In many countries, the legal driving age is 18 years old. Some people believe it is the right age to learn how to drive a car, whereas others say that the minimum age should be 25. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

 

In many countries, the legal driving age is 18 years old. Some people believe it is the right age to learn how to drive a car, whereas others say that the minimum age should be 25. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

 

 

Whether legal driving age should continue to be 18, or should it be raised to 25 is a profoundly debated matter today. Both the partisan factions cite justified reasons in support of their views.

Rendering permission to freshly turned adults to drive seems to be quite a viable practice. This view is based on the rationale that when young individuals attaining the age of 18 become liable to pay taxes, exercise their franchise by casting their votes, and also legally join employment, why not afford the privilege of driving four wheelers. Also, as grown-ups, they become obligated to their families, and having permission to drive can prove to be an asset: as they can share the family obligations and contribute by helping negotiate certain outdoor chores like shopping, or travel to work, without needing assistance of their elders.

Nevertheless, the  cynical lobby is up in arms against such an arrangement even though their fears are unfounded. They propound that those have just attained adulthood may be able to handle any responsibility but when it comes to driving,  it is a different realm altogether: something that needs a great sense of empathy towards other road users; ability to suppress temptation and adventurous spirits to respond to challenges, which is not the forte of those just turning 18. Thus,  individuals should only sit at the steering wheel when they are mature enough, at 25, an age scientifically proven to be quite suitable for such a task.    

Overall, I strongly feel that even though suggestion of raising the driving age may seem to be lucrative, it is not at all practical in the current scenario at least. Young adults deserve to be extended the right of being able to drive on their own at 18.