Some people think that any citizen who reaches the age of 18, he/she will be capable of holding a driving license and can drive a vehicle on his/her own. Others think that it’s too early to allow those youth to operate and they can’t be become to drive unless they become 25 years old at least. In my essay, I will try to analyze the reasons on both sides of the argument to come to a reasonable conclusion.
Many feel that the age of 18 is suitable enough to allow people to have their driving licenses. They adopt this claim as they see anyone at the age of 18 will have all the mental and physical abilities to take the responsibility of driving without any risk on the others’ lives. In addition, at 18 years, the reflexes of person are fully developed and therefore car driving should not be a problem technically if safety norms are followed.
Despite the argument above, it is difficult to argue with the fact that some people at that age still behave in a reckless way and can’t bear the responsibility so far. To illustrate, a recent survey conducted in the four metropolitan cities of India showed that most of the bike accidents over the last 5 years have occurred in the teenage group and the prime reason for the accident was the violation of driving rules like wearing seatbelts. As a consequence, allowing people under 25 to drive is not only catastrophe for themselves only, but it also endangers the life of the others in the same community.
By way of conclusion, I think the age only can’t be the criteria of allowing or banning anyone from driving. A lot of other factors must be taken into consideration while determining the appropriate age for something like that. For example, anyone who wants to bear a driving license, he/she should first pass comprehensive driving course controlled by the government in order to make sure of his/her eligibility to hold such license and not to endanger the others lives.
Some
people
think
that any citizen who reaches the
age
of 18, he/she will be capable of holding a
driving
license
and can drive a vehicle on his/her
own
. Others
think
that it’s too early to
allow
those youth
to
operate and
they can’t
be become
to drive unless they become 25 years
old
at least. In my essay, I will try to analyze the reasons on both sides of the argument to
come
to a reasonable conclusion.
Many
feel that the
age
of 18 is suitable
enough
to
allow
people
to have their
driving
licenses
. They adopt this claim as they
see
anyone at the
age
of 18 will have all the mental and physical abilities to take the responsibility of
driving
without any
risk
on the others’
lives
.
In addition
, at 18 years, the reflexes of person are
fully
developed and
therefore
car
driving
should not be a problem
technically
if safety norms
are followed
.
Despite the argument above, it is difficult to argue with the fact that
some
people
at that
age
still
behave
in a reckless way
and can’t bear the responsibility
so
far. To illustrate, a recent survey conducted in the four metropolitan cities of India
showed
that most of the bike accidents over the last 5 years have occurred in the teenage group and the prime reason for the accident was the violation of
driving
rules
like wearing seatbelts. As a consequence, allowing
people
under 25 to drive is not
only
catastrophe for themselves
only
,
but
it
also
endangers the life of the others in the same community.
By way of conclusion, I
think
the
age
only
can’t be the criteria of allowing or banning anyone from
driving
.
A lot of
other
factors
must
be taken
into consideration while determining the appropriate
age
for something like that.
For example
, anyone who wants to bear a
driving
license
, he/she should
first
pass comprehensive
driving
course controlled by the
government
in order to
make
sure of his/her eligibility to hold such
license
and not to endanger the others
lives
.