I disagree. For fact I know two family friends from the same family that are mature, had good grades and preformed community service but still got into car accidents shortly after receiving their drivers license at the age of 16. Even mature responsible teens don't have the experience at the age of 16.

I see what you mean 19cpeterson, but I think that in combination with raising the age to 18 along with lengthening the required time to drive with a learners permit will greatly reduce the risk of teen accidents. The brain of a 16 year old verses a 18 year old is totally different. According to at-risk.org, 16 year old are way more immature than 18 year olds. They are at a big risk because they are inexperienced and underestimate the dangers of the road.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I respectfully disagree 19nbrant. According to at-risk.org other countries have less deaths because of the driving age being higher. For instance, Europe's driving age is 18 and the statistics show that the number of fatalities is twice as smaller as the U.S. Even the number of accidents is proven smaller.

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.

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.

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.