ACE Debate 10R 2016

They say that raising the driving age could cause more inexperienced drivers on the road but as you age the more mature you are. Evidence for this is, age 16 is when the peer pressure is raised which leads to more immaturity. The brain is still developing its skills to make decisions and solve problems. Source: Aspen Education Group. More evidence is, the 3 best ways to keep teens safe when driving is increase seat belt use among teenagers, implement graduated driver license and reduce teens' access to alcohol. These changes aren't going to happen soon so we need to reduce the driving age. Source: Aspen Education Group. Therefore, the driving age should be raised because 16 year olds are not mature enough.

If we don't raise the driving age you will be increasing the deaths in teens. Evidence for this is, 4 boys from Chicago were driving on Dec. 29th. The car spun out of control and the boys hit multiple objects on and off the road. That left leaving the driver, a 16-year-old, and his friend, 17, dead. The 2 other boys didn't die but had many injuries. Source: Representative John D'Amico. He also states that "All 50 states prohibit 16 you olds from drinking alcohol, buying cigarettes, and purchasing handguns. Yet somehow most states are willing to put them in charge of a car, which could potentially be a deadly weapon." This shows that states prohibit most of the teen death factors except driving which could have the most percentage in some situations.

To counter this, there are way more than a handful of bad drivers and it's not even bad drivers there are just a lot of drivers that don't take it seriously and cause accidents. Evidence for this is 16-year-old drivers have more accidents per highway mile than any other age group. This shows that teens should not be behind the wheel at age 16 because that's the best time for accidents. Source: John M. Crisp. More evidence is, 15% of all drivers in fatal crashes are between 15 and 20. This percent shows that we need to raise the driving age to reduce fatal crashes. Source: CSMonitor

They say that raising the driving age is pointless but I believe that the driving age should be raised because it can cause death. Evidence for this is, 4 boys from Chicago were driving on Dec. 29th. The car spun out of control and the boys hit multiple objects on and off the road. That left leaving the driver, a 16-year-old, and his friend, 17, dead. The 2 other boys didn't die but had many injuries. Source: Representative John D'Amico. He also states that "All 50 states prohibit 16 you olds from drinking alcohol, buying cigarettes, and purchasing handguns. Yet somehow most states are willing to put them in charge of a car, which could potentially be a deadly weapon." This shows that states prohibit most of the teen death factors except driving which could have the most percentage in some situations.