Bertrand's ACE Debate

I agree with that because in the summer kids can bike or walk because if both parents are working of all the friends they cant get anywhere but in winter they can carpool because they wont have anything during the day when their parents are working, sports or activities will be at night when parents can drive.

I think it would be great to be able to drive yourself anywhere you want... But that freedom may go to their heads. When kids get to the age 16-17 they like the freedom they get away from their parents, they like being able to make their own decisions, But enjoying the freedom too much may get them or friends or other pedestrians killed. This may include drunk driving, talking/texting while driving, or reckless driving with friends.

Crashes are number one leading cause of death in teens. Studies show that there were 30,917 deaths from 1995 to 2004, they show that a third of that were drivers themselves and the rest were hit by teenage drivers. In New Jersey they raised the driving age and the crashes among 16-17 year old's in Jersey was 18 to 100,000 and in Connecticut where it is 16 is 26 to 100,000. According to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.

I don't think that they should keep the driving age the same because 16 year old's aren't mature enough to be in charge of a car. Many 16 year old's may think of it as a game or a race with there friends if their friends are next to them in the lane.