The big debate about whether to raise the legal driving age to eighteen is an open question. There are arguments both for and against this question. Younger drivers, as well as older ones, can cause many fatal accidents; therefore, raising the minimum driving age could significantly reduce the number of accidents. The accident rate can be reduced considerably if the legal driving age is raised to eighteen. This would mean that no child could be injured or, worse, killed in a road accident. Although it is illegal to use a mobile phone while driving in Australia as it is a distraction, one in three (34%) teenagers aged 16 and 17 have texted while driving. Texting and driving at the same time has been shown to be a serious problem among teen drivers who are more familiar with technology and think they can do both at the same time without causing an accident. Raising the legal driving age to eighteen would raise the level of maturity in all areas and raise the level of awareness and dangers of ...