https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9185165/ https://www.nhtsa.gov/teen-driving/parents-talk-your-teen-driver-about-safe-driving https://www.nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/distracted-driving https://www.nhtsa.gov/book/countermeasures-that-work/young-drivers https://www.nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/drunk-driving https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1054139X21005759 https://www.jahonline.org/article/S1054-139X(21)00575-9/abstract **please state thesis in the intro that includes a clear, arguable stance and supporting reasons. Research question: Why should teenagers not be able to obtain a driver’s license, until they are 18 years of age, instead of 16 years of age? Working thesis statement: Teenagers should not have the ability to obtain their driver’s license until the age of 18 because the two more years of maturity and decision making shows to save lives with less fatal crashes annually, are more mature and generally have better decision making skills. Detailed Outline I. Working Thesis in Introduction: Teenagers should not have the ability to obtain their driver’s license until the age of 18 because the two more years of maturity and decision making shows to save lives with less fatal crashes annually. Gain the attention of your audience by informing the specifics on maturity levels of 18 year olds vs 16 year old drivers. Preface the importance of why older drivers are better than young drivers, with regards to texting distractions and less fatal crashes caused by 16 year old drivers. The “Put the Phone Away or Pay” campaign during distracted driving awareness month at high schools by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) “Teen drivers, particularly 16- and 17-year-olds, have high fatal crash rates because of their immaturity and limited driving experience, which often result in high-risk behavior behind the wheel. Peer pressure is an especially potent factor.” Source: Teen Safe Driving: How Teens Can Be Safer Drivers | NHTSA II. Generally speaking, eighteen year olds are more mature than 16 year olds As age increases, maturity also increases emotionally/mentally, “The rate of fatal crashes per mile driven is around half as high for teens aged 18 or 19 as for 16- and 17-year-olds. It is thought that raising the driving age to 18 could help lower the overall rate of fatal crashes.” Able to navigate and make more sound decisions than younger teens due to learning more and having more life experience Sixteen year old drivers lack the maturity and responsibility needed to ensure their own safety, as well as passengers and other drivers. Source: Pros and Cons of Raising the Driving Age | Senator Langerholc III. Reduction in fatal crashes a. “Based on police-reported crashes of all severities, the crash rate for 16-19 year-olds is nearly 4 times the rate for drivers 20 and older. Risk is highest at age 16.” b. Insurance companies increase rates across the board for all drivers due to teen fatalities. c. Teenage drivers need to be responsible for themselves, but be responsible if someone dies and is killed due to a distraction while driving. d. There is a higher risk for immaturity and poor decision making, which puts others at risk e. Less experience and maturity comes with more speeding and texting while driving. Drinking and driving also plays a role in fatal car crashes of all ages. Teenager crashes have been shown to be caused due to driver error. f. Teenage drivers (16-18 years old) need to be held accountable and charged as an adult. Source: Teenagers V. Counterargument: Results of fatalities that are reported by each state can be inputted incorrectly.. Peer pressure can, but not always plays a part in teenagers driving car crashes. The more that teenage drivers have accidents, the more likely the insurance rates will increase per year. VI. Rebuttal Driving has always been called a “right of passage” for so many 16 year olds. It’s better for those kids to wait on driving until they are of legal age, 18 years old. My rebuttal is that roads are safer without 16 year olds getting their graduated driver’s license. Less fatal crashes. “Unlike previous generations, they don’t see cars as a ticket to freedom or a crucial life milestone.” VII. Conclusion The highways, streets and states will have a much lesser amount of fatal car crashes, if the laws were to change making it so that 18 year olds can obtain driver’s licenses (not 16 Year olds). 1) Please keep in mind that my working thesis is “16 year old drivers should not obtain graduated driver’s licenses until they are 18 years of age”. This is generally due to amount of better decision making and being more mature than at 16 years old. 2) Please use only the articles attached to form 1500-2000 word using rhetorical appeals (direct quotes, paraphrase and summary). 3) Intro 4) Please make sure essay consists of at least 7 paragraphs (intro, paragraphs with counterarguments/rebuttals, conclusion)
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