Should the driving age be raised above 17?

[Black_Apalachi]

A lot of the theory test is general common sense which is a good thing in my opinion. I have friends who have attempted it six or seven times and are still failing it, mainly because they treat like they would treat a school test and don't revise for it. It's those people that are wasting £38 everytime they fail though.

I like that it is general common sense too, and I didn't really revise for it either lol.

[J0SH]

No it should not, at 16 you can practically have sex, live on your own and you're old enough to leave education. Which makes you a responsable adult. So I guess 17 is the perfect age to drive.

[Neil]

No it should not, at 16 you can practically have sex, live on your own and you're old enough to leave education. Which makes you a responsable adult. So I guess 17 is the perfect age to drive.

Being able to have sex, leave school and live alone does not make you responsible at all, I wouldn't let half the people under 17 I know drive cars, you can't kill someone by having sex, leaving school or living alone, personally I'd be happy to see the driving age go up to 21.

[Accipiter]

i think its perfectly on the dot, majority of college courses are 2 years, college is quite easy access were as uni or work isn't and that's what you'd be going into after, so having a car at that age is definitely vital, I'd say its perfect were it is.

[Geraint]

Yes, but only once I start driving.

[J0SH]

Being able to have sex, leave school and live alone does not make you responsible at all, I wouldn't let half the people under 17 I know drive cars, you can't kill someone by having sex, leaving school or living alone, personally I'd be happy to see the driving age go up to 21.

All them things make you responsable, and who's to say just because you're 17 you're going to run somebody over? If they're that stupid they won't pass their test..

[GommeInc]

Being able to have sex, leave school and live alone does not make you responsible at all, I wouldn't let half the people under 17 I know drive cars, you can't kill someone by having sex, leaving school or living alone, personally I'd be happy to see the driving age go up to 21.

That's just attacking the driving majority who are good drivers at that age. The idiots you're talking about will get what's coming to them when they crash anyway :/ At 17, you'll mostly be learning to drive until near 18 anyway.

[Arron]

it will happen, right before i start my lessons. (in 3 months)

[Stryderman]

Yes and no, Kids who just get a car at 17 and pass race around like idiots which is why they want to increase the age.

[Slowpoke]

Being able to have sex, leave school and live alone does not make you responsible at all, I wouldn't let half the people under 17 I know drive cars, you can't kill someone by having sex, leaving school or living alone, personally I'd be happy to see the driving age go up to 21.

I'm not that responsible but I'd never drive in a way that could cause harm to someone else. I've only done 16 hours of lessons (12 more to go) and I've been put in to take my test on February 17th so I must be doing something right. Even the most responsible people in the world can inadvertently cause a huge accident.

Yes and no, Kids who just get a car at 17 and pass race around like idiots which is why they want to increase the age.

Some do. But there are a lot of people in their twenties that do the same thing when they pass. It's a horrible stereotypical view.