tony beck, posted this comment on Feb 5th, 2008

this needs work. It looks like its written by a 2 year old. Reminds me of the Twins trading Johan Santana. STUPID!!!

Jessica, posted this comment on Mar 27th, 2008

yea, ok so im 15, but these are NOT good reasons on why teenagers should drive. there has to be better reasons.

Reii. , posted this comment on Apr 6th, 2008

there has to better reasons than that.

alex , posted this comment on Apr 7th, 2008

i think we should be able to drive but those are lame reasons

lala, posted this comment on May 2nd, 2008

i disagree with you
16 year olds should not be able to drive because…
a. they are not mature enough
b. for every mile a 16 year old drives they have a 46% chance of getting in a car crash
c. 2,926,000 teenagers were killed in an accident last year
d. last year they killed 13,000 OTHER people
e. if teenagers don’t drive auto insurance and gas prices will go down
f. 16 year olds are 4 times more likely to get in an accident than any other age

Wade, posted this comment on Jul 2nd, 2008

Wow..i’m 16 and I believe 16-year-olds should drive, but you couldn’t convince a 5-year-old with these reasons.

wish guy, posted this comment on Jul 9th, 2008

yes we should be able to drive b ecause we have right just like every one else.

Alice, posted this comment on Sep 17th, 2008

No 16 year old should not be able to drive, if your not old enough to drink then you shouldnt be old enough to drive. As for carpooling at 16 that is illegal becuase at that age you only have your G1 and by law it staes you can only have one other passenger under 16. Plus 16 year olds are nto mature enough and anyone who says otherwise is a 16 year old, you dont know what mature is yet. I dont agree with anythign at all you said there, what are you 16 tryign to convince peope your mature enough to drive, you dont even understand the law at all do you. Should take away your license.

hailey, posted this comment on Oct 3rd, 2008

this sucks! go back to mexico!

uggggggh., posted this comment on Nov 7th, 2008

it’s like you want people to die. seriously, do you really think all teens are responsible? you really need to get your head out of the clouds and come back to REALITY.

next time, do your research or else you’ll just get your ego deflated.

queen, posted this comment on Nov 12th, 2008

My 8 eight year old sister could write a better essay than that!!!
If there were any adults who read this, it gave them another reason to not letting us drive. You cant even write an understandable essay, what makes you think we’re going to be able to handle a car???

yoyothegogo, posted this comment on Nov 12th, 2008

i think u should be able to drive when u r 16 but those reasons suck

Thorten, posted this comment on Nov 17th, 2008

It\’s risky

studd, posted this comment on Nov 21st, 2008

i really agree on your ideas to let 16 year olds drive

THE KING, posted this comment on Nov 24th, 2008

I agree with 1%of the article

Russell, posted this comment on Nov 25th, 2008

HA! these are dumb…
but im using them for my class okay?
thx.

Danielle, posted this comment on Nov 28th, 2008

Driving is a privilege, not a right.
And sixteen year olds should NOT be able to drive a vehicle alone.
I’m all for letting you get your permit at 15, but by allowing you to drive at such a young age is huge disservice not only to yourself, but to the other people on the road.
It may seem unfair at the moment; that people are “robbing” you of your right to drive, but when you’re older you’ll look back and think, “Why the heck did i need a license at 16?”
Trust me, been there. Done that.

I don’t want to be mean like the other commentators, but your reasons are pretty lame,
especially the one stating that you can carpool. That is the worst idea; a bunch of 16 year olds in one car, messing around, blasting the music – that’s just asking for a car wreck.

Check out the statistics.
http://www.rmiia.org/Auto/Teens/Teen_Driving_Statistics.htm

carolinagirl2495, posted this comment on Dec 1st, 2008

i have a sister who could make more sense then you. i think teens could drive and if my dad read that he would make me wait longer. you suck

asdfghjkll;, posted this comment on Dec 16th, 2008

those reasons are kinda lame, but for the people that
say we cant drive didnt you get your licence when you were
16? thats praciticly saying that this generation is retarded
or something when were smarter then a while ago

someone (:, posted this comment on Jan 11th, 2009

i agree with you…people should be able to drive at age 16…i think your righttt….thanx (:

thank you so much Federico Martinez !!!

you seee..im doing this report why its good to let people drive when there 16…and im in 6th grade…and i think people should be able to..too.. (:

im going to use your article cuz i need two..and no one elce has better ones ..(:

thanks again…byeee!!!

Twilighter, posted this comment on Jan 26th, 2009

dude ur essay alright but u keep repeating the same reasons over and over.. u should work on it a little more and maybe people will stop saying u suck

ari, posted this comment on Jan 26th, 2009

hailey whats wrong with being from mexico NOTHING! so shut ur little racist butt up! Btw i liked the essay and i thought it was decent

Billy, posted this comment on Feb 2nd, 2009

I think teens should be able to drive when 14 because when they get older they lose responsibility (no offence) but they think nothing can happen to them.

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lele, posted this comment on Feb 3rd, 2009

teenagers shouldnt drive because they dont know how to contain there self when there with other people.

Cilla , posted this comment on Feb 3rd, 2009

i think teens should drive because not all parents but some parents are kind of lazy and the teenagers have to support them self. I AM A ROSCKS*R

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kunal, posted this comment on Feb 18th, 2009

im 16 and just got my license yesterday. i think that we should be allowed to drive but as others said this essay sucks! a monkey could probably write better than you.

oh and btw, lala (comment #5)…do you really think that 3 million 16 year olds died in 2007? THREE MILLION IN ONE YEAR? You are retarded!

im sure anyone who doenst think that 16 yr olds should drive obviously didnt live in america at age 16…..otherwise they would know what its like

none of your business, posted this comment on Feb 22nd, 2009

these comments made me laugh!!!!!! lol

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me, posted this comment on Mar 4th, 2009

Driving Age Limit Persuasive Essay
Have you heard teens whine about the driving age? I have and I’m tired of it. The age limit for driving should be changed, but not how the teens want it. I believe we should raise the age limit to 18*. There are many reasons for my attitude on this issue. For starters, teens have been known to be crazy and absolutely love to cause mischief. Giving them a car won’t help. It is also known and proven by scientists that the cerebrum, the part of the brain that is associated with reasoning, orientation, visual processing, and movement plays a very important role in driving and understanding or comprehending what is going on around you. Adults have more developed ones since, obviously, they are older. Therefore they have more developed cerebrums. Teenagers however have under developed cerebrums, and won’t be as experienced and in control as more mature drivers. Do you really want to drive with inexperienced drivers? Plus, I don’t see a fourteen year old like myself driving anytime soon.
Teens always have reasons why they think they should drive. For example, “I’m being robbed of my right to drive!” that may be how it seems now but when you get older you’ll look back and ask yourself “why did I need a license at age sixteen?” But one of the main complaints has to be, “My parents are too busy and I need to be able to get around!” well you could just walk or ride with your older friends.

part 1 on why teens shouldnt drive at 16
*im 14*
*dont insult me*
*cause im 14*
*jeez*

me, posted this comment on Mar 4th, 2009

if this sucks like the person who wrote the main topic at the top, plz refrain from the insults I HAVE ENOUGH CRAP TO DEAL WITH.
anyway….

me, posted this comment on Mar 4th, 2009

part 2

Teens always have reasons why they think they should drive. For example, “I’m being robbed of my right to drive!” that may be how it seems now but when you get older you’ll look back and ask yourself “why did I need a license at age sixteen?” But one of the main complaints has to be, “My parents are too busy and I need to be able to get around!” Some solutions to that would be riding a bike, walking, or riding with your older friends who have licenses.
Did you know that over 5,000 teens were killed last year in car accidents? That’s horrible; just imagine how much that number would rise if fourteen year olds like me were allowed to drive. Last year, as I said 5,000 teens died in accidents but over 13,000 other people were killed by teen drivers. 13,000 people lost their lives due to the fact that we continue to lower the age limit. Not only is it hurting those unfortunate people who happen to get injured by teens driving, it’s hurting everyone else as well! With all these accidents, the insurance and gasoline companies are raising their prices, making life hard for everyone else on the road as well.

*once again refrain from insults*
*thank you*
*i know i sound mature…thank you*

me, posted this comment on Mar 4th, 2009

thanks to some of the comments above they gave some useful information
*not done though >.

me, posted this comment on Mar 4th, 2009

part 3
I believe that the only way to slowly halt all of this carnage is to simply raise the age limit back up. It’s that simple, raise the age limit to eighteen, take back or put all sixteen year old licenses into “hibernation” per say. Once the person is eighteen re-activate their license, but not before taking a small test or exam to make sure they still know all the rules of the road. If we could do that it would give the teens more time to grow, learn, and develop into safer drivers. A lot of lives can be saved by doing this; it would allow parents to let their kids out to drive without having to worry about them not coming back.
*thank you for your time*

Frank, posted this comment on Mar 5th, 2009

Teens should drive because they need to have fun plus parents are not going to take them where they want to go all the time

ramiro cruz, posted this comment on Mar 5th, 2009

we shouldnt drive because were young and we might crash

cris, posted this comment on Mar 12th, 2009

now ask ur selves this r we all bettwer driver than teens
i dont think so it just shows how blind we r when it comes to their needs
i mean adults get in more accidents than teens do because of drinking and whatnot so ask urself
r u better than ur teen child at driving?

jonathan g, posted this comment on Mar 24th, 2009

i think we should drive when we are 30 years old teens shouldny drive even i shouldnt drive

giunj, posted this comment on Mar 31st, 2009

driving is not a right its a privilage, a lot of kids die every year, they are 5 times more likely to be in a car crash than an 18year old so just wait a few years and drive with a permit, its safer and basically the same exept you cant drive at night or with children

you guys are dumb, posted this comment on Apr 3rd, 2009

just shut up. seriously there are good points and bad points but all and all you really shouldnt have to argue about seriously your not getting anywhere leave it to the government orb do something real and get a pettition instead of fighting on the internet.

mare, posted this comment on Apr 14th, 2009

these reasons sucked yo!

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teenshoulddrive!!`, posted this comment on Apr 30th, 2009

teens shhould drive. whether u start at 16 or 50…your still a beginner there is still a chance of a serious accident. a beginner is just what it is. and parents do you think puttin your child on a bus all times of the night is safer. standing on the corner in all types of weather. thats how kids kid kidnapped. as a parent you will know if your child id ready to drive. so worry about your own

Girly, posted this comment on May 8th, 2009

None of you have proof that a teen should drive at 16. You want proof that they should not drive? I can give you plenty. There are many studies on this. First, the leading cause of death in teens are car accidents. Second, about 300,000 teens are injured a year in car accidents. Third, teens are at the highest risk for car accidents than any other age group. Forth, Having teen passenger in the car with the teen driver is more likely to get in an accident, 39% more. 86% more with two teen passengers. And 182% with three teen passengers. Fifth, there are studies that prove that the teen brain has not matured enough to regulate risk taking and impulse control. So the teens saying they should be driving obviously have not looked into it. you haven’t showed any proof that you are ready. Being embarressed because your parent is with you is an obvious sign that you are not mature enough. And you getting upset with what I wrote won’t help your maturity. many of you may think you are responsile enough but there are more of you who are definitly not. Just wait until you have lost a friend in an accident, or when you are a parent someday and maybe you will understand.

this person, posted this comment on May 19th, 2009

ok i agree and disagree
i disagree cause at sixteen you may not know what to do driving down a highway at 100kmh
but i agree cause when ur 18 you can get beer and there is more of a chance them getting drunk

common sense, posted this comment on Jun 18th, 2009

just because your 16 doesnt mean you should be allowed to drive,
im 16 and really want to drive.
unfortunatelly us 16yr olds cant!!!!!

common sense, posted this comment on Jun 18th, 2009

its for our safety of, others and everyones…!

Tiara Shaw, posted this comment on Oct 26th, 2009

Alice ur a hater. And why if your not able to drink you cant drive? That makes no sense. You shouldn’t wan’t people who are allowed to drink to drive because then old people who are 16 and older who can drink are going to drink and drive and then THEY will kill a whole bunch of people. A drunk 42 year old driving is more dangerous than a 14, 15, 16 year old ten who can drive correctly. Maybe we should take away YOUR license. And learn how to spell your ing’s correctly. Thank you.

Tiara Shaw, posted this comment on Oct 26th, 2009

Alice ur a hater. And why if your not able to drink you cant drive? That makes no sense. You shouldn\’t wan\’t people who are allowed to drink to drive because then old people who are 16 and older who can drink are going to drink and drive and then THEY will kill a whole bunch of people. A drunk 42 year old driving is more dangerous than a 14, 15, 16 year old ten who can drive correctly. Maybe we should take away YOUR license. And learn how to spell your ing\’s correctly. Thank you.

Tiara Shaw, posted this comment on Oct 26th, 2009

Alice ur a hater. And why if your not able to drink you cant drive? That makes no sense. You shouldn\\\\\\\’t wan\\\\\\\’t people who are allowed to drink to drive because then old people who are 16 and older who can drink are going to drink and drive and then THEY will kill a whole bunch of people. A drunk 42 year old driving is more dangerous than a 14, 15, 16 year old ten who can drive correctly. Maybe we should take away YOUR license. And learn how to spell your ing\\\\\\\’s correctly. Thank you.

Tiara, posted this comment on Oct 26th, 2009

Alice ur a hater. And why if your not able to drink you cant drive? That makes no sense. You shouldn’t wan’t people who are allowed to drink to drive because then old people who are 16 and older who can drink are going to drink and drive and then THEY will kill a whole bunch of people. A drunk 42 year old driving is more dangerous than a 14, 15, 16 year old ten who can drive correctly. Maybe we should take away YOUR license. And learn how to spell your ing’s correctly. Thank you.

candy momma, posted this comment on Nov 4th, 2009

You guys are bitches.Ohh nad that Hailey girl shouldnt make fun of mexicans.cause just by her name you can tell shes a white bitch.PUTA.Fucken PANOCHA.HAhA .Dumbass

sam, posted this comment on Nov 5th, 2009

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Sam, posted this comment on Nov 9th, 2009

you all are retarted… First of all, before you decide that sixteen years old teens should drive.. WHY DONT YOU RESEARCH?? when youre sixteen, you dont fully mature.. not like every one does. but when you turn 18 you look back and say wow, i have matured alot since i was 16. When I got my license i experienced alot that i wasnt ready for. 50 hours is not long enough.. just because you drive like one hour a day does not make you an experienced driver.