Teenagers spend a lot of time looking forward to a specific birthday: the famous sweet 16th birthday. Parents and friends will oftentimes throw big surprise parties for someone’s 16th birthday. When a teenager turns 16, a lot of doors open up for him or her. For example, teenagers look forward to driving and hopefully owning their own cars, and with that comes getting a license. Getting a driver's license in high school is important because it comes with a sense of independence, responsibility, and freedom to go anywhere. First, getting a license is important for teens because it gives them a sense of independence. To begin, when teenagers have their license, they can drive places on their own! There is so much excitement about getting to drive to school, the store, or a party all alone. An added bonus is that teenagers don't have to stress over who will pick …show more content…
To begin, teens will potentially have the ability to drive themselves to and from school by themselves. When a teenager gets his/her license, a lot of doors open up for him/her. A licensed teenager will be able to drive to school, get a choice in what time they'll be somewhere, apply for jobs, and have more freedom. In addition, an exciting opportunity that comes along with a driver's license is getting to spend more time with friends. If and when teenagers have had their driver's license for six months, they are then able to drive around a few friends. Also, teenagers will be able to go shopping, out on dates, and not have to worry about other people’s schedules. If teenagers take their time in the instructional driving course, do well on their tests, and become responsible drivers, they will have great freedom that comes from having a driver’s license. Gaining a sense of independence, becoming responsible, and being free are all privileges that come along with getting a driver's
At the age of 18 teenagers will already be traveling to colleges and moving to dorms and they will have other things on their mind than their very important driving
In this article by Donna St. George, titled “Teens Are in No Rush to Drive,” she writes about teenagers who are waiting to get their driver’s license. Teenagers in this day of age are more busy and have more to do. Be transport from place to place since being a child, teens are use to their parents driving them. With phones, teens have an easy access to the internet which makes them want to get on social media. Along with smartphones and texting that teens don’t need to get into a car and visit friends. With new laws and requirements getting licenses is a lot more complicated and time-consuming. Sixty hours of practice and 300 to 600 dollars for private driving schools. With gas and insurance for the car, it makes driving too much to afford
Also, studies show that the same bad behavior commonly seen in men in their twenties is seen in sixteen and seventeen year olds. Driving is a huge part of a teenager’s social life, too. They need licenses to attend school, work, or social events. So, a way to keep the driving age at sixteen and have better driving on the road is to have a graduated driver license. This GDL would make it so new drivers would gain experience driving under supervision of an older, experienced driver before they can drive on their own.
Teens need to be taught that driving is a task that is complex and demanding. Parents know how much experience a young driver has, and they know exactly how inconvenient it is when they have to drive with their teen everywhere while they have their permit. Teens tend to cause most traffic accidents in adults’ eyes. They are not experienced yet, and often fail to pay attention to others on the road. They often think of a car as being some type of toy, but they do not know how powerful it really is. The driver education programs must be strengthened in order to make sure that students really have safer habits, behind the wheel experience, and by having a better understanding of all the laws on the road.
Most parents think getting their teens their driver's license will lift a weight off of their backs when in reality it seems to only do the opposite once the facts of insurance and statistics come into play. The article “Teen Drivers” provides some statistic such as, “A driver’s licence is a ticket to freedom! At last, teens can drive themselves to school, work and recreational activities .”(“Teen Driving,” par 1) This is a fact of how this small piece of plastic placed in the hands on a teen can be seen as a ticket to freedom. Another thing the article states is, “Parents are thrilled because they do not have to chauffeur the kids around anymore.”(“Teen Driving, par 2) This statement reveals how parents get their freedom back as well teens are gaining their first taste of freedom. But also with this freedom most teens don't realize just how scary the road is and when their parents are no longer driving with them they become nervous and many not be as safe as they could be, which leads me to the thought of many they should choose to take certain steps to create safe driving
Drunk Driving is an effect of very high insurance costs and criminal charges for teens under the influence. Overall underage drinking costs up to about 27 million dollars. A problem with getting in an accident when under the influence is they are not only responsible for their own vehicle, but for the other vehicles involved in the accident. Since this can be very costly and overwhelming, their parents might have to step in and pay these fines, which is unfair to them and should only be taken care of by the person that caused it. The biggest problem with drunk driving is crashing. About 1 in 5 people people that get into car accidents were under the influence and had some type of alcohol in their system. (K. Nola Mokeyane). “According to MAAD, there are many legal issues having to do with drunk driving. Some things are fines, higher insurance car rates, criminal charges, possession of alcohol, and driving under the influence” (Nola K. Mokeyane). They also state that most colleges will view DUI charges, which if there is bad history, it will get you a low chance into getting into a good college. This can also cause some teens on probation, which leads to paying fines and restriction. Some teens could even be sent to jail, depending on how serious their fines
An article written in 2016 by Chittom, Lynn-nore, and Finley mentioned this about many critics’ views on the social problems created by raising the legal driving age, “Meanwhile, critics argue that people under age twenty-five are legally allowed to vote, join the military, marry, attend college, and drink alcohol, and so should not be prevented from driving.” Across America, when teenagers reach the age of sixteen or seventeen, they begin their journey towards being an independent and responsible adult. Choices about career, marriage, what and who to vote for, and whether or not to join the armed forces are just a few of the decisions that teenagers are starting to work through (Chittom, Lynn-nore, and Laura Finle, 2016). However, without the privilege of legal driving, many of the steps towards adulthood became confusing and complicated in many ways. Ultimately, raising the driving age lessens the responsibility that comes into play while transitioning into an
Through out the years teenagers have been driving without a license. In this century teenagers are decreasing to get their license (Teens getting their driver license. (n.d.). Retrieved November 1, 2013, from ). Teenagers tend to think that just because they know how to pump gas press the brakes and rea...
Congratulations on turning fifteen and a half years old! I bet you are excited as I was back when I was fifteen and a half. With earning my Driver’s License, I feel like a more independent (and less dependent) person than if I did not. Knowing this, I knew I had to endure a long tedious process to actually get my license. Obtaining my Driver’s License has provided me with three key components: the freedom, the responsibility, and the dedication.
At around this age, teenagers usually already have their own set of values and are about to become self-reliant. “In order to become self-reliant, you must strongly desire and seek out responsibility in your life… (Mind 24)”. These 16 years that I am referring to are the ones that are already employed, driving, and have their own basic set of morals to build upon over the years. In most states, the starting age to get their permit is around 15 or 16, so why are these teens allowed to get behind the wheel of a legalized weapon, but are not allowed to get a tattoo of a gorgeous flower on their shoulder blade? Since these teens are about to start engaging in the real world in a few years, they usually have their set priorities (even if they choose not to follow them, own morals, and their own outlook in the world, so why can they not decided for themselves that they want to get a tattoo? To generalize any group of people is incorrect and that goes for teenager as well. Saying that “All teenagers should not be allowed to get tattoos because they are too immature” is wrong in itself. There are teenagers that may have even more responsibilities than 18 and 21 year olds. While it is true that there will be irresponsible teenagers who will choose to get the World’s Most Idiotic tattoo, the other teenagers will
Getting a driver’s license can be the most exciting part of a teens life. But what do teens have to do beforehand in order to obtain that license? For some, it's months of training and for others, they can complete everything within a few months. But does all that training make teens better drivers? The three main reasons why more drivers education for teens is not beneficial are: restrictions for teen drivers make it harder on parents, teens have to be able to get around without their parents, and not all teens need more drivers education.
The responsibility gained by having a car is monumental. There comes the responsibility of protecting yourself and other driver's lives by driving responsibly and also taking care of your car with continuous upkeep. This responsibility instills confidence in teenagers. Knowing that they can be trusted with such a responsibility creates a sense of purpose and confidence. Teens will be more "capable of handling high-pressure situations" by having the confidence gained from getting their driver's
In addition to teenagers gaining independence and freedom with a license, parents also gain more freedom as well. Teenagers who cannot drive rely heavily on parents, siblings, and other people to chauffeur them around. Not only does this cost more for the driver, ...
Teenagers get experience from receiving their driver’s license because they practice out on the road. Instead of waiting until the age of 18 to drive, teenagers get to familiarize themselves with the different, possible driving situations, rather than being inexperienced at 18. Teenagers get independence from receiving their driver’s license because they do not have to rely on their parents for transportation anymore. They are free to make plans of their own once they receive their driver’s license. Independence is an essential part of growing up to being a responsible adult. Some people say that teenagers should not receive their license at sixteen because they are not responsible, driving is dangerous, and they are more likely to become more distracted than adults. Although these are facts, they do not support the opposing argument. Driving is dangerous, but learning is not. Driving helps teenagers to become more responsible and with time driving also gives the driver experience; experience will reduce the willingness to be distracted while driving. That is why teenagers should be able to receive their driver’s license at
“Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time,” said by Steven Wright. Teenagers look forward to their sixteenth birthday so they are able to drive. Everyone has felt that feeling where they can hardly wait to get behind the wheel and start driving. Little do people know teen drivers are more likely to die from a car accident than from a homicide, suicide, or cancer combined (Littlefield). They are mostly inexperienced with the road and how to handle distractions. If the age were moved to eighteen teenagers would have more driving experience (Sostarecz). Teenage drivers are extremely eager to drive because of freedom, but they are not aware of the distractions and peer pressure on the road; their experience of driving is not as well as others and statistics show how many deaths are caused due to teenage driving.