windhamms 's List: driving age

Taking aim at a longstanding rite of passage for 16-year-olds, an influential auto safety group is calling on states to raise the age for getting a driver's license to 17 or even 18.">

Sixteen-year-old drivers are the most likely to crash, so raising the age at which teens could get their license would save many lives, a report from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says.

The ability to drive a car is becoming more and more necessary as time goes on. Many people believe that the driving age should be changed to 18 years of age.