The Legal Driving Age SHOULD be raised to 18.

"So you agree that if the legal age limit was raised to 18, 18-19 year olds would account for the most accidents, but still less than 16-17 year olds." Yes, but only because there'd be no 16 or 17 year olds driving. I really don't think that needs to be explained. "Also if the age is raised to 18, who is going to be teaching these young, barely adults how to drive? If they are away in college or moved out in general working full time, how are they going to receive proper driver training." They'd be learning how to drive until they were 18, because learners licenses would still be available if you were younger. You assume the second you turn 18 you won't be able to find a driving instructor, or you will suddenly be whisked away to college! Most 18 year olds have a few months after they turn 18 before they actually go to college, that is if they even go to college. "Let me take a stab at what your answer will be. Have the government reach deeper into our pockets by establishing driver training courses at the expense of taxpayers. Solving problems by creating more of them, our government is very good at that." As it stands now, they can learn how to drive the exact same way they learn how to drive now. I don't recall driving lessons to be free either, so why would taxpayers pay for that? "I know many 16 and 17 year olds that are more mature for their age than 18-20 year olds." .. and I know 13 year olds that are more mature than 30 year olds. Your point? Even if you know people more mature, that doesn't change the fact that the MAJORITY aren't. It isn't the small amount of mature people that cause the crashes after all. "Part of the experience of maturing as a teenager is learning how to drive. I would argue by not giving a 16 year old the opportunity to learn to drive, you are depriving that kid the opportunity to mature into the phases of young adulthood. Driving helps give teens a sense of responsibility. They will need this responsibility when they enter adulthood or they will be left behind because they have been pampered their whole life. " So now you're saying I'm not responsible? I did NOT learn how to drive when I was a teenager. So does that suddenly make me unresponsible? Also, how does parents buying their children a car = not being pampered? Also you seem to continuously forget about learners licenses. I am not suggesting bumping up the age of learners licenses, only the age of drivers licenses. "If teenage vehicle accidents are such a problem, why don't states make tougher requirements to pass a drivers exam rather than raise the age? Accordingly, I have more faith in the parents across the country rather than the government. I think the parents will do a better job at judging whether or not their child is responsible enough to drive than any level of government." My argument has had nothing to do with a teenagers skill at driving. Also, I would prefer it if you kept this debate more neutral. You seem to constantly revert back to discussing the United States Government, while I have tried to generalize as the entire North American continent. I made it clear from the beginning that I'm not American.