Should the minimum driving age be raised to 21?

I have just come across this whilst looking for something else, but I thought I would write a quick opinion on this subject matter! If anything I feel that the driving age should be lowered not raised! In America youngsters have the class "drivers ed" in high school from the age of around 15, this is from what I can work out like the theory test we do here, they learn in theory how to drive a car, get told how to read the road signs etc, and then it is up to them to get their license themselves, which they can get when they are 16. In the UK, it is left to us to learn to drive and to do our theory test, which we cannot do ...  Read the complete review

I am learning to drive and I got my provisional at 16 when I was told about the rumor of being 18 to drive, unless you already have your provisional. After about 3-4 months of being 17 I started learning and love it. If I was told that I had to stop and wait til I was 21 to carry on, I would be furious, 1st I would want my money back for all my lessons I have forked out on, and then I would we wanting to know why, unless it was only including people who hadn't yet got a license; which I would think insurance would be sky hi, more than it already is. I hope to be driving before 18, and would need a car for work, as I would have to travel all over the ...  Read the complete review

When learners start at 17, I think they expect to driving by 18 at least. They may want to drive for independence, fun, work or other reasons. There is a rumor that the limit is soon to be 18 unless you have already got your provisional, so you would apply for that when you are 17 and learn at 18. Making learners wait until 21 is a bit steep I think, yes it does stop younger drivers on the road, but wouldn't they just have attitude on the road at 21 rather than 17. Young adults who work may also need a car at 17, 18, 19 or 20, but can't because of the rise, in which case it means cycling or bus. If it were 21 to drive, would a moped be ...  Read the complete review

This is a topic which I feel is extremely biased towards the younger generations. Why should we have to wait an extra 4 years to learn to drive when if people are honest the older people are just as if not more dangerous than the new younger drivers. An example of this was just last week I was coming off a roundabout when this older person came on my off side and cut in front of me where there really was no room for him. The result I got minor whiplash from the emergency stop that I was forced to do then a torrent of abusive gestures from him yet I was not in the wrong. I was in the right lane he wasn't. So if it is eventually ...  Read the complete review

I thought 'yes' as soon as I read this headline. But then again, the question that has to be asked are the reasons why we would be increasing the age limit to 21. People grow up through different experiences, upbringings, and cultures, and the time it takes for someone to acquire a mind sound enough to show consideration towards others and the aptitude to handle a car responsibly it is beyond anyone's assumption. It is of course true, that in general younger drivers are more likely to cause more accidents due to lack of experience, but it is more than just experience that is a factor of safer driving. Surely, the attitude and a ...  Read the complete review