driving

Driving

      When do we have the right to receive our independence? It is illogical for people to receive their license at the age of eighteen years old. I received my license at the age of sixteen years old, and when I received it, I was finally able to hold a grip of independence in my left hand. Learning how to drive takes time, first you must be taught by your mother or father how to drive, and then you have to attend classes that explain the rules of driving, and the proper etiquette of the road. Next after you have to attend driving classes, you have to take the written exam which consists of fifty questions. The exam last for at least an hour and a half, after you have passed your written your exam, you will receive a half sheet of paper which is called at permit; you must keep this permit for six months at least. After you have had your license for six months, then you can take the behind the wheel test. So as you can see receiving your license is a long process.

   Why put more pressure on my senior year than I already have. Senior year consist of getting ready for prom, after prom, grad night, senior breakfast, yearbook purchases, senior photos, SAT’s, ACT’s, SAT subject test, maintaining a high grade point average, college tours, and picking the right college. Senior year can be extremely stressful and extremely expensive, especially when you have to worry about taking a written exam for driving, and a behind the wheel test.

   Achieving your ability to drive at the age of eighteen years old, is difficult, and stressful. Who wants to ask his or her parents for a ride at the age of seventeen years old, it is actually somewhat embarrassing. It is unfair for teenager to have to ask their mommies and daddies if they would be so kind and drop them off at the mall, with their date, or drop them off at the movie theatre. Growing up is about making mistakes; however society does not see it like this. I understand that having a license is extremely important, and if  given to the wrong person somewhat dangerous. If a person who has not had the proper training, is out on the road, he or she is not only a danger to himself or herself but a danger to others. I believe that people who drive at an early age get a better understanding of what independence truly means. Having independence at an early age such as sixteen years old teaches you more than responsibility, but it gives you a sense of maturity. Also receiving your license at the age of sixteen years old, will motivate young people to get a job, because owning a license will promote people to want to buy a car (hence the job) and if they have the car already they will still be motivated to get a job, because in order to drive you need gas, and gas cost money.