In some states they are considering raising the driving limit from 16 to 18.This could be a good and a bad thing depending of the specific person's’ age. It is bad for those 15-16 year olds who are about to begin to drive. They will infuriated, but for the older people, it won’t affect them as much.
Some Pros of the situation, could be safer roads, this is a possibility because if you are older, it doesn’t necessarily mean they’re better drivers but that is a possibility. Also, since the younger people are still in the learning process, it could very well cause less stress to the parents. Also, teens are more likely to use a cell phone while driving, so that could lead to more crashes, which ties into the parents having more stress. It would also allow those 16 year olds to have more time to do their school-work and not being out all day and night.
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16 year olds love to go out with friends on the weekends, and them not being able to drive would mean they are less social. It would also be harder for these specific teens to work. While they can still be dropped off by their parents, that’s not always a possibility. Parents work and they might not have time to go and drop them off. While some could see this as a better thing for them not to work, and say those teens can focus on school, it is also a bad thing. Those teens can’t make money to buy what they want, insurance, and other