I believe raising the minimum driving age would rather increase accidents. Today, most people are busy, and they don't have time to drive their children. Thus, teenagers and youngsters knowing driving is no more an option but a necessity. If driving not allowed. It does not deter youngsters from driving but rather makes them drive illegally. For example, in India as the legal driving age is on the higher side. Driving illegally means youngsters driving without knowing about traffic rules and driving fast to avoid police which leads to more accidents.
A more effective solution to reduce traffic accidents would be to ban the use of mobile phone while driving. Nowadays, the major reason for accidents is distracted driving, which means reading message or taking call while driving. Reckless and rash driving, which is associated with young age and lack of maturity, are certainly not the main reason for accidents. Thus, banning the use of mobile phones and inculcating a habit of undivided attention among people while driving would prove more effective.
Another solution that i think can prove more beneficial would be to have stringent fines and punishments for traffic violations and especially for repeat offences. In India particularly, many traffic accidents are caused by breaking of traffic rules like jumping red lights or driving on the wrong side of the road to save time. Thus, healthy culture of people following rules and regulation needs to be developed and this can be done by having harsher punishments like high fines, suspension of driving license and so on.
In conclusion, I think there are better alternatives to raising the legal age for driving as this could lead to more problems.
I believe raising the minimum
driving
age
would
rather
increase
accidents
.
Today
, most
people
are busy, and they don't have time to drive their children.
Thus
,
teenagers
and youngsters knowing
driving
is no more an option
but
a necessity. If
driving
not
allowed
. It does not deter youngsters from
driving
but
rather
makes
them drive
illegally
.
For example
, in India as the legal
driving
age
is on the higher side.
Driving
illegally
means youngsters
driving
without knowing about
traffic
rules
and
driving
fast
to avoid police which leads to more accidents.
A more effective solution to
reduce
traffic
accidents
would be to ban the
use
of mobile phone while
driving
. Nowadays, the major reason for
accidents
is distracted
driving
, which means reading message or taking call while
driving
. Reckless and rash
driving
, which
is associated
with young
age
and lack of maturity, are
certainly
not the main reason for
accidents
.
Thus
, banning the
use
of mobile phones and inculcating a habit of undivided attention among
people
while
driving
would prove more effective.
Another solution that
i
think
can prove more beneficial would be to have stringent fines and punishments for
traffic
violations and
especially
for repeat
offences
. In India
particularly
,
many
traffic
accidents
are caused
by breaking of
traffic
rules
like jumping red lights or
driving
on the
wrong
side of the road to save time.
Thus
, healthy culture of
people
following
rules
and regulation needs to
be developed
and this can
be done
by having harsher punishments like high fines, suspension of
driving
license and
so
on.
In conclusion
, I
think
there are better alternatives to raising the legal
age
for
driving
as this could lead to more problems.