Teens At The Wheel: A Tribune Update; By Ted Gregory

This article "Teens At The Wheel: A Tribune Update ... Should 16- year- old drive?" brings attention to a serious situation. People question the drivers behind the wheel on our roads. Researchers say that 16-years of age is not the right age to start driving. They think that the less 16-year-old drivers there are, the more lives that would be saved. This question has been going around for about 2-years. Linnea Greci says, "I dont think it matters what age you are." I agree with this comment because it is not only young drivers who are irresponsible. You have elderly drivers who forget how to drive as well. Adults can be just as irresponsible as teenagers can. In this article it has been said that we are losing alot of teens on the road each year. Motor vehicles crashes kill more than 5,000 teenagers every year. Taking 16- year- old off the road are not going to stop car crashes. Veteren driver's education teachers do not think that raising the age of getting a licens is good. Ryan Moore, a 16-year- old of Schaumburg says, "I've driven with some people who are horrible drivers even though they've been driving for a while,.... and I've driven with people who haven't been driving very long but are pretty good. Some people are ready, and some people aren't." This statement says alot because it basically says that it's not just 16- year- olds who are driving badly, it is also other drivers who arent ready.