In today society many people tend to stereotype teenager drivers being unmatured and “dangerous”. This information is very broad, because in fact all of us are not the same. Rather, most teenagers have developed a sense of independence and maturity. Personally, I do not support the states legislature’s decision to raise the legal driving age to 18 years old, because I believe that when teenager drive, they develop a sense of maturity, independence and decreases parental pressure. Raising the age therefore would not increase the accidents, but it will prevent many teenagers from reaching their adulthood.
The first reason that I do not support the states legislature is because driving increases the development of maturity. Maturity is one of the most important stages of life, without having a growth in this phase we will never grow up. So, having the ability to drive at early years, will incorporate a sense of maturity to teens. When they drive the teenagers will be forced to teach themselves how to properly drive and control their emotions while driving.
Another reason that I do not support the legislature is because driving enforces the teenager’s independence. Everyone needs to be independent at some point in your growth, at some point we need to live by ourselves and learn the difficulties of life. When we reach the age of 16, we want independent from our parent, experience new things and discover our identity. However, parents are our role models in our lives, at some point we need to branch off and depend on ourselves.
The last reason that I do not support the legislature is because driving brings stress relieve to the parents of the teen. Usually most of the stress in parents is because of their children, which can affect with their children. According to the American Psychological Association’s Stress in America survey, a growing proportion of adults report that stress impacts their physical and mental health. Our parents can decrease this by allowing their children to drive at 16, they would take a break of having to take their teen to school, sports, etc.
In conclusion, dear states legislature you have to realize that if you raise the legal driving age, many teens are going to suffer in the near future. If you continue with this rule, many parents are going to be exhausted, not allow teens to develop maturity, and impede teens from becoming independent. Therefore please rethink your statement and provide a better future for our generation.
