Bertrand's ACE Debate

One other unlikely thought-of reason to why the driving age should be raised to 18, is because of the health benefits. So, let's say it's really nice outside and you're parents aren't able to drive you to school. You don't have a car, so you're forced to ride a bike, or walk. Studies from the Heartland Times, have found evidence that walking and biking to school reduces the amount of stress put on teens. Also, biking and walking to school burns calories and is an all-around great exercise for anyone. According to research found by Jenny Hope from the daily mail, people who go to school on bike or by foot are 40% less likely to develop diabetes. If kids under 18 have a car, they're obviously going to drive that to school, but raising the driving age will force kids to walk, which is actually benefiting them in several healthy ways.

I strongly think that the driving age should be raised to 18, because of that one word that we all know and hate....death. According to a recent study researched by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, around 2,000 teenage drivers under the age of 18 died in car crashes. Some say that raising the driving age to 18 would just result in deaths at a later age, but I still think that those precious two extra years of life are worth living through. On a more positive note, raising the driving age could overall decrease those numbers of death. Starting out on the road as an older, more responsible and mature driver really makes a difference, and could result in fewer automobile caused deaths.

I would have to disagree with your statement about parental driving, because all kids under the age of 16 have to be driven by their parents to places. Adding an extra two years onto that, doesn't add that much more chauffeuring from parents. It just adds two extra years of experience for the passenger, so that by the time they are 18, they have more driving knowledge. Shifting the driving age from 16 to 18, would most likely result in more experienced drivers.

Yes, I definitely believe that the driving age should be raised to 18, for multiple reasons. First of all, 16 year old's could be less irresponsible than 18 year old's, and may not take driving as a serious matter, like an adult would. Also, teens could get more easily distracted by their phones, passengers, and self looks. According to statistics from 2014, 1.3 million people died in car crashes. More than half of them were caused by young adults, and teens. Many people say that younger aged driving accidents are not based on age, but on inexperience. I would have to say that if the driving age was raised to 18, that would give kids more time to ride in a car, and experience how it all works. Therefore, I believe raising the driving age to 18, would make for more experienced drivers, and less accidents.