There has been constant debate among many groups on the question of raising the driving age to 18. While this idea appeals to some, not everyone agrees about raising the driving age to 18. 18 is a better and safer age to drive than the current age of 16. The reasons behind people's opinion to increase the age can easily be debatable and such opinions can be declared wrong. Those who vote for raising the driving age may say that 16-year-olds are not mature enough to handle the responsibility of controlling a moving vehicle. Letting 16-year-olds drive gives them the responsibility to make mature and correct decisions. There are so many social pressures out there, including texting and drinking. Teens know they shouldn't give in to these pressures because of multiple schedules and reminders. Teens can also make responsible decisions by deciding whether they are ready to drive or not. If the 16-year-old isn't ready to drive, he might wait a little longer to get more practice. So classifying that all teenagers are not mature enough to handle driving would be arbitrary. A learner's permit helps teach and train the teen to drive. With the learner's permit, a teen driver, as we know, must have a licensed driver supervising the permit driver in the car. In this way, the licensed driver can help teach the new driver so that the new driver can travel safely. The only way the licensed driver could have been a guide to the new driver would have been if he went through the same process to get his learner's permit. If the age was raised to 18, college students who are 18 would have a hard time finding time to work with an experienced driver due to the distance... middle of the paper... proving a lot. By increasing the age, the laws do nothing but postpone accidents, without stopping them. An experienced 16 year old driver is much safer than a new 18 year old driver, not because of maturity but again because of experience. Accidents could happen regardless of age due to inexperienced drivers. There are graduated licensure programs that help limit distractions regardless of age. Instead of changing the age, states can possibly imply more programs that slowly grant more privileges to teenagers by showing confidence and trustworthy acts instead of categorizing all 16-year-olds into the immature and irresponsible group. Since many would rather vote to change the driving age to 18 than 16, there are many factors to consider before taking into account the public's biased opinions. This problem should not be treated as a problem of immaturity, irresponsibility or age, but simply as a problem of experience.