A Driving Age: A Necessary Change

(The right 1 ) The government has given greater importance to control the driving behavior of alcoholics (The right 1 ) On the other hand , it is also important to control the teenage driving behavior

Another method of reducing accidents by teenagers is to give them training , which are expensive and all teenagers cannot afford such training sessions (The right 1 ) Therefore , it can be suggested there is a need to enhance the minimum driving age so as to protect the lives of teenagers

Realizing the problems associated with the current minimum driving age

br one Illinois legislature member attempted to introduce a bill in to increase the minimum driving age to 17 years (Harlan 1 ) This bill was introduced due to the fact that drivers under the age of 18 are involved in much higher percentage of actually even fatal crashes (Harlan , 1 ) This implies that drivers who are less than 18 years have been responsible for large numbers of accidents

Some people suggest that parental supervision hours can be increased (Harlan1 ) This is not the permanent solution to the problem of accident deaths . Parents also need to realize that such legislations can ensure the lives of their children

Already , it has been proved that teenagers lack the ability to manage the demands of driving . This has affected not only the teenagers but also other mature drivers . This is because other drivers are inspired to compete with the teenage drivers with a view to dominate them Therefore , there is a need to introduce legislation enhancing the minimum driving age . In Illinois there is opposition to the introduction of this legislation (Harlan 1 ) Those who oppose this legislation need to study the statistics pertaining to the contribution of teenage drivers to the numbers of accidents that happen in the US everyday

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