The leading death of car accidents is from teenagers. The articles “Should the Driving Age be raised to 18?” from the New York Times Upfront, and “Do Teens Need Graduated Licenses?” from Current Events, talk about teenage driving and how to reduce the number of accidents that happen from teenagers. Graduated Drivers Licenses (GDL) has a better system of reducing accidents because teens have to earn driving privileges, they have to have road experience, and the GDL teaches them how to drive instead of them teaching themselves.
GDL states that drivers have to earn their driving privileges, rather than all at once. It allows 16-year-olds to drive only during certain daylight hours. This reduces the amount of crashes because you can see better. That means fewer injuries. They also have to drive with an adult for a set of number of hours before receiving a license. This allows them to have the experience they need. It helps them earn their licenses over time instead of getting it right away. GDL says as teens gain experience, they earn more privileges.
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American Automobile Association (AAA), says teens account for only 7 percent of the drivers on the road, but they are involved in 20 percent of all accidents reported to police! This is crazy considering it’s only 7 percent. This needs to be changed right away. GDL supporter’s state teens are getting in so many accidents because they don’t have road experience to make safe driving decisions. If the department can get teenagers to drive correctly and not rush, they could be safer on the roads! This means fewer crashes and less injuries! They just need to have a lot more road experience and time so the world can be