Please give me some evidence that driving age shouldnt be lowered to 14?

bmtxkeller

Why should it be?

thud.fan

Anybody less than 18 y.o. is not responsible for anything (unless they are emancipated) except graduating from high school...Yes, a 14 y.o. could very well pass the required tests and show that he/she knows what pedals to push and how to make a vehicle go right or left...I mean, that's all there is to it, right?...Not quite.

You see, there are these little things that adults get along the way called experience, maturity and judgment, which are not taught in school...These are critical ingredients in making split second decisions that are the difference between living and dying...All 3 parts - experience, judgment and maturity - along with physical ability (hand-eye-foot coordination) are necessary to operate a machine that can kill or otherwise ruin a driver's life.

Bottom line: driving a motor vehicle ain't as cut n' dried as you may think it is, sport.

tiggertrance

the responsibility is not there.......my county just had a horrible accident with a newly licensed 17yr. He killed one person and the other is in a coma. So you want evidence just read the article about it

http://www1.pressdemocrat.com/article/20080327/NEWS/803270422/1033/NEWS&template=kart

Joe M

Ask this same question in 2 years when you are older and we will see if your opinion changes. There is more to driving then just hitting the gas and people that are so very young have a harder time focusing on the perils of driving. It is more of a mental maturity thing. Some kids are mature enough to drive, but since a vast number are not, the legal age must remain higher.

UCANTCME

Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among 15- to 20-year olds.

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, 3,490 drivers in this age group died in motor vehicle crashes in 2006 and an additional 272,000 were injured.

Drivers age 15- to 20-years old accounted for 12.9 percent of all the drivers involved in fatal crashes and 16 percent of all the drivers involved in police-reported crashes.

Twenty-five percent of teen drivers killed were intoxicated. In 2002 (latest data available) the estimated economic cost of police-reported crashes involving drivers between the ages of 15 and 20 was $40.8 billion, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA, http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov ).

Among licensed drivers, young people between the ages of 15 and 20 have the highest rate of fatal crashes relative to other age groups, including the elderly.

In fact, the risk of being involved in a fatal crash for teens is three times greater than for drivers age 65 to 69.....................................

David H

The motor insurance companies will give you nall the evidence you need. A first year driver will pay about 10 times as much for third party insurance as I will for fully comprehensive. Why? History.

Iso M

No need 2 more traffic jams no need to more accidents no need to more headaches.Do u think when u r going to drive a car(this is if u r not driving) u'll like it absolutely not enjoying driving is just for a short period then u'll hate it.

butterfliez2002

it shouldn't be I can see it in a very small town but not in a big huge city that crowded with tons of people and a lot of crazy drivers and sometimes kids don't know how to handle them these cases.

An0nym0us mAn1Ac

I'd be scared sh!tless if 14 year olds were allowed to drive. Where I live, a 14 year old can get their learners, but they still need a licensed adult in the car with them.
14 year olds are not responsible enough to drive by themselves.

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