Driving ages need to go up

     In the article "Should 16-years old's drive?" Ted Gregory, the writer stated many facts on the reason why the driving age needs to go up. About how it isn't safe for teens that young to be on the road.
     Insurance institute for Highway Safety reporters say "no." No about how the driving age is okay. The Institute makes many points and ideas on why the driving age is just fine. They have various examples and teens with experinces to prove it.
     Sophmore Linnea Greci who attends Hinsdale Central High school stated, I don't think it matters what age you are, as long as you have the practice and experience."
     that is a very good point to make on the situation. Teenagers were given the privalage of driving at that age for a reason. Whenever they were given that privalege, it was because they could be trusted on the road. Just because some teenagers are not being responsibile, doesn't mean that all the teenagers need to be punished.
     by raising the driving age, experts think that the fatalities on the road will be lowored. Teenagers are not caring about this and they are not being responsibile, and now people are trying to take the privlage of young teen driveing away.
     Researchers also state, "that licensing at later ages would substanilly reduces crashers involving teen drivers." The crash rates are higher now. Car crashes kill about 5,000 teen's every year. That rate is very high and it is not good.
     Teenagers think that they are ready for the road but most really are not. Teenagers think in different ways, so their thoughts change easy. they can think just like a grown-up, but what affects their thinking is all of the problems that teens face and go through. such as mixed emotions and taking risks.
     Many experts are trying to raise the ages for teenagers to drive, many teens dont even know this so they aren't acting any better. If teens want to keep the chance of being able to drive at 16, they need to be more responsible  on the road. The death rates are too high for teen's to be messing up now.
     Surveys show that more than half of adults and teenages are okay with the plan of raising the driving ages. stating that the death rates will go down, less teens will be on the road, and less will be dying.
     A 16 year old teenager, Ryan Moore stated, "I've driven with some people who haven"t been driving very long but are pretty good. Some people are ready, and some people aren't."
     That statement can tell you that even 16 year old teenagers can do better than most adults while driving. There is no need for the driving ages to go up. As long as that teenage is ready and okay with the road. They should be on it.