Everyone deserves a chance...

                Many teenagers dream of the day they finally get to hit the road. The sun shining, windows down, with a slight breeze here and there. But what most teens don’t consider when waiting on their moment, is that accidents can happen in the blink of an eye. Recently I have read an article called “Should 16-year olds drive?” by Ted Gregory, (Chicago Tribune reporter). This article gives several opinions on whether or not teens should be able to drive by the age of 16.

                One person's opinion that really stood out to me was, Linnea Greci’s, (age 15), she said “I don’t think it matters what age you are, … as long as you have the practice and experience”. Her opinion stood out to me because I find it interesting that in the article she was on her way to driver’s education class. I think that she was just saying that because she may have been doing well in driver’s education and was just one year away from her driver’s license. Another opinion that stood out to me was Ryan Moore’s (age 16). Although Ryan was 16 years old and eligible for his license, he would rather have waited, but he really needed his license because his parents were always at work, and he had to get himself to and from work and football practice. He said, “I’ve driven with some people who are horrible drivers even though they’ve been driving for a while… and I’ve driven with people who haven’t been driving very long but are pretty good. Some people are ready and some people aren’t.”

                I agree with Ryan Moore, “some people are ready and some people aren’t”. Although thousands of teenagers die each year because of “motor vehicle crashes”, there are still teens out there who deserve a chance, because some are advanced in skill, even if they don’t take driver’s education class. You never know when it’ll be your time to die, as they say, so why not live? I think that all teenagers deserve to feel that wind in their hair, sun shining, with the windows down. I think that we should be eligible for a license at the age of 16. Why? Because, everyone deserves a chance.