Reckless driving in the making
To the editor:
Imagine driving down the road when suddenly CRASH! Now what? All because the teenagers are obsessed with trivial distractions as in mobile devices, doing makeup and their hair. The leading cause of death for 16- through 17-year-olds was car accidents. They also have the highest crash rating because of carelessness, and texting. They don’t have enough attention span to focus just on the road. Every state in the United States of America should raise the driving age to 18. Raising the driving age will lower the percentage and will make the roads safer for everyone. Society usually looks at 18 to be considered a legal adult, so shouldn’t driving be considered one of the privileges of adulthood? It is vital to the well being of all, that the legal driving age is made no lower than 18.
Drivers 18 years of age and older have fewer accidents. With time comes wisdom and at 18 years of age, the minds of teenagers start to work differently. When people turn 18, they have a more independent lifestyle. As a result, they start to gain a stronger grasp on life and consequences, which in turn makes them responsible and moral. It is without this understanding of right from wrong, that causes people to the make mistakes that end their lives or the lives of others. Drivers under the age of 18 do not have these understandings which is mainly the reason for these tragic occurrences.
Raising the legal driving age would reduce the number of costly mistakes that could ruin people’s lives, and decrease the overall number of accidents that could also cause destruction and pain. In all it would greatly benefit the world and its well being if the legal driving age was raised to 18 years of age.
Jordan Moore
Cape Cora