Everyday teenage drivers throughout the United States put themselves and others at risk every time they get behind the wheel of a motor vehicle. Fatalities from motor vehicle accidents have been reported by The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration as the leading cause of death among teenagers. During a debate with a panel of experts, USA Today reported, "an average of ten teenagers die everyday in teen-driven vehicles in the United States of America" (O'Donnell). Based on the statistics from reported traffic accidents, teenagers are much more likely to cause accidents, especially fatal ones. According to The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, drivers between the ages of 16 and 19 are involved in forty-five fatal crashes per 100 million miles versus three fatal crashes by drivers between the ages of 25 and 29. An abundance of statistics and medical research provide evidence that teenage drivers are inexperienced, unsafe and should not be driving until they reach an older age. A common goal among the Governor's Highway Safety Association is to increase the legal driving age in an effort to increase awareness and save lives (Davis).
             The incidence of teenage fatalities due to motor vehicle accidents only further supports raising the legal driving age. In 2003, reports from The National Safety Council indicated, "young drivers were involved in 8,455 fatal crashes". It was also reported that, "young drivers make up six percent of the driving population, yet they are involved in nearly twenty percent of all fatal motor vehicle crashes". According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, motor vehicle accidents account for "roughly one-third of all fatalities" in young drivers. Referring to information obtained from The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Fox News reports "the majority of [accidents] do not result from drag racing or...