Due to this, the driving age should be raised to eighteen to eliminate the dangerous risks coming with a license. .
Furthermore, teens have higher collision rates primarily because of inexperience and immaturity, which is apparent in young drivers' risky driving practices like speeding and tailgating. Crashes usually involve young drivers in single vehicle crashes, primarily run-off-the-road crashes that involve driver error and speeding. Inexperience will hinder any new driver, regardless of his or her age, but the older the driver, the higher his or her maturity level. They are also far less likely to use seat belts than other age groups, even when use is mandated by law. Young drivers are in a developmental transition seeking to establish independence and self-reliance, so they have a propensity to take risks while driving, frequently manifested by speeding and drunk driving. In addition, researchers have pointed out that young drivers tend to make poor decisions about their driving and are influenced adversely by certain social situations, such as pressure from peers. These youth-related factors presumably decrease in importance as the driver ages. It should be kept in mind, however, that driving a car is a complex skill requiring coordinated movements, knowledge, and an integration of numerous types of perceptual information. Like any skilled behavior, practice is necessary for mastery and mistakes are made more frequently in the early phases of learning than in latter phases. In driving, these mistakes often lead to crashes. Because of this fact, another factor related to the high crash-rate for younger drivers is that they are learning to drive and, during this time, they will be making mistakes. If the driving age were raised to 18, the judgment and decision-making skills of new drivers would be more developed, and the drivers would probably be less likely to engage in risky behavior, resulting in fewer accidents.
