Driving Age Limit

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Driving Limit Needs to be Increased

In this essay, I will discuss the problems of teen driving. I will also propose a new law that increases the age limit for drivers. Currently, the age limit for drivers varies between states. Some states permit 15 year old drivers. Some allow 16 year olds to drive. Teens under the age of 18 are in a lot more risk than teens at 18 years or above. My law proposal is very beneficial to the U.S: The new driving age limit for every state should be 18. Increasing the driving age limit would make the roads of America much safer. It would clean the streets from mid-teens who drive recklessly and aren’t as mature as kids 18 and older. It’s clear to see why the U.S Congress would adopt my law proposal. However, there …show more content…

The U.S Congress would certainly adopt my law proposal and enforce it around the country. The reason why is because of the staggering statistics of teen driving. According to the article, The Teen Brain: Still Under Construction, the teen brain isn’t fully developed yet. The teen brain doesn’t always make the correct decisions and hasn’t completely matured yet. Teens 17 and under would be at risk of do dangerous things on the road. They are more likely of making bad decisions on the road. An example of a bad decision is drinking and driving. The article, Underage Drinking, says, “According to the 2013 NSDUH, approximately 5.4 million people (about 14.2 percent) ages 12–20 engaged in binge drinking (15.8 percent of males and 12.4 percent of females).” This data shows how widespread drinking is among teens. With the large amount of underage drinking teens, it seems almost impossible that there wouldn’t be any teens that would drink and drive. The chances of kids 18 and older making decisions like drinking and driving is much less compared to the likeliness of a 16 or 17 year old teen drinking and driving. Raising the driving age limit to 18 would only allow teens with almost mature brains to drive. Due to the highly developed brain of an 18 year old, teens 18 and above would be less likely to make the immature decision to drink and drive. It would also prevent a large amount of teens, with undeveloped

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