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Lower it! Raise it!
Debate Score:10
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Total Votes:13
Ended:03/27/09
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Driving age

The current concensus age for operation of a motor vehicle is 17. We currently have a lot with 17-25 year olds. My position is lower it. We would have less rebellion to deal with

Lower it!

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Raise it!

Side Score: 9
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I said my arguement. it's @ the top.

Side: Lower it!

So what if we will have less rebellion. That doesn't mean that we should let kids who are barely in high school drive around when they simply dont have the attention span. People are already driving underage, what sense would it make to lower it.

Side: Raise it!
2 points

i get my l's in 10 days i think its getting to low whats next 13 year olds driving? and untill you hit around 25 the risk bit in your brain hasent developed

Side: Raise it!
1 point

yeah,

listen, I know kids wanna drive, but it's really no big deal.

(Now this is all for the most part, there are exceptions, but...)

Kids are thoughtless, they have little capacity to judge risk, they have virtually no capacity to judge risk when it comes to a driver in another car, they make dumb mistakes constantly,

That's just the nature of being a kid.

I know that all the teachers and parents, they've taken it upon themselves to start calling these fetuses young adults.

But they're not. It's dumb to say that.

They're kids.

I mean, the brain isn't even fully developed until 23 or 24. At 17 I imagine it's mostly moosh.

But I think 18 is old enough to drive, I mean, an 18 year old is still pretty dumb, but driving isn't that tough. But no one still in High School should be allowed to drive. They're just too oblivious to the world.

Side: Raise it!

Agreed on all points David. They're not only oblivious to the world, they're oblivious to their own mortality and see themselves as invincible. I think 18 is fine and makes sense all the way around.

Side: Raise it!
1 point

raise it to 35

Side: Raise it!