Driving Licenses: Raising the Age

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The writer argues that there are sufficient existing rules and regulations involving obtaining a driver's license in Illinois. The writer argues further, that raising the legal age would only cause more difficulty for an age group that is, everyday, being tasked with more community responsibilities in terms of work, education and extra-curricular activities.

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"There is currently a debate occurring in Illinois and several other states regarding the legal age for obtaining a fully privileged driver's license. The targeted ages are shifting the current minimum age for obtaining a legal driver's license from 16 to 18 years of age following a series of mandated courses, tests, and experience behind the wheel. Some of the primary arguments for doing so revolve around driver and public safety while the arguments for keeping the legal age at its current 16 years of age center on drivers' rights and the increasing demands within society placed upon teenagers."

Sample of Sources Used:

• "Illinois Graduated Driver Licensing System." State of Illinois, Department of Motor Vehicles; DSD A 132.6.
• Sarkar, Sheila, and Marie Andreas. "Acceptance of and Engagement in Risky Driving Behaviors by Teenagers." Adolescence 39.156 (2004): 687+.
• Savage, Melissa. "Surviving Driving: Immaturity and Inexperience Add Up to Disaster for Many Teen Drivers. Some 6,000 Are Killed Each Year and 300,000 Injured. but State Laws Can Reduce the Risks." State Legislatures Feb. 2004: 16+.

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