B4 the Crash

Her last words were "c u l8r."   Words that could have waited until "l8r" to be sent.  Words that impacted everyone she knew.  Words that ended her life.  She was young, at the age of 16, too young to die.  As the tears poured down her family's faces, they dreamed of what could have been, if she hadn't had to send her best friend the last words, "c u l8r."  The pain surged through the hearts of everyone.  What is the price of a text message; it is certainly not a life.Children have the privilege of being able to drive at the age of 16.  But is that really a good idea?  Do you really want to put such a young person in that kind of control?  They could easily end their own life, or someone else's.  Therefore, you should have to be at least 21 in order to drive.

If the driving age was raised to 21, it would give people more time to mature.  Driving is all about decision making.  To make good decisions, you have to be mature.  As you go through life, you become more and more mature.  For example, when you are younger you have to learn how to be polite, share your toys and other simple tasks.  As you get older these tasks become things you do naturally.  You gradually become more and more mature.  Also, everyone matures at different times.  So while someone could be mature enough to drive at age 12, someone else may not be mature enough until later in life, it all depends on the person.  There is no harm in waiting a few more years to get your license, and possibly saving a life.

Even though it might be a pain to wait a while longer to have the privilege of driving, it is worth it.  For some, one day they are a normal teenager, and the next their life story is being poured out on the news; all because of three words: "c u l8r."  These kinds of things happen so often, but what if they didn't?  What if it all went away?  What if the roads were safer?  What if you had to be 21 to drive a car?