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Arguments:55
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Ended:12/25/13
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Change Driving Age

Should the minimim driving age be raised for Wisconsin?

Support Change

Side Score: 34
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Against Change

Side Score: 32
1 point

The United States Government says that 33% of car accidents are caused by teenagers because of their lack of experience.

Side: Support Change
19chunstiger(1) Disputed
1 point

they say that 33% of car accidents are caused by teens because of their lack of experience. I agree with that, but i also don't. There are still the responsible drivers at the age of 16. teenink.com says that the responsible age for teens is 16. This is the age where they can get jobs and drive. Therefore the government should let teens grow into mature people otherwise society will get no where

Supporting Evidence: Teenns are responsible Enough to drive at 16!! (www.teenink.com)
Side: Against Change
1 point

What 19ddeboer says is true since 16 year old's are still not mature enough there will be a problem with there ability to learn how to drive.

Side: Support Change
19cpeterson(7) Disputed
-1 points

If they change the driving age to 18, it will just create accident prone, irresponsible drivers at 18 instead of 16.

Side: Against Change
1 point

I agree with Chloe, changing the age doesn't help, its the experience and how responsible student drivers are. According to Standard-Examiner's article the death rate of 18 year old will rise and 16 year old will decrease but we are just giving them another 2 years before they will crash. Therefore, it's based on experience not the age.

Side: Against Change
19ljohnson(10) Disputed
1 point

I disagree with Chloe, I think that if the driving age is raised that the inexperienced drivers will have more time to practice and to learn the driving tips and actions. It will make them more responsible and respectful on the road which will lead to less accidents.

Side: Support Change
1 point

I think that states should change the driving age to eighteen the reason why I think this is because between 1995-2004 there were 330,917 deaths or injury's that involved 15-17 year old drivers.

Side: Support Change
19nbrandt(9) Disputed
1 point

I understand your point but, I don't know if I can trust your information. I have nowhere to check if it is true or not. I don't think that we should change the driving age because according to Standard-Examiner's article behavior in teens (16-17) are just as risky as most people in early 20's.

Side: Against Change
1 point

I agree with Claire because all of the stories that I have heard and told are of accidents involving young teen drivers being inexperienced and reckless.

Side: Support Change
1 point

They say that the driving age should stay the same but I say that the driving age should be raised 2 years because that is technically when kids turn to adults. And also the older someone is the more mature and responsible you are. There for if we raise the age kids will drive more responsibly.

Side: Support Change
19cpeterson(7) Disputed
1 point

Jackson says the driving age should be raised for two years because kids will be more responsible, but I disagree. I think the driving age should stay the same,because no matter how old you are, you will be reckless in the first year or so of driving. Therefore, no matter how old you are when you start driving, you aren't going to be that good of a driver.

Side: Against Change
1 point

I think that the driving age should be changed because of the maturity of the kids. Kids that drive at a young age (16) are immature and would be more tempted to drink and drive than and older and more mature adult. Because of the adults being more mature then they would also be a better and more accurate driver because of all the years of practice that they would have. Without all of the practice the would be prone to more accidents than older teens. Therefore, the driving age should be raised because of immature teens.

Side: Support Change
19cpeterson(7) Disputed
1 point

Lauren says that the driving age should be changed because the maturity of the kids, but I disagree. I think the driving age should not be changed, because not all teens are immature and stupid. And at 16, parents are still under control of their kids, so they can take away the kids license if needed. If the kids get their license at 16, nothing is stopping them from being stupid. Technically, the parents can't take away their license, as the kid is an adult now. Therefore, if you get your license at 16, your parents can teach you not to do stupid things, instead of them having no control of you.

Side: Against Change
19ljohnson(10) Disputed
1 point

I respectfully disagree Chloe, if the drivers are more mature and will be more experienced then the parents wouldn't have a reason to even think about taking their licence away. Therefore, there would be less deaths and accidents on the roads involving teen drivers.

Side: Support Change
1 point

I also think they don't let 16 year old buy cigarettes and all of the bad things kids should not be using at a young why would they put them in charge of a car that could also potentially be fatal to and a weapon like anything else.

Side: Support Change
19nbrandt(9) Disputed
1 point

Claire makes a good point, but some teens get cigarettes some how. I don't think we should change the driving age, because, it is not solving anything. According to UPFRONT's article if someone close to you robs a bank should you go to jail? If a stranger across the country dies in a car crash, should all teens be punished and for future generation? Therefore, not everyone should be punished for others reckless driving, and bad judgement.

Side: Against Change
1 point

I believe that the driving age should be raised because the United States Government says that in 2011, 3,023 teenagers died in car crashes, and out of everyone driving 33% of car crashes are caused by teenagers. So if the driving age was raised the teenagers will have 2 more years to practice, and then when they are 18 they will have more experience and there will be less deaths. Therefore the driving age should be raised because teenagers are inexperienced and need practice.

Side: Support Change
1 point

A lot of people have been saying that it is not because of maturity but It really is you don't see 12 year old driving around so if it wasn't about maturity then why don't we start driving at 13 or 14 why is it that it is 16 I also don't think it would be a big change if we changed it to 18 because when I commented earlier you can get your permits around 16 you just don't start driving tell you are 18.

Side: Support Change
19cpeterson(7) Disputed
1 point

I see what you're saying, yet I disagree. I think we shouldn't raise the driving age, because if some teens aren't mature enough and get your license, you shouldn't punish all the teens who have been waiting to drive for years. Driving is more of an experience thing, and according to NorthernStar, " Driving isn't a textbook exercise, but one that develops as experience builds." If 16 year olds get their license at 16, they will gain more experience for their years to come.

Side: Against Change
1 point

19nbrant said that maturity doesn't matter but http://teacher.scholastic.com/ says that between 1995 and 2004 there were 30,917 fatality that involved 15-17 year old drivers.

Side: Support Change
1 point

There should be a change in the age of being able to drive. At the age sixteen they are still kids and driving is a big responsibility and privilege that adults should only have, because they understand how big of a responsibility it really is. "Sixteen year olds shouldn't be able to take on these kinds of responsibility's just like they are not allowed to have alcohol, smoke, or buy handguns." says new York times.

Side: Support Change
1 point

I believe that the driving age should be raised because the United States Government says that teenagers are often irresponsible and don't wear seat belts. So because of their lack of maturity they can get seriously injured or even killed, because they are not wearing seat belts. Injuries and death can be avoided if the driving age was raised so then teenagers will have more time to mature and then when they are 18 they will be mature enough to put on their seat belts and be cautious of car accidents. Therefore the driving age should be raised because teenagers don't wear seat belts and get injured.

Side: Support Change
1 point

Though there are some responsible, teen drivers, I do agree with the 61% of people interviewed that said the driving age should be raised for these 3 reasons. 1. there are those few teens that are reckless and careless when driving. 2. 64 out of 100k teens were involved in fatal car accidents in their first year of driving. 3. 59 out of 100k teens where in accidents in their second year of driving. That adds up to be a lot of teens in the end and a lot of accidents.

Side: Support Change
1 point

I believe that the driving age should be raised because 18 to 21 year olds are far more responsible then 16 to 18 year olds. Therefore more responsible drivers on the road less accidents.

Side: Support Change
0 points

The United States Government says that Teenagers are irresponsible because they are young and haven't fully mature yet. Therefore if the driving age was raised the teenagers will be more mature and be safer on the road.

Side: Support Change
-1 points

Its not the age of the person its the lack of experience. So it would only make 18-21 year old in the risk of the same stuff as the 16 year olds today.

Side: Support Change
19ddeboer(6) Disputed
1 point

Bailey says Its not the age of the person its the lack of experience. So it would only make 18-21 year old in the risk of the same stuff as the 16 year olds today. but I think that if the driving age went up then the teenagers will have 2 more years of practice and then they will be more experienced instead of getting rushed into driving because they were too young. therefore the driving age should be raised because teenagers need more practice.

Side: Against Change
1 point

I agree with Dawson because if they are 14 or 15 and are practicing to drive they would be pressured to do good and would crack under pressure because they are just kids. On the other hand, if they are 18 or older they would be more grown up and could handle the pressure.

Side: Against Change
19nbrandt(9) Disputed
1 point

I see what your saying but I disagree. I believe that we shouldn't change the driving age, because according to Cincy School Zone article it is about better highways, seat belt laws, and much safer vehicles. Not the age. Therefore by doing easy things we can save lives.

Side: Support Change
3 points

Raising the driving age will not change the rate of deaths. It won't save lives. It's inexperience, not age, that creates accidents. Raising the driving age would just create inexperienced, accident-prone drivers at 18 instead of 16.

Side: Against Change
19ctwomey(11) Disputed
3 points

Well if they raise the age they can get there permits by the time they are 16 which helps them mature more and get more experience when they are older.

Side: Support Change
19nbrandt(9) Disputed
2 points

I see where you are coming from. But I believe that it is not about maturity it is about experience. Changing the age to 18 doesn't help. The death rate for 18 will rise, then what do we do? Change it even higher? If we change it any higher drunk driving and inexperience would cause more and more worse chaos. So why change it if we are only going to cause more chaos. Therefore it doesn't matter about maturity, its about chaos.

Side: Against Change
19cpeterson(7) Disputed
1 point

If they can get their learners permit when they're sixteen, why can't they get it at fourteen and be mature enough to drive on their own at sixteen?

Side: Against Change
19ljohnson(10) Disputed
2 points

I disagree because the years that the teens have skipped would serve more practice years. Then they would be more experienced that the drivers that learned at fourteen and fifteen. They would be more aware of the dangers of driving and would make sure that they are careful.

Side: Support Change
19jdupont(1) Disputed
2 points

What you say about practice is true but when your 16 or 15 your brain has not yet fully developed. But when you're 18 you are a mature adult.

Side: Against Change
19jdupont(1) Disputed
2 points

What you say about practice is true but when your 16 or 15 your brain has not yet fully developed. But when you're 18 you are a mature adult.

Side: Against Change
19nbrandt(9) Disputed
1 point

I see you point 19ljohnson. But I believe that we should not change the driving age because according to UPFRONT article, if only a few people make a mistake should everyone be punished by changing the driving age. Therefore, all the future generations shouldn't pay for others mistakes.

Side: Against Change
19ddeboer(6) Disputed
1 point

Chloe says raising the driving age will not change the rate of deaths. It won't save lives. It's inexperience, not age, that creates accidents. Raising the driving age would just create inexperienced, accident-prone drivers at 18 instead of 16. But I think that if you do raise the driving age it will decrease deaths because in those 2 years they will have more opportunities to practice, and if the driving age was raised it wouldn't create inexperience it would just give the teenagers more time to practice and get better. Even if those teenagers really do get in an accident then at least they will have 2 more years live. Therefore I think that the driving age should be raised because people need more practice.

Side: Support Change
19jdupont(1) Disputed
1 point

19cpeterson Says that raising the driving age will not help save lives but I disagree because kid that are 16 have the highest annual car crash rate in their age group. There for if they were given 2 more years it would make an impact.

Side: Support Change
2 points

I believe that we should not change the driving age, because it is not helping the experience it is only delay before their deaths. Therefore the government should not change the driving age because we are not solving the problem only delaying.

Supporting Evidence: Driving Age Should Not be Changed (www.standard.net)
Side: Against Change
19ljohnson(10) Disputed
3 points

I respectfully disagree, I think that raising the driving age will give more experience to young teen drivers before they get on the road because they will be able to use all the years that they have skipped for practice. I also don't think that they are delaying it, I think that they are preventing more accidents or even deaths.

Side: Support Change
1 point

I think that people should not change the driving age instead stricken rules like not allwoing teens to use cell phone when driving.

Side: Against Change
1 point

I think that the government should not change because teens need some responsibility. If they aren't responsible at 16 who said they will be in two more years? Also Kid's parents got to drive at 16, so why punish kids today? 46% of people in 1995 said that the driving age should be 16.

Side: Against Change
19ctwomey(11) Disputed
1 point

I agree with you but I have to disagree also it is not punishing them it is simply trying to keep things safe today there are a lot more things or more dangerous things that happens out when you are driving also that not saying that this is not still correct but that was over 10 years ago and i bet if you look at it now there are a lot more things that have happened since 1995

Side: Support Change
1 point

I agree with 19chunstiger, age doesn't matter, its the experience of the driver. That is the only reason 16 year old crash is because they are not experience enough in snow, ice, rain. In Texas if there is any snow there are a lot of car crashes because they don't know how to drive in it. Therefore, its about experience in all types of weather.

Side: Against Change
1 point

I believe that the driving age should not be raised to 18 years old. Because according to Kallina K. from www.teenink.com "teens all over the country are learning how to drive and using this skill in everyday activity's"... I agree with Kallina because I know that I am in a lot of extra activity's after school, and sometimes I don't have a ride to get there. Which is a problem. Also according to the website www.debate.org most kids at the age of 16 are mature enough to drive,and know the rules of the road because in order to get there license teenagers need to go through a class to learn the rules of the road. therefore i believe that the driving age should not be raised to 18 years old because, teenagers need a way to get to extra activity's after school, they cant always rely on their parents.

Side: Against Change
1 point

I believe that the driving age should stay the same because collage students and high schoolers couldn't drive to school. Therefor the teens wont be able to go to school and not get the education they need.

Side: Against Change
1 point

At the age 16 teens are not responsible and don't know how to drive like adults would these are the kinds of things people are saying but, I disagree the problem is not the age its inexperience and if the age is raised to eighteen the same problem will be happening because at eighteen they still would have the experience they would need to fix this problem.

Side: Against Change