How wise people are is usually associated with how old they are. Many cultures hone their elders as the wisest among them. That is not simply because they are old, but because they have experienced so much more in life and have learned from it. Younger people do not have that wisdom yet, and are more likely to have bad judgment. Teenagers are not ready to handle the same responsibilities as adults. The current driving age is too young and should be raised to the age of eighteen.
             Driving a car is a serious task and is not the game that many teenagers mistake it for. Many times driving is way of expressing how "cool" a teenager may be. Instead of taking their task seriously, teenagers are tempted to do risky and deadly trick to prove themselves to their peers. The maturity of many young adults is that of a child, and a teenager's car is, in a sense, like his toy. If a person considers a car to be a mere toy then, clearly, that person is not mature enough to handle the responsibility of driving a vehicle.
             Many people argue that teenagers need to be able to drive because they have jobs, but the majority of teenagers have job so they can afford a car and insurance. Although having a job may be a beneficial learning experience for a teenager, if it is not necessary, the teenager can spend less time earning money for a car and more time on school work. If teenagers are not allowed to drive, they will not feel pressured to afford a car. Many high school teachers have seen that students without jobs have done much better at their school work than those who have jobs.
             Teenagers cause more accidents than any other age group. Many people argue that people with less experience have more accidents, so teenagers have the most accidents because that is when people start to drive. This theory does not hold up. Out of new drivers who are teenagers, and those that are in their twenties, the twenty year olds are in less accidents. Teenagers make up o...