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IV LEVEL UNIT 6 RULES FOR LIFE Lesson 5Online version

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by Martha Uribe
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In the United States , people are to drive a car

at the age of 16 . Many people see getting a ? s at

the age of 16 as an important part of growing up and gaining

independence . However , I believe that raising the legal age for

driving to 21 would make our .


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First , do not have enough experience in life to
take the of driving . Young drivers are often
not enough to understand how serious the
are for improperly operating such a machine . For example ,
drivers between the ages of 16 and 20 make up only 3% of the
driving population , but they make up 33% of the people convicted
of crimes related to dangerous driving . , young people
are more likely to make other bad , like driving under
the influence of alcohol or in street racing with their
friends . In , by the time they are 21 , most people have
years of life experience that result in more mature and responsible
.

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Second , the is still and may not

be of operating a vehicle as safely as a 21 year old .
For instance , the Department of estimates that driving thousands of decisions every minute to make sure that the
car is in the right , at the right speed , and fully in control .
The developing brain may not be able to make all of
the decisions needed to remain safe . , there are several
other that we do not trust young adults to participate in .
For instance , people be 18 years old to vote , marry , join the
military , and smoke . In addition , people must be 21 before
they are legally to consume alcohol . If we restrict young
adults from participating in these , it makes sense that we
would also people under the age of 21 from operating a
car on public .

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In , raising the for driving to 21 would make
our society safer .
Young drivers are not enough to take the of operating a car . In addition , the brain of a young adult may not be enough to operate a vehicle as
safely as a 21 year old . , it is the of society to protect the
lives and of all by raising the legal driving age to 21 .