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My Views on Driving
The minimum age to obtain one's driver’s license should not be raised to 18 because16-year-olds have a much more focused mind. If you change the minimum driving age to 18,there will be little to no difference than having 16-year-old gain their license because they wouldn't have very much driving experience. Also from the years of 16 to 18, a young person’s maturity level doesn’t rise much at all. So the number of road casualties or accidents is mostlikely not to differ anyway. When 18-year-olds graduate from school, they often tend to fool
themselves into thinking that they know everything. In this case, they are less inclined to acknowledge instructions about driving and thus, making them dangerous drivers.
Sixteen-year-olds are more apt to accept advice since they are used to
being in ‘learning mode’ at school. Also an 18-year-old who could have an access to alcohol is
more likely to try stunts to show off to their friends or even drink and drive, which tends to seem
like a much greater threat on the road than a still-in-school 16-year-old.
Being 16 and having an early, fast start to getting your license rather than finally getting
after a long slow process makes a huge difference to your life. Sixteen-year-olds have a lot more
available hours to drive, therefore causing them to get their license faster than an 18-year-old
who would either be working full time or going to college and being busy with schoolwork and
other extracurriculars
Once young adults have completed school, would you want them moving into the real
world without a license? Of course not! We are talking about the future citizens, for heaven’s
sake! All of you would very much agree that a driver’s license is a necessity to life as you grow
older. Once they get a full time job, without a license how are they supposed to get there? Using
public transport? Yeah, sure, an electrician turns up at a bus stop with their suitcase full of tools
needed which is an effort by itself getting the supplies on and off of the bus time after time. A
driver’s license is vital for all working citizens especially those who must commute on a daily
basis.
Sixteen is a far better minimum age for obtaining your driver’s license because, first,
16-year-olds have far more focused minds and are able to accept instructions more easily than
18-year-olds. Second, it is easier to obtain a license at 16 because of availability of driving hours
and, finally, this does not act as a restraint towards teenagers’ engagements in the workforce. So
I firmly believe that the minimum age to obtain a driver's license should not be raised to 18.
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