As more teenagers get there liscense, there are more car crashes. But, you can't blame the careless ones and spoil it for the others by saying oh you cant drive til 18, what do you think?
202634
Let only the responsible ones drive, and make sure they are recommended by teachers, parents, friends,etc.
69535
calm down, there are too many young drivers out there.  take a drivers ed class.
113229
No. To assume that young people cannot control themselves is to overlook the fact that most of them probably can, and to let underfunded police and bad parents off the hook. It succumbs to the people who get nervous because they believe stories they got told. The people who got lied to get what they want, and people who didn't do anything get kicked off the street for nothing other than being young.\n\nAnd, no, because if you give governments an inch, they will take a mile.
567101
Sure can in more ways than you could ever imagine when young.  Age is not the cause of people not having fun.  Health can but most of the time it is their attitudes.  I am not so far from that age and have no intention of giving up having a hell of a good time the rest of my life.
413339
I am with Frank, I do not think most teens drop out of school.  Most states have enacted legislation that compells them to stay in school until they are 18.  Additional legislation is being considered to further penalize drop outs, such as taking away their driver's license.\n\nOn the contrary, more teens than ever are finishing school and graduating than ever.  Overall our younger generation are good people who strive to live a good life and the place to start is to finish school.
70815
They do this in part because they are not mature enough to deal with the real world.  I'm not being critical of them. I have too many problems of my own.  These "kids" were not taught a great deal of personal responsibility as children.  That rests squarely on their parents shoulders. Now they are having children and have less chance of teaching their own children responsibility.  It will likely get worse before it gets better.  Some day maybe parents will step up to the plate.
50236
Don't just tell them "this is how it is because mommy says" make sure they know why. If they know the consequences of their actions they are more likely to act safely. EX: Don't cross the street with out me (but mom look at that dog, it will be gone before you cross!) ........why? because you can really get hurt that way if a car is comeing. Look how fast those cars are driving by, it would hurt terribly to be hit by one.
182217
I think the big problem is drinking and driving, we need to one raise the driving age to 18 as well.  I think the effect wouldn't be that noticible because everyone over 18 already drinks, they would just get less under age drinking citations.  Every other country except Canada that I can think of allows drinking at 18, or in many tird worlds there is no drinking age.  If people are responsible and we use Europe as a guideline it can be something that isn't a big deal.
214152
Society would be much better without the young.    They have little experiance and brains.  They kill each other in their cars and drugs and guns.   Would you go to an 18 year old doctor?   Hire a thirteen year old attorney?   Have a 20 yr. old President?\n\nYes sprinkle, a highway covered with blood from the crazy teen drivers.   Real smooth
121473
the onslaught of poverty & the expanding of the lower & middle classes, more of the family has to work earlier to stay level. the driving age should be lirradicated. anyone who can pass a driving test should be able to drive. accidents are caused by ppl not taking driving seriously which is an education problem. cell phone are another issue, 80% can drive well on a phone, the 20$ are gonna screw it up for the rest of us that do. i used to be a cab driver, almost all my business was on my cell. never had a problem with it.
29691
It's primarily about being mature enough to make the right decisions for yourself. In my state, it is 21. Even at 21 I know I made some pretty crappy decisions about drinking, but I can guarantee they were better than the decisions I would have made at 16. We have so many kids that drink and drive. They think they are invincible! \n\nAnother reason could deal with body weight. Your body can tolerate a bit more alcohol depending on your body weight. \n\nAgain, each person is different. Some 16 year olds are a lot more mature than some 30 year olds I know. Some are also a lot LARGER than people that are older. But the law has to find a compromise.....and thus sets an age limit for what they believe is in the public's best interest. Even then.........we still find that it does not alway deter kids from drinking.....driving......destroying their lives and others.
305443
I think there are alot of teenagers here, but what can you do? It's not that annoying. You have to learn to live with the next generation because they're going to take power from you someday.
628821
It's not that the driving age is low it's the the way they teach the drivers ed classes they don't get enough of the workbook part of the class before they begin to drive. They should be in the classroom longer before they go on their first driving lesson. Someone was telling me their child only had 2 classes and was out driving already it should be a lot more.
165440
I wish that they had to wait until they were eighteen in America. Some people much older then that should not have a drivers license.\n\nBest Wishes\nNamastae!
500676
Don't drive- it's not worth the headache. Just go with your friends and have fun, leave the car at home. It'll be much safer anyway. Believe me- you don't want to be responsible for the car with a girl and 2 boys, one of whom is much older. I think if you told your parents of this decision, they'd see how mature and reasonable you were.
581390
I think, personally, you can't stop anybody from doing anything. But I guess in this case, if it's like your kids or something, you need to let them make their own decisions after they are, say, 16. The only way people learn and grow is from making mistakes. You can't keep people from living. It's better to have lived and made mistakes than to have not lived at all.
608677
Mmmm.... supper..... \n\n\nwouldn't that be sweet 17?   Oh yea, 17's not that sweet....   You don't really get anything good until 18 - even that's not so hot.  maybe they'll just skip to 21 where the REAL fun begins. \n\nCheers!