Question

read the passage. with car crashes being the leading cause of death among teenagers, many are in favor of raising the legal driving age to eighteen. according to the national highway safety administration, the rate of crashes, both fatal and nonfatal, for sixteen - year - old drivers is almost ten times the rate as that of drivers aged thirty to fifty - nine, as calculated per mile driven. no one disputes the idea that raising the legal driving age will create issues and difficulties for many; however, these issues pale in comparison with the issue of safety. the bottom line is that when we look at the research, raising the driving age saves lives, states adnan lund, president of the insurance institute for highway safety, a research group funded by the auto insurance industry. to date, new jersey is the only state to raise the legal driving age to seventeen, and various studies have shown that the which reason could best be supported by the evidence in this passage? raising the driving age would reinforce the idea that driving is a privilege. teenagers are not mature enough to drive at the age of sixteen. the legal driving age should be raised to eighteen for safety reasons. eighteen - year - olds are better able to sustain the costs of driving

Explanation:

The passage emphasizes car - crashes are the leading cause of death among teenagers and that sixteen - year - old drivers have a much higher crash rate compared to older drivers. It also quotes an expert saying raising the driving age saves lives. The overall focus is on safety.

Answer:

The legal driving age should be raised to eighteen for safety reasons.