But driving is, after all, a skill like any other; it is not mastered overnight — or after a few weeks of classroom instruction and a couple of hours in the seat. Therefore, it takes time to learn so it might be easier to teach kids to drive at 14 or 15 and then let them actually start to drive at the age of 17 or 18 so they know what they are doing.

Also, traffic accidents are the leading cause of death for American teenagers, accounting for about 1/3 of all deaths in that age range

But if kids aren't allowed to buy cigarettes, purchase handguns, and buy alcohol which are all things that can kill you, why would you trust the teenagers in the hands of a car which can potentially kill you

Raising the driving age will prevent accidents and death. 16- year old drivers cause more accident per highway mile more than any other age group.