Why should we keep the driving age where it is?
140495
it dosnt matter how long you make kids wait... etheir way when they start to drive they are going to suck get over it
153420
I'm totally for teen driving restrictions..it gives you time to learn in a more restrictive way without so many distractions before you "go it alone", I am however not at all supportive of raising the driving age...I want my son home the first few years he's driving (when people are likelier to have accidents) so that by the time he's 'going it alone' he's got a few supervised years experience under his belt...plus, as your parents- we love you & want you safe :)
331790
Elderly men and women who should have had their licenses taken away...the speed limit sign says 55, not 5!  Some of us have to get to work on time, you know!
273192
It has been statistically proven that women are better drivers than men. Less wrecks. Maybe it's because we dislike the idea of being maimed for life or losing our lives or that of a loved one in the vehicle with us. So we are more careful.
553494
Look up accident statisitcs in Europe.  They don't allow driving till the age of 18 over there.
224743
18.  Just like everywhere else in the country, in Alaska you need your parents to sign for just about anything you do until you're 18.  With driving licenses, a large part of the of the point of the provisional license is so that parents can make you "kiss a$$" until they are convinced you are responsible enough to drive.  Incidentally, once you have your license, until you're 18  your parents can take it away if they want to.\n\nOh, and if you can't deal with behaving for six months for the PRIVILEDGE of driving, there's no way you're mature enough to drive anyway.
241273
probably the same age you can legally own a vehicle.  (probably 16 or 17 depending on the state) but being in your teens would have your rates generally be much higher.
805712
It's still permit at 15 and license at 16, I haven't heard anything about changing it... and if anything they should limit the driving age where when you get to a certain age you need to pass some test or something...
953619
I predict that if enough people start driving non-fossil fuel cars that governments will just find another way to tax drivers.  People can't understand that it's possible to have good roads that are well maintained without the government running them.  \n\nActually, governments would love this: Put a per-mile tax on all cars and require that everyone install a GPS that tracks position and broadcasts it to the government agency so the tax can be paid.  Then of course the police will want access to the position data for "safety" reasons.  Then Hooray! Total surveilence!  If you complain then you must have something to hide.  After all, we're doing it for the children.
75376
Only teenagers.  Heck I would ban city kids from driving until they are 18 anyway
989120
yes. in fact all people should be tested yearly to keep their licenses. most people on the road don't deserve to be there.
623704
The last time I was at the DMV, there was an elderly gentleman there getting his license renewed, and he needed a f*ing walker to get up to the thing where you look and see where the lights are flashing.\nI watched as he messed up like 5 times, and THEY RENEWED IT!\n\nI couldn't believe it.\n\nI honestly think you should be required to take driving tests to renew every 10 years after you hit 60.\n\nI do think part of it is that, a lot of the 80 yr olds that are from a different time. Most didn't grow up driving on interstates... or in busy traffic.
175260
calm down, there are too many young drivers out there.  take a drivers ed class.
239338
it is the gov't responsiblity to make sure you are safe.  that's is why there are laws against things that could potentially kill you.  so yes it's a good idea for wheelies to be illegal.  i wouldn't want my son seeing some idiot doing such nonsense on the freeway and then trying to go home and copy and kill himself.  plus doing wheelies on the freeway not only endangers your life, it endangers the innocent lives around you.  is that fair to us just trying to drive?
10074
21 is a little high. I'd go with 18. I think 16 is too young. I say permits at 16, learn for two years, mandatory drivers ed, license at 18. Make everything a consistent age in the U.S. - drinking, voting, driving, legal adult, fighting in wars, gambling, etc.
75414
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.
99750
I remember how important it was to me to get my license at 16 to begin working and earning a paycheck. So I am not against 16 year olds getting their license. I do, however, agree with longer "probationary" terms for teen drivers. No driving (except work travel) after midnight, no groups of teens (more than 2) in a car without an adult over the age of 25, etc.