1. TEENAGE DRIVING Should we drive under the age 17? By : Atiqah Abu Hassan

2. RAISING THE LEGAL DRIVING AGE : FROM 17 TO 21

4. Reduce driving fatalities & accidents.

6. Texting while driving Facts of Life 34% of teen texters ages 16-17 say they have texted while driving. That translates into 26% of all Americans teen age 16-17. According to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, adjusting the radio, cassette, or CD player ranks as the number one distraction among drivers under the age of 20.

7. Washington became the first state to ban texting and driving in May 2007, and six others have followed, including California.

8. Reason 2 : Reduce driving fatalities & accidents Research shows that 17 to 20 year olds are about 7x MORE likely to be killed or injured in an accident (per mile of driving). 16-year-olds have HIGHER crash rates than drivers of any other age. 16-year-olds are 3x MORE likely to die in a motor vehicle crash than the average of all drivers. Between 1995 and 2004, there were 30,917 fatalities in accidents that involved 15 to 17 year old drivers. Source: a study by AAA Foundation forTraffic Safety

10. in England, it is 17.

11. In Michigan can obtain a learner’s permit at 14 years and 9 months. “Besides being emotionally & psychologically immature, young, new drivers face other challenges when making decisions & judgements…The hormonal activity & incomplete development of the frontal lobe of the brain affect teen risk-taking behaviour - Susan Scharoun

12. Should we drive under 18?