Having teenagers myself I know the worries parents go through when their teens reach the driving age. In California the legal driving age is 16 years old at age 16 teenagers are not fully developed and not able to make the right decisions and safe choices while driving. Teens driving at an early age is a convenience for parents and teens alike; however, the dangers distracted, irresponsible, and reckless driving, and the poor decisions teens make are enough reason to raise the legal driving age to at least 18. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 16% of car crashes are due to distracted driving. Car accidents are the number one killer of teens in the United States. The way teenagers rely on their mobile devices today increases the risk of accidents due to distracted driving hugely. Whether they are checking a text or taking a call any time that teens have their eyes off the road it is a potentially life threatening situation. Teenagers around the age of 16 do not fully understand the danger they are creating by driving distracted they see it as just catching up with their friends or updating Facebook. Raising the driving age to at least 18 will decrease the number of accidents caused each year by distracted driving. Allowing more time for a teen to develop the skills necessary to decide to leave the phone alone will be beneficial to society, making the roads a safer place for everyone. Raising the driving age the idea is gaining momentum in the fight to save lives of teenage drivers the most dangerous on the Usa roads and their passengers Brain and auto safety experts fear that 16 year olds, the youngest drivers licensed in most states are too immature to handle todays cars and roadways risks. Research shows that in their behavior there is a weak link in the brain that takes risks and makes judgments and acts compulsively and being this part is not fully developed until the age of 25 it makes risk taking such as speeding a lot easier for teenage drivers, Teens do not grasp the concept of how dangerous it is to be behind the wheel ,Each year over 5,000 teens ages 16-20 die due to Fatal injuries caused Car accidents, the risks of teens from the age of 16-19 to crash are four times higher, Teens account for 12 percent of all fatal crashes. Teens are very irresponsible due to the fact that they are not fully matured until the age of 25, they feel like they are invincible to the world and like they can do no wrong and nothing is going to ever happen to them but they are wrong we hear once too often about the teens that were texting and driving and rolled their car and then about the teen that was drinking and driving and was pronounced dead at the scene these are stories that we hear everyday teens are a danger on the road and I for one do not understand why legislators just don’t see it and raise the age what do we as a whole have to do in order to save these teens lives, they are not only a danger to themselves they are a danger to our roadways and our loved ones. I believe by rising the age we will not only be saving their lives but everyone who shares the road as well.