Drug Abuse

Dear Editor,

I am about to turn 16 and I believe I should be allowed to drive. I am very confident behind the wheel of a car under careful supervision from my father but now I am finding it boring driving circles round a field under his scrutiny.

    I believe I am a confident driver and my confidence can only grow if I have the freedom of driving freely on the road. I believe every 16 year old thinks so. We could take an opinion poll from all the teenagers in the whole country and I bet they would all agree with me. I don’t believe that every 16 year old is careless on the road, we know the risks we take and would avoid accidents at any cost.

     We should all undergo a strict driving test no matter what our age is before we are let free to drive a vehicle. As long as we pass the test, I don’t see why we should not be allowed to drive. On certain occasions our parents are too busy to drop us anywhere where we would want to go, so rather than disturb them I feel we should be given the freedom to drive.

     Road safety charities worry about us but as long as we and our parents are confident about our driving skills after we have passed our driving tests I don’t see why we are being forbidden to drive at this age.

     Thank you very much for giving me a space in the magazine.

By

DiyaaRamchandani

Note from the editor

Thank you very much for the write up and concern put forth. It’s good your driving skills are good but I don’t think its wise that a 16 year old should be allowed to drive. The repercussions are greater and sometimes it’s not just about the ability to drive but decisions which have to be made.