone who reads it. commenting that other peoples oppenions are "stupid" just floods the comment forum.

you are right the driving age shouldnt be raised because most of the accidents are not caused by us teenagers on the road

I tjink they shouldn't raise the age becase theres no point to doing that because the age is not the problem just some kids shouldn't drive but mostly the point is they shouldn't raise the age because teenage kids want some resposobilty and they want to work go to skool but they get to have a new experience for them because they have to work hard for there car.

The driving age, currently at age sixteen, is the right time for teens to drive. As a teen, I am told again and again that I need to act like an adult, get a job, and live with responsibilities. How can I do this if I can�t transport myself to and from my job, pick up my little sister from school, or pick up the groceries for my mom? The problem is not the age of driving but the people who drive raucously that ruin it for the rest of us. If they want us to act like adults they need to give us the privileges they have. The driving age is the reasonable for what we are expected of.

I, myself, was a passenger in a car accident at the age of 16, that occurred as a result of teenage immaturity. We were the only car involved, and two of the four occupants were killed. The driver, all of 17 years old, liked to play the game "Chicken." Now, I realize that was an isolated incident; however, I see more and more teenagers failing to stop at stop signs and laughing as they speed on through. If one is not able to vote until 18, and not able to drink until 21, why on Earth do we give a 16 year old a license to drive a motor vehicle which can become a life-or-death situation. At the age of 16, you are still considered a child; so why give such a responsibility to a child! They show off, they have no sense of the possible repercussions, nor do they care. The number of the few who are responsible does not come close to those who are not.

No the driving age should NOT be changed! Because teenagers have jobs and how are they going to get to them if they can not drive? Many parents work and will not be able to drive their kids to work. If the teens are not working they might get into trouble. But if you change the driving age students will no be able to get home from afterschool programs. And if u think of all the teens that are getting in to car crashes think of all the responsible teens...you are punishing them for other kids mistakes! So do not change the driving age!!! Nothing but harm will come out of changing the age to 18!!

Hi...... the driving age should no be changed.......

I think the driving age should maintain the current driving age because if your family has an emergency someone can drive them to the hospital if they are 16. If the driving age was 18 then the person could not drive them to the hospital. That is my opinion and also I LIKE CHEESE I LIKE CHEESE!!!!!

i don't think the driving age should go up because if your waiting to get lincese and then the driving age goes up again then you have to wait another year to get your lincese

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make the driving age 14...mewh

I believe that the driving age should not be raised because accidents are not caused by age but mostly by drugs and alcohol. Not all adults are responsable and not just anyone can get a liscence there are requirments that can prevent irresponsible drivers from hitting the road.

I was in a roll over at the age of 16. "I" rolled the car,it was me, no one else. it happened because I drove to fast on bad roads. I am only happy because none of my friends or family were in the car for my mistake. So for all of you young and old when your driving and get in a crush that kills your best friends remember that "you" are the reason. When you drive you are the boss. If You don't like what someone in the car is doing, good they can walk, Kick them out. Write that down!

i believe the driving age should be raised becaused of the lack of knowledge that the teenagers have.

I think that the driving age should not be changed because an inexperianced driver is going to be inexperianced no matter what age.

i believe that driving shouldn't be raised because people who are 21 can drink and you can get a dui really easily when you are able to drive.

It should go up theirs research that stats that 16 year olds lack development in the brain that deal with quick judgments.

i dont think the driving age should be raised because the older we are the more we for get things.

I dont think it should be raised. Maybe a closer eye should be kept on the misbehaviours. Not all teens are idiotic with certain responsibilities. It has been raised twice in my lifetime. I am almost 17 and at this rate I won't be able to drive at all.

um... i need to find resones on why the legel age should not be raised

i dont think we should raise the drviving level. i think that if you can pass the drivers written and driving exams, and you can see over the steering wheel, and you dont have a criminal record then you should be able to get a drivers lisence.

her r some reaisons why 16 is too young to drive
not responsible
accident rate is hight
kids wil party and drive
students gain more bad habits on the road
more people on the road more accidents
ps (RAISE TO 18)

i think the driving age should not be raised because people think that just because we are teenagers that we will go and do irrisponsible things. i think this is a lack of trust in all these lids who just want to get their lisence so they can show that they ARE responsible and mature, and we would like to prove that before people start to make assumptions.

I DEFINTELY think the driving age should be raised to 18. I am doing a paper on it and I need some facts and reasons for WHY the age should be raised. Can anybody help me??

-Ashlyn

well, ya, no. i think that someone should help me to tell me where you can find info on this. HELP.

p.s. just respond on this site because my e-mail doesnt work!!@#$%^&*()

It shouldent be raised because you can get jobs at 16 and how would many kids get to work if they are staring to ban bikes, skateboards, and scooters from public places. Also many kids have to drive themselves to school.
- 8th grade calvin

i think raising the driving age to 18 would be a huge inconvenience to most teens
for example me, im a drummer and i need to get to practices and gigs and if i cannot get a ride that completely screws up my plans

I do not think that the driving age should raise because it is unfar on the reasponceable people and that the unreasponceable people take away the right for those who are reasponceable. So now do you think that the driving age should be raised? I dont think it should because its a privalge.

Well dont u think we should give our parents a break?
They are like always taking us everywhere and they do get tired!
I know because my mom couldnt take it no more and she put me on BUS!
lol
Well yeah u all helped me on the report thanks!

i think that the minnimum driving age should be raised because many kids die every year. I am doing a report on it also.

I think that age should stay 16 but get your permit at age 15.

Should the legal driving should be increased from 16 to 18?
The first reason why I think it should be legal is number of people who died in 2000-2004 was in 2001 3,608 drivers 15 to 20 years old were killed, only in 2001 oh my god that is to much for teens to die

people are dieing!!! maybe the age shouldnt be raised but defentally get the 'cool' boy racers off the roads and hopefully people will grow up before they can receive their licence, and stop killing thier peers!

NO dont raise it. most deaths are not from driving. you could be driving for 40 years and get in an accident.

In light of the recent teenage accidents and in knowing one of the victims, I still feel that the driving age should not be increased. Drunk driving occurs some of time with teens and adults; drag racing occurs almost every weekend in Wheaton and Langley Park as well as Rockville and speeding is a problem among everyone, not just teens. If the driving age were increased there would still be problems with drivers and their inexperience. Raising the driving age would just make inexperienced drivers older and would solve nothing. -senior Erica Nowak Although reckless teenage driving has recently resulted in several tragic deaths, most teens demonstrate the maturity and knowledge of safety on the road. The Maryland teenage driving age should not be raised as students become more involved members of the community; driving reflects the independence of many teens and allows them to reach sports events as well as academic competitions, and encourages them to be more independent and productive members of society. The state government should crack down on teenage drinking, the most prevalent threat posed on the road. -junior Pearl Horng The driving age should not be raised because age does not necessarily bring more maturity or responsibility. Instead, driving laws should be enforced more strictly. -junior Alice Li I do not think the teenage driving age should be raised due to the recent accidents. Those accidents were caused because people were irresponsible. There should be restrictions on how many other teenagers are allowed in the car. -senior Rebecca Widmayer Even in the light of recent teenage driving accidents, I don't think that the Maryland driving age should be raised. In all likelihood, the accidents did not happen because of the driver's young age but by alcohol or drugs, which are things that affect adults as well. -sophomore Pawel Przytycki Yes! Maryland should driving age should be raised because in an ideal world young drivers would drive more carefully and under the speed limit, but in reality teens like to drive like crazy. They take the streets for themselves and drag race just to prove their manhood. -sophomore Wilber Zavala Although I do not believe in changing the driving ages, I do believe that people should crack down on speeding. Schools should provide programs to help kids stop aggressive driving. -junior Miguel Noel-Nosbaum Some people think that 16 is too young an age for people to be driving because teenagers are not responsible. However, the requirements to earn a license, passing a driving test and have 40 hours of experience, shows that not just anyone can become a driver. -freshman Pia Nargondkar I think that the percentage of recent teenage driver accidents is not only due to the inexperience of these new drivers, but also of the never-ending construction on many of the streets. Especially while Silver Spring is trying to grow, new traffic patterns and more traffic are forming. More traffic enforcement is needed. -sophomore Garrett Duncan I don't think that the Maryland driving age should be raised. No matter what their age, new drivers are going to have the same amount of inexperience and be just as dangerous. -freshman Noah Sennett I think that if teenage drivers can't act up and show people they can drive then I say we should leave the Maryland driving age the way it is. If accidents continue to happen, the driving age should be increased. Accidents would decrease, and would help teenagers grow into a mature stag before they start driving. -junior Algeni Liriano I†don't think that the Maryland driving age should be raised. †There are numerous teenagers driving in Maryland right now who are responsible, competent, safe drivers who have never been and will never be in an accident. †I†think accidents happen to teenage drivers because of their lack of experience, not their age of maturity. -freshman Ly Li Regardless of the recent teenage driving accidents, the driving age should be increased because teenagers are more inclined to put themselves in high-risk situations. It’s terrifying to imagine some of the people my age behind the wheel of a two-ton hunk of metal. -junior Leslie Hong

thanks for helping me out on my persuasive speech people

wtf i never said that, thought that, or submitted that to the soapbox

Hm...well, some teens are reckless, but not all of them. Perhaps the teens who are taking Drivers Ed. need to prove themselves worthy of getting behind the wheel. Then their parents/guardians and their Drivers Ed. instructor approve of their driving.

i think that it should NOT raise.

Dude i think that the driving age should be raised because most teenagers arnt mature at age sixteen. Also i think that drunk driver arnt cool hic.

The law cannot change a bad decision. If someone decides to drink before they drive, or run a stop sign, it is their choice. Sometimes nothing results, and they get wherever they're going safely. It only takes one bad decision however, to take a life. If somebody makes a bad decision while driving, it is their own indiscretion, and they have nobody to blame. Though it is true not all accidents are a result of driver negligence, many teen accidents are. This is why people must learn that if they make a stupid decision, it could cost them their life, or those riding with them.
The driving age should not be raised. Despite everyone's popular belief, an 18 year old driver will not somehow magically have a better driving ability than somebody two years younger than them. Experience is the main factor in driving, and the sooner you're on the road, the sooner you can be safe.

i think the driving age shoud stay at 16, mmaybe even lower, i loveeeee ice cream it's soo delicioiusly yummy :) mmmmmm mmm good! so driving is like soo improtant because like it's really cool and stuff, and we should be able to do it andyea. like it would be tootally awesome if we could drive at age 16 still
like it would be soo cooll!!
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i think it shouldn't. It'll get more illegal drivers. I myself live in Australia & its shocking to see that all these kids are dying..

i dont think it should because kids have lives to and they have jobs and everything else to do and parents cant always drive their kids around. yeah theres alot of accidents out there but you can say thats its always teen drivers getting into the accidents its adults to their driving isnt any better then ours !!

i think driving age shouldnt be changed

I do not agree that the legal driving age should be raised due to the simple fact that you get at least 40 hours of supervised experience and like any other new experience such as driving I would think that teens would be 10 times more likely to be cautious on the road opposed to an adult who will tell you he/she is an experienced driver yet they don't wear seatbelts nor pay attention due to being to busy talking on the phone. Also by raising the legal driving age it will tempt many teens to break the law. I think if they want to prevent accidents from happening they should target certain other asspects such as speed limits and maybe give out tickets or they should determin weather you are a responsible driver by letting teens with good grades drive and people who don't do so well wait till 17 I think that would be a better solution than targeting every teen as irresponsible and immature.

I believe the driving age should stay the way it is. What many adults overlook about their children when they discuss the driving age, is that the problem is one of experience, not maturity. 16 year olds are obviously more likely to get into accidents than other drivers because they have just started driving.
Of all the people who have just started driving the majority are 16 year olds, so the percentages are misinterpreted to make it seem as if 16 year old kids are worse drivers, whereas when they are 18 they have already 2 years of driving experience.

NO! NO! NO! NO! adding two more years to the legal driving age will not maraculously change the experience and maturity of teens. experience is the main factor and it will not change by age. you will still have absolutely none no matter what age 14 or 50.

well i think we should drive at the age 13 becasue its important

thanks for helping me do my essay!!
the driving age shouldn't be raised because i don't like it.

i think that the driving age should go up to 21 years old.

i think teen drink drivers are a minority in society compared to the large amount of teens demonstrate road safety and maturity when driving.

THE AGE SHOULDNTBE CHANGED
because that means that people between the ages of 16-21 cannot drive themselves to their Jobs/School/Homes which could cause trouble if they have no other mode of transport, also it would cause the people of this age barrier to lose the joy of driving and learning to drive so if they start to drive at 21 then they're unexperienced at it

the driving age should be change because there is to big of a risk for kids that age to get in recks because they arent resonsible enough to take of their of a car and pay attention to things when they are on the road

The legal driving age should be raised to 18, because the part in the brain that you rationalize with isn’t fully developed until age 25, therefore at age 18 you rationalize much more then when you are sixteen. Believe me I know, my first accident was when I was 16, because I was driving to fast, my second one was with a girl who was sixteen and she ran a stop sign. People keep saying it’s about maturity…not age, but I was very mature for my age, and yet I was still being stupid. I’m 18 now, and I am a much safer driver.

I do not believe the driving age should be raised to 18 21 or anywhere in between, I feel it should stay the same.The two years a teen drives between the ae of 16 and 18 prepare them for real life. At 18 a teen goes off to college, how are they going to be compfortable enough to go to a new place and function if they arent accustomed to driving?

i dont think it should change i love driving so yea

i think people should lower it because kids have more responsibility.

i think it should be lowered kids would have to have respomsibilite plus kids want to do things almost everyday so instead of nagging youre mom or dad you can just go

A person between the ages of 20-24 is 23.8% more likely to get into an accident then a teenager. An accident involving a person between the ages of 20-24 is 46.1% more likely to result in death then the accident of a teenager. Any person between the ages of 25-34 is 22.8% more likely to have an accident resulting in death then a 17 year old. Any person between the ages 35-44 is 10% more likely to have an accident resulting in death then a 17 year old (Accidents).

Just look up the statistics.

It is so cheap to make the age limet higher. Dont do it!! Everyone has their own right, so do nt higher it!

I don't think the driving age should be raised because ut gives teenagers freedom. Adults once felt how we felt, they just don't understand anymore. We NEED something in our life that can let us be free. Parents say we should get a job but how are we going to get there unless we can drive. But government should do something about drunk driving and make the speeding policy stricker. There are certain responsible teenagers who might have this privelage taken away from them. And although there have been many teen accidents there have been many adult ones to.

Why would people want to rase the driving, i mean thats just like some one not bein happy if some that is 16 or 17yrs old and they are already driving, wouldnt those people who already drive just like it and have no problem at all. What i would say that i would lower the driving age because if people under the age of 18yrs of age they could be old anough and tall enough to drive. Thats my reason why we should lower the driving age. Thanks for reading this...

We are doing an essay on riasing the dirving age and we think it should not be done. Not just beucase we are teens, but beucase most teens are responsible. If the driving age was to change to 18, college kids would not have a car to get around. Also, 18 is closer to the drinking age, and more underage drinking could go on. All in all it wouldn't be a smart move to change the driving age beucase there will still be 16 year olds driving around.

i don't think that you should raise the driving age because it gives us teens a chance to be free and not have to bug our parents all the time when we want to do something. we want our rights and we should get them through being able to drive.

I THINK THEY SHOULD LOWER THE DRIVING AGE TO 15 BACUASE THAT'S THE BEST NUMBER AND THE AGE THAT THEY BECOME A TEENAGER

i think that 16 is still the right age to allow teenagers to drive...it isnt fair that unresponsible kids or unresponsible adults should be the reason that the future kids who want to drive at 16 shouldnt be allowed. i bet that half of these accidents are probably caused by wreckless adults. DONT LET THE LAW RUIN DRIVING FOR THE REST OF US!!

I think instead of increasing the drivers age they should increase the driver education course and school. Age doesnt really matter but if the accidents continue to happen they should increase the drivers age. On the other side if they do this they will just put unexpirienced drivers older.

I am doing an editorial in class on this very subject. My opinion is that the driving age should stay the same. Some people say that a 16 year olds brain hasnt fully developed. that may be true, but if they dont drive soon then tey will be less experienced drivers in the future. That will result majorly in more wrecks,because they are less prepared to handle difficult driving sittuations. Also most 16 year old drivers with little brothers/sisters are being depended on to take them to school. So remember this law makers that if you pass this law that you will be short handing a lot of people. Thank you for your time.

sincerly,
Kagen Anderson

i think that your wrong, we already have to wait until were 16 to drive, i mean you got your licence probably at the age of 15, in now you have the nerve to try to say the age to drive should go up. You are a pain to teens, and you only think about your self.

IT SHOULD BE LOWERED

I think that the legal driving age should be raised. It is very cruel to torture families by killing innocent people by someone's stupidity. Most people at the age of 16 are not fully mature. Some people might be, but still. Therefore, I think the legal driving age should be raised to 19. In some states you should also be able to recieve your learners permit at 17.

I think that 16 is a reasonable age to be able to drive because our parents put many responsibilities on us and always tell us how we should start doing things on our own. Driving is certainly a big responsibility, but as long at the child has proven to be mature and a safe driver, they should be granted this privilege. Just because some people can't take on the responsibility, doesn't mean that some of us can't. Do you really think that being 17 and still having to ask your parents to drive you to your friends house, or to the movies is going to result in a well rounded and self dependent adult? I am about to turn 15 and i cant stand the fact that my parents make plans to go out to dinner with people that i don't like and aren't close to at all and i HAVE to go because my only other option is to stay home. Also, during the week my dad works until night and my mom doesn't even drive, so unless a friends parent can drive me I am yet again kept from going anywhere. Being kept from driving is only making m more and more miserable because this constantly happens and can't do a thing about it.

im lacey and i feel very strongly about this because i love to drive ok xoxoxo

please dont change it for me please!!

i think they should be atlest 21 years old to got a permit.....and to get ther licence they have to be 25 years old becaues ther to much car accident and teenagers dying in very young age!!!!....naaaaaaaaaaaa
meannnnnnnnn!!!!!!!!!

i fink it should be changed cuz kidzz keep getting into accidents n there killing them selfs.

mina

i think so many people are being ignorant. tell me, if you 45 and youve got 10 hours experience, and you 14 with 10 hours experience, whats the big difference? There is none, because experience and amount of training behind the wheel is what makes good drivers, not birth year.

No, I don't think the government should change it, they're retards for even thinking about it! I know someone from my town, the boy, Rob, died and the girl was severely injured, but survived. Do you know what happened? A 41 year old man DRUNK DRIVING!!! and he had already had THREE OFFENSES FOR DRUNK DRIVING!!!! I think the government should slam down on alcohol more!! That's what is making alot of teens getting in accidents, is drunk driving. Other than that, most accidents are freak accidents and the gov. can't blame us teens for that!! and under-age drinking SUCKS!!!

the driving age shouldn't be changed becasue people who haev late birthdays will be having their parents driving them to and from college!!!! How non-independant!!!!

the driving age should be the same but the teen should have more exereince before they drive by there self

HELLO, I AM DOING A DISCURSIVE ESSAY ON TE DRIVING AGE I THINK IT SHOULD BE LOWERED TO 16 BECAUSE I WORK AND I NEED TO GET TO WORK WITH OUT MY MUM HAVING TO GIVE ME A LIFT!!!
WE SHOULD HAVE MORE RESPONSIBLEITY !!!!! I THINK MY POINT HAS SPOKEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LUV U ALL LOADS!!!

Weelll.. Think About New Zealand... They Learn To Drive At The Age Of 14 And The Accident Rate Is Much Lower Than The Uk!
But Yh The Roads Are Alot Clearer... But Bearing In Mind The People That Want To Drive Under Age, They Still Will And This Will Create An Increase In Under Age Drivers Who Havn't Had Any Lessons. Public Transport Goes All Round The Houses And Actually Is Quite Expensive! Envariably, They Are Either Late Or Early, Causing Myself And A Few Others I Know, Not Want To Use It. Trains Are Ok, But They Don't Exsist Round Towns And Individual Roads.If They Are Going To Increase Age Limit On Driving, Then At Least For College Attenders Have A Mini Bus At Reduced Rates, Taking You And Picking You Up From Right Outside Your Door! Also, The Lack Of Experience That The "New Drivers" Have Will Still Be The Same At 18!! It Will Just Be An Older Generation Causing The Accidents. It Is Unreasonable To Expect People To Wait Another Year, Especially When They Are About To Turn 17!

hey everyone, in my history class i am doing a persuasive essay to the government deciding weither more or less teenagers think the drivign age should stay the same or move up to 18. As a teenager myself we all want the driving age to stay the same because we all want to be able to drive as soon as possible so that we are able to go places we want and do things without our parents having to take us places. Now if we look at the entire situtation in an adult perspective the consept of the issue completely changes. Most teenagers dont understand what the real issue and danger of driving unexperianced is. And they say well "im a good driver" and "that stuff will never happen to me." Your wrong, a driving incident could happen to anyone at anytime. Getting in an accidne tisnt always your fault. You could get hit by a car from someone who was driving drunk or drowzy or simply just not paying attentuion. Driving incidents happen so much everywhere. Changing the age for driving isnt really a solution. I tell you this because wheither you have a 18 year old driver or a 16 year old driver they both have the exact same experiance however, the 18 year old in most cases will eb more mature and responsible and know better how to get out of a tough situation. most 16 year old are not fully mature and are not ready to get into the driver seat of a car. however i do agree with most people saying i think the driving age should stay the same. i do believe that the older you are the mor elikely you are to get involved with drugs and alcohol. i also believe that the driving test should be a lot harder. out of 10 questions you have to get five right, thats borderline failing. just because you get a 60 on a math test doesnt mean your going to go to collage or get into a good collage? its rediculous and pathetic. the driving part of the test is fine because you do have to know what all the signs mean and everything. I think once you fail your driving test at age 16 you have to wait untill your 18 to retack it but, if you take it when your 18 and you fail it then the 30 day rule should come in play. driving is no joke and not a given right to young people. driving is a privladge and we need to learn to take it as one and not take it for grantite, as many (most) teenagers even some people in there 20's take it. studys say that out of 100,000 people who have died in a car accident that 3/4 of them have been from drivers from the age 16-24. so i tell yout his people, driving it not just young teens it is people of all age nd all sizes. so please dont take this for grabtite. be careful when driving, if you hit s0meone you can never live it down. and youll never knwo who is on the other sie of the incident. its never good BE CAREFULLLL YOUNG DRIVERS ! THIS ISNT A JOKE !!

The driving age should stay at 16 because how are the parents with big families take their kids to college or school everyday? Think about it!!

I think it the driving limit should be lowered to 15 so that I can drive now since I'm 15. lol

I think that the driving age should be 15 because I am 13 and I want a car! And I can't wait to be 18 to drive! :) Teens can drive if they pay attention in driving school! ;)

I think that the legal age of driving should stay the same because even if you rais the age in San Antonio the teens will still drive so your waisting your time.

i think that driving should stay at the same age as it is right no 16! because many teenagers will need to go places and they cant have there parents drive them everywhere!!!!!!!!!

I really dont think that the driving age should be moved up to 18 because its the drugs and alcohol that is the main factor. People are careless to leave alcohol and give people drugs. So the law and others (like parents) should crack down on drugs and alcohol because thats the real problem cause thats what kills the teens behind the wheel.

i dont think that th driving age should go up to 18 because parents are not going to drive u to school and work all the time and some people are responsable

i th9ink that the driving age should be raised for savety issues

look only 37 percent of teens get in accidents mostly because of other reckless adults (21 percent) the other either racing or drinking and driving. so why should the kids wait for something that they have desired or wanted for there whole life. they want to show off not feel left behind. and so what if your only 10 or 11 if you're good enough to pass an 18 yr. old course I say you should drive.

I think we shouldn't raise the driving age at all for I know some friends who just turned 15 are ready to get their driver's licence

No don't raise the driveing that just wrong it should be lowered to 14.

I think that driving age should be lowered because some kids know how to drive. For example: If I lived on a farm with vehicles all my life and I know how to drive better then a 16 year-old, then I should be able to get my learners at the age of 13-14. The same rules would aply for reguler learners test. At the age of 16, I can succseed my drivers test and have know I will have my liecens.

it should stay the same because parents dont wanna drive kids around til they are 18....

it should stay the same because it just makes sense

driven should be at 9 years of age cuz im effen kool

i think that the driving age should be 18 because their to many accident teens dieing in the world and i wish it was 18

It should be raised because it said it shouldn't. People dying is the way of life.

hey kbod13 how old are you 11? 12? I think you should go do your chores, or maybe it's past your bedtime. i do know you obviously have given no thought to what you just said

Hey guys, i dont want the driving age to be raised here are reasons why:
1. parents will have to take the kids to collage.
2. its not fair for the people that were born in 1994 like me!
3. People get in car accidents and drive under the influence and i know i wont do that.
Please dont change more than half of the people on this page dont want it to be raised so please put that into consideration. thank you

hi my name is chris white and i go to a littel hick school in crab orchard IL and do really think that raising the driving age wont help anything?