{"id":10640,"date":"2018-08-01T16:31:15","date_gmt":"2018-08-01T16:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/?p=10640"},"modified":"2026-01-09T14:40:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T14:40:29","slug":"should-the-driving-age-be-raised","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/should-the-driving-age-be-raised\/","title":{"rendered":"Should We Now Raise The Minimum Legal Driving Age?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the United States, driving laws vary from state to state, which differs from other countries where the law applies to the entire nation.<\/p>\n

It would be cumbersome, if not contentious, to reach consensus about what the minimum legal driving age should be.<\/p>\n

Teenagers appear to be overlooking the importance of safety driving according to statistics and parents must make time to address this issue before it gets too late.<\/p>\n

In an era where drivers of all ages are becoming increasingly distracted with modern devices and unacceptable habits, the question that rumbles across the country is:<\/p>\n

Should we now raise the minimum legal driving age?<\/p>\n

Controversy is inevitable when it comes to safety driving and we may need to look even deeper into the problematic.<\/p>\n

Having said that, this article presents the reasons why we should or shouldn\u2019t raise the legal driving age.<\/p>\n

Minimum legal driving age in the U.S.<\/h2>\n

As we already mentioned above, driving laws vary from state to state. However, 18-year-old candidates are free to apply for unrestricted driver\u2019s licenses in all states without exceptions.<\/p>\n

Curiously enough, a teenager in the US must be 17, 18, and 21 years old to join the military, vote or smoke, and drink alcohol respectively.<\/p>\n

It appears that teenagers have strict boundaries in regards to habits and career decisions, but there\u2019s little consensus for safety driving across the country.<\/p>\n

As driving laws are state-specific, your teen driver might be eligible for:<\/p>\n