Some people shouldn't be given drivers license.

Mikhail · **Posted:** July 17th, 2008, 1:20 pm

You know I live in America!

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CreepyPirate · **Posted:** July 17th, 2008, 2:11 pm

Why is age even coming into this, it doesn't matter how good a driver you think you are or if you can do it, or pass a test.

It's a matter of being mature enough not to do anything stupid and knowing how to handle a crisis that might come up.

While *some* young people might be mature enough and good enough to do it, the mass majority aren't going to be as well suited for it as an older person. And while you get retards at any age, I like to believe it's reduced the older you get.

In fact i know it is, going by how school was, college was and now life beyond is. I honestly believe if the limit got raised you'd see less accidents on the roads.

Brad · **Posted:** July 17th, 2008, 2:21 pm

CreepyPirate wrote:

Why is age even coming into this, it doesn't matter how good a driver you think you are or if you can do it, or pass a test.

It's a matter of being mature enough not to do anything stupid and knowing how to handle a crisis that might come up.

While *some* young people might be mature enough and good enough to do it, the mass majority aren't going to be as well suited for it as an older person. And while you get retards at any age, I like to believe it's reduced the older you get.

In fact i know it is, going by how school was, college was and now life beyond is. I honestly believe if the limit got raised you'd see less accidents on the roads.

As far as the age debate goes I fail to see a major difference between 16 to 18. Or 18 to 21. Or even 16 to 21. People who are incapable for whatever reason are going to be incapable for a long time. They won't just wake up on their 21st birthday and suddenly be able to drive safely or be more responsible with alcohol. That's the point.

I do agree people get more responsible and mature as they age but I don't think the difference between the ages of 16 or 21 makes that much of a difference. But of course making the drinking or driving ages 30 or 40 would be a little unrealistic.

Plus the majority of accidents on roads are new drivers, regardless of age. So if you did raise the driving age to 30 or something along those lines you'd still get a relatively high number of accidents from people driving for the first time and who aren't that confident on the roads.

Ryan · **Posted:** July 17th, 2008, 2:47 pm

If these limits did get boosted, it might mean the person behind the wheel or drinking the alcohol is more mature, but what about when they are doing the activity? If someone who is 21 has just had his first pint he's going to be as excited as an 18 year old having his first pint. It's not going to change how they act with their alcohol, just how long you have to wait till you can do that.

The Xbox Legacy · **Posted:** July 17th, 2008, 3:08 pm

Sorry you got hit Mikhail

You only get better at driving by experience and applying knowledge, so the more time a new driver spends with a responsible adult while driving in a not so busy area, the better. You get the basic skills like accelerating/stopping, turning, then applying it to real driving is mostly common sense and caution. People are known to make mistakes all the time though, no matter what age. Drinking ... well there's people that drink under the legal age all the time, but it just depends on the person and whether they're mature enough to know what they're getting into. That's my two cents.

Just last Sunday a couple high school girls got broadsided, one's dead and the other's not doing well. There's services and fundraisers going around the area now .. another sad story