Driving Age Should Not Be Raised

Why the driving age should not be raised
Driving is a big art of maturing and growing as an individual. State governments are pushing for the driving age to be raised to eighteen, but there is no reason for this. Sixteen year olds are naturally capable to drive with their senses being heightened as they are younger. Generally, sixteen year olds are unfairly judged as irresponsible and not attentive enough to drive. They also need access to driving in order to get around, and it makes no sense just to keep pushing it off until they are older. Sixteen year olds are beginning to get too old to be chauffeured around by parents and guardians. They need to be allowed to drive themselves.
Sixteen year olds are naturally capable in driving. They have better reflexes and reaction times which is a key aspect in driving. While not always the case, teens may have better eyesight, as they are younger (Journal of health and physiology, 2012). This shows that as far as the physical aspect in driving, sixteen year olds are naturally capable of the challenge. …show more content…
sixteen year olds should be able to prove that they are responsible enough to handle driving through testing and proven capability. If it is just accepted that all sixteen year olds are incapable of driving, than these individuals will believe they are not adults for an even longer period of time. When society treats them as teens, then they are going to act like teens. If we treat these sixteen year olds as adults, than they can be expected to act more like it. If they really are ready, then they should be allowed to