The Driving Age in Tennessee

The Driving Age in Tennessee The driving age should be raised to the age of eighteen for many reasons. The group of people at highest risk for having an automobile accident are those who are sixteen years of age. Many accidents within this age group can be attributed to immaturity, ignorance, and lack of experience. Problems such as these can only be corrected by time and better education. First, most sixteen-year-olds lack the maturity to …

…a license. They are not mature or educated enough and lack the necessary experience to drive responsibly in our society today. Many other countries have set their driving ages to eighteen, yet the proud American society of today has chosen to ignore the countless problems with its new drivers. If the driving age was raised to eighteen, and new rules and regulations were enacted, many of the problems associated with young drivers would surely vanish.