
We discuss if driving age should be increased in countries like the United States or maybe reduced in the areas with currently higher age requirements.
Cars are very practical means of transportation, almost a basic necessity in modern life, but driving them entails a great responsibility. According to the World Health Organization, approximately 1.24 million people died on the world’s roads in 2010. Almost 500 thousands in the two most populated countries of the world, China and India, and more than 35.000 in the US.
Many factors influence the rate of car accidents, such as the safety of the roads, cars' quality, traffic legislation (including monitoring and fines), and in particular, drivers' training and experience. Deciding the minimum age for a person to be able to drive is, thus, one of the most difficult decision the authorities face. The minimum age requirements varied across different countries, with some areas of the world allowing teenagers to drive with supervision at 14 and freely at 16, while in other countries you need to be 18 (or even 19 in the case of Gibraltar) to be allowed to drive a car by your own.
Driving age debate
In the countries where the driving age is very low (like the United States) there is a debate about if it would be better to rise the limit to 18.
- Defenders of this position argue that teenagers are more responsible at 18, and also will get more experience driving with supervision a longer time. Car accidents are one of the main causes of deaths for teenagers, and rising the age limit could reduce mortality. Another argument in favor of public health is that teenagers with a car have more sedentary behaviors, which can increase obesity.
- However, the opponents of increasing the minimum driving age argue that accidents and mortality are consequences of the lower experience of new drivers, and that rising the age requirement will only postpone these accidents. They also state that being able to drive younger helps teenagers be more independent, and allows them to help their family (shopping, bringing siblings to or from school, etc.).
In other countries, with a higher age requirement, there is a similar debate, about the possibility of reducing the driving age, with similar arguments.
A maximum age too?
Another question in the driving age debate is looking at the other extreme of the population, and ask if there should be a maximum age for elderly people. Eldery drivers are more prone to accidents. In many countries there are increased controls and medical checks for them, but not everywhere. In these case, the question is not to determine an age after which driving would be forbidden, but whereas the current controls are enough.
What is the driving age in your state or country? Do you think it should be reduced or increased? With previous training and appropriate practice, what should be the legal age to drive a car on your own without supervision?
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