The Legal Driving Age Should Not be 14

The legal driving age should be fourteen-years-old due to teenagers nowadays needing the ability to be more prepared. At the age of 16 teenagers are expected to have jobs and many other responsibilities, which they are expected to go to and from theirselves. Many people do not have the time to get their permit or license before the age of 18, leaving them behind. If the permit age was 14, and the license age was 15, then people would have more time to prepare for the common driving that they would have to do, and since people under 16 still require a parent with them to drive, they would still be able to have 1 year under their belt, which would be the same as otherwise, but they would be given an extra year before they needed to get a job , which gives them more time to be prepared to be driving on an every day basis. Some teenagers who are fourteen have hardships going on in their lives as well. According to DMV, in order to apply for a Junior Permit, you must : Submit a Driver's License or Identification Card Application (Form DL 44), complete an Application for Junior Permit(Form DL 120) and depending on the hardship you're claiming, the form requires signatures from your parent/guardian, and also potentially from your school principal or employer. There are many steps that have to be taken in order to get a license. According to DMV, in order to get a license people must go through or take a drivers ed class where they decide if the person is ready or not to take the Permit test, from there on depending on the instructor of the drivers ed course, the person must drive so many hours with the instructor in order for them to sign off that the student has taken the course and is prepared for this major responsibility. People then have to go to the Department Of Motor Vehicles where they are tested on driving instructions to see if they are ready and prepared to be able to drive. With this being said, if they pass the test then that already proves that they're competent enough to drive. In an article published by NBC Chicago, "a new study by AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety confirmed that millennials can"t seem to put down their cellphones, even when they"re behind the wheel. After surveying over 2,500 Americans, AAA concluded that 19- to 24-year-olds are more inclined than any other age group, including teens, to check their phones for texts while in the driver"s seat. Millennial drivers also aren"t as supportive of legislation aimed at stemming distractions while on the road, and they"re more likely to normalize texting and driving than other groups. In all, 88.4 percent of respondents from ages 19-24 reported engaging in dangerous behaviors like texting, speeding and red-light running. That compared to 79.2 percent for people 25-39 and 69.3 percent for 16- to 18-year-olds. In an article done by Kalina K., East Setauket, and published on October 16, 2009, she stated the importance of teens being able to drive at a younger age as well as this statement " Whether it"s driving to school, work, or running errands, a car always comes in handy to make daily tasks easier for the entire family. When you are still in high school, independence on the road is important". Sports, and many other after school activities can put a teenager in danger if their parents do not pick them up before a certain time in the afternoon. With this being said, the legal driving age should be fourteen. http://www.teenink.com...... https://www.nbcchicago.com...... https://www.dmv.org...... .