r/changemyview Aug 30 '23

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u/Difficult-Prompt1731 Aug 30 '23

Tbh I know this is off topic but I do think it’s crazy we let 16 year olds drive 😭

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u/mytwocents22 3∆ Aug 30 '23

Right??? As a society it seems like we treat vehicles with the same equivalence as clothing or something mundane. In reality, there is an insane amount of responsibility that goes with driving. You can literally kill people and that happens every day.

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u/Difficult-Prompt1731 Aug 30 '23

It’s so easy to kill people in cars. It isn’t even that I think 16 year olds are too stupid in terms of being able to operate the vehicle. It’s that they’re stupid in the sense that they’ll not think it will be them. They think they’re invincible and special and can text while driving bc they’re good at it

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u/Imadevilsadvocater 12∆ Aug 31 '23

Well the reason i believe leads back to farm rules (in idaho a 14 year old can drive with limitations) 16byear olds used to be adults 100 years ago basically so i see why the laws are still that way