IndexArgument Point No. 1 Argumentative point n. 2 Argumentative point n. 3 Argumentative point n. a rite of passage. In the United States the legal age requirement for a driver's license varies from state to state. Many states have a minimum age requirement of less than eighteen. However, some states have raised the age requirement to eighteen. Some argue that states that have not raised the age to eighteen are costing too many precious lives. The minimum age required for a driving license is even lower. It is important to clarify that there is a difference between a driving license and a driving license. A permit allows new drivers to learn to drive safely on their own. The novice driver must be accompanied by a parent or a twenty-one year old adult with a valid driving license. The length of time you need to drive with a permit depends on the state, but it usually only takes a few months. If the permittee is found liable and no violations are found during this period, the driver can take the exam to become a licensed driver. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an original essayRecently, there has been a call to increase the driver's license requirements to the age of 18. To fully understand this debate, it is important to describe both sides of the issue. Those who are against raising the driving age have many reasons. When you are in a rural area, transportation can be difficult to access easily. Train stations and buses are less common, making travel mostly by car. For a teenager to get from point A to point B, whether it's school or a friend's house, he or she would need the ability to drive, especially when the child's parents work full time. After many years of being their own driver, parents say that the fact that their teenagers can drive is a convenience to both them and themselves. A mother named Margaret Menotti asked herself, “Do we really want our children to be dependent on their parents for virtually everything until they go to college, can vote, and serve their country?” (States are urged to raise the driving age.) If the child attends school and also works, then the ability to drive becomes even more important. Teens wouldn't learn responsibility without being able to drive and hold a part-time job during high school. It is important that children at some point learn responsibility. Those who are against raising the age also argue that every person is different and that no two minds are the same. Statistics may show that teenagers die due to accidents, but it does not mean that their children will be irresponsible and too immature to drive. There are some teenagers who are more mentally developed than others. Even those who support raising the driving age have reasons for it. Scientists believe that teenagers are not emotionally or mentally mature enough to drive. Enabling teenagers to obtain a license comes with many serious responsibilities and gives them the ability to face deadly consequences that can drastically change or take their lives. Dealing with these serious potential situations requires maturity so you can handle driving correctly and safely. Teens are also in the most social phase of their lives, more so than any other age group. The point is that they will have lots of distractions, including loud music and carsovercrowded, which will make them a danger to everyone traveling in that car and to other cars on the road. Teens are also more likely to be careless. They think it's worth reading a text to risk an accident or that getting to work on time is more important than safety. For a teenager, the seat belt can be seen as a nuisance as well as a safety necessity. All these tendencies support actions caused by their underdeveloped mentalities. The main cause of death for adolescents is road accidents. It is sad that these needless tragedies are caused by hasty privilege. Mike Higgins said it best: “if they continue to lower the driving age, then expect the death rate to increase.” When a teenager dies in an accident, the community recognizes and mourns the tragedy. To what extreme must the number of victims among adolescents reach in order to take action? It is the duty of a nation to ensure security. Therefore, it is time for federal and state regulations to impose a higher age requirement for obtaining a driver's license. Removing the dangerous privilege granted to teenagers too early must be done for the sake of the future. Even if the opposing side has more reasons, it is tragic to think that the benefits of teen driving outweigh the negative aspects it brings. Convenience does not trump life. Raising the driving license age will make parents' lives more strenuous and will also make future teenagers' lives difficult for job opportunities and seeing friends. When you consider the problems the new regulation could bring, it is definitely worth extending the lives of teenagers across the country. It's time for parents to stop burying their children. It's time for brothers to stop losing brothers. It's time for friends to stop losing friends. It's time for people to stand up and make a change because the more time passes, the more deaths accumulate. If we continue to ignore the obvious solution to reducing adolescent mortality, we will fail humanity. I would like to add in my article that whenever I say teenager I mean anyone under the age of eighteen. Technically a teenager is anyone who is nineteen or younger. In this case I am referring to those who are under the “adult” age of eighteen. I definitely need to do more research on how teenagers are mentally underdeveloped. My whole argument seems like the cause of driving age increases is because they are dangerous. With further research I can connect the dangers caused by my mental underdevelopment. I have to look up statistics on teen deaths. These statistics will make my argument stronger. This can attract not only logos, but also pathos. Pathos because it will really make the reader understand how sad all these deaths really are, in particular, the deaths of teenagers every year in the United States due to car collisions. I remember learning that car accidents were the leading cause of teens in driver's education, but I just can't remember how significant that number is. I also need to find out the age ranges that states allow for licenses and permits instead of just stating that they vary. Perhaps states with higher ages have been shown to create safer roads with fewer accidents. I also need to research GDLs (graduated driving licenses). I would like to include it in my article but I don't know enough about it to link it to my article. I know it has been proven to be more secure than the licensing process, but I can't say how yet. Perhaps these were helpful in reducing thefatal road accidents. It might tie into my counterargument for making the roads safer and for those against raising the driving age. I need to do more research on the underdeveloped brain of a teenager. I know it doesn't fully develop until your mid-20s, but which part? What does this part of the brain have to do with driving? I also need to know if there are other reasons why people are in favor of raising the age. For now, I just know that teenagers are too immature mentally and emotionally, so they cause accidents and, very often, death. I would also like to include my story of a terrible accident my sister and I experienced, caused by us. My sister now has to live with scars on her face from two hundred and eighty-six stitches surgically placed that night of the accident. There was no alcohol or drugs involved, just poor decision making and I think this will add to the emotional impact on the audience and also provide a specific example of how teenagers are not mentally developed to make such serious decisions needed to drive. Argumentative point no. 1 “My teenager won't get distracted, he knows it's not safe to multitask while driving” They are in the most social stage of their lives, which means more people in the car creates more distractions. This goes beyond the noise of the packed carriage. Teens worry about what others think of them, so they try to maintain these high expectations and show off to impress their peers. This means that if all the friends are urging the driver not to stop or to speed up at an incredibly high rate, teenagers will most likely do it. Being in the more social phase, they are also very likely to attend social gatherings or parties. Older age groups have distractions like children, but they know how to prioritize distractions while driving. For example, if a child screams to get the bottle he dropped, a parent would pull over instead of picking it up while driving so they have full attention on the road. Even if this means they will arrive at their destination a little later. Nowadays teenagers are well equipped technically with electronics. They will prioritize the need to change “that terrible song” that just came on the radio rather than their eyes on the road. This also includes SMS. It is more important to read and respond to a message from the person they have a crush on, because they do not understand the possible cause that their action could bring. Experienced drivers know what distractions can cause (an accident), so they avoid them until it is safe to address the problem. I disturb. With little experience, a distraction becomes dangerous. Argumentative point no. 2 Teenagers will not be hired without the ability to drive to work. Parents and/or older siblings can set up a schedule to see what days the teen would be available and then they can go into an interview with a schedule already set where there won't be any confusion. Bicycles are a great form of exercise and jobs near home can easily be reached with one. If I'm within walking distance it's even better. If there are no jobs in town, if the teenager is so determined to work, he can do the old fashioned way of knocking door to door to mow, shovel, etc. Teens could always make their parents a temporary trip to work until they find a coworker willing to pick them up and bring them back after their shift, which, of course, can cost the teen some money. From what I understand, teenagers don't have bills. When they have a car that's why/