You'd have to be out of your fraking mind to think that any 15 year old is mature enough to drive. If you're a parent of a 15 year old and they need to go somewhere, get off your lazy ass and drive them. You'll have peace of mind knowing that they arrived alive.

Are you CRAZY? Sixteen years old is young enough!! Most 16-19 year old kids are not mature enough to drive safely, and now you're considering letting 15 year olds loose??? I suggest you start reading the insurance and police statistics on accidents... if that isn't enough to change your mind, have a kid and then tell me that you would feel comfortable being on the road with your kid and all his/her friends in all kinds of vehicles surrounding you in traffic - and add THOUSANDS more of them into the mix... Do you really think this is a good idea? If you still do - please move out of this country - we have enough idiots living here that we don't need you too.

If you taught her to drive and you have instilled good behavior and good driving practices in your child, she should be able to handle it. Years ago (in FL) you could get a restricted license at 14 and a license at 15. I was taught good driving behaviors and took driver's ed. I did well as a driver. It is a parental judgment call based on what they know of their child's behaviors and maturity level.

15 year old CHILDREN are not old enough to be responsible to drive. I think the age should be 18.

I am 44 and lived in Fla my whole life, and no time in Fla could you get your permit at 14 and 15 a regular lisence.
It has been get a permit at 15yrs, and then taken your drivers test At 16years. At that time there was no restructions like you had to do good in high school or be in school and you did not have to take drivers ed in school.
To get your permit at 15 you had to drive with a adult lisenced driver and no driving after dark.
Driving good should be instilled from parents, drivers ed,ect...
I would never sign for my child to drive or have a permit , until they turned 17.

Hey why not,You Condone drinking and doing drugs......and you let it be advertised all over the place

Of course not! I remember being 16 - I'm 28 now - I was a punk and didn't know anything about life let alone the responsibilities that come with sitting behind the wheel!!! A CAR IS A MURDER WEAPON IF NOT HANDLED APPROPRIATELY!!

Of course not! I remember being 16 - I'm 28 now - I was a punk and didn't know anything about life let alone the responsibilities that come with sitting behind the wheel!!! A CAR IS A MURDER WEAPON IF NOT HANDLED APPROPRIATELY!!

As a 15 year-old myself I feel that I am more than capable of driving. However, I cannot say the same for any other 15 year-old I know, the licensed driving age should be 16 and stay there.

As a 15 year-old myself I feel that I am more than capable of driving. However, I cannot say the same for any other 15 year-old I know, the licensed driving age should be 16 and stay there.

Moving up the driving age to 18 would also anger many teens and make a parents job that much harder, no one wants to have to shuttle theirs kids around for 2 extra years.

Sure 15 year olds can not only drive, they can also text and talk on the cell phone at the same time! Kids today are just amazing!! flying pelican

At 15 years old, it is expected that a teenager will be curious and eager to learn how to operate a motor vehicle. A responsible parent or guardian should be the one to teach that youth to learn how to drive, instead of expecting them to reach 18 years of age, read a driver's handbook, and take a driver's exam that does not teach or train a person to know how to drive in real-time traffic.

15 years of age is completely appropriate for a child to have the LEGAL ability to obtain a LEARNER's permit, where they can only drive with a responsible PARENT/GUARDIAN that will teach them proper driving, so that at by 18 years of age they have some experience and knowledge of how to drive outside of the little parking lot that one takes their driver's exam at.

There are plenty of drivers 18 and over that are not responsible drivers, and naturally, there are plenty of 15-18 year olds that on an individual level, are not capable or mature enough to handle driving alone.

However, in terms of LEGAL ability, there are indeed countless 15-18 year olds that have responsible parents that are willing and able to teach them the ways of the road, so why push the matter that a permit should not be obtainable at 15?

If you, your relatives/friends, people you know, are not competent drivers or not willing or able to teach a young family member how to drive, then use your discretion as needed, but do not lobby politicians or think that a 15 year old being able to get a permit is what is responsible for traffic accident statistics.

Let's speak about driving statistics. Most accidents occur for kids under 18, and for older drivers above 65.
The reason? The kids below 18 are not yet fully cognitive of their responsibilities and surroundings, and the older crowds are losing their cognitive abilities.

As a result, the rest of us are subsidizing these ill-equipped drivers by paying high-insurance premiums and having to deal with the traffic delays caused by their accidents.

So, what are the possible solutions?
Live and work closer to urban centers, downtowns, and anywhere where you can easily walk or take transit to get around. Suburban life is costly not only to the suburban dwellers, but to everyone.

In my opinion:
1) kids shouldnt drive alone until they are at least 18 years of age.
2) Adults of every age should be retested by the Department of Motor Vehicles every 5 years or so. Its astonishing how many people just forget basic road rules after a little while with their licenses. How many drivers have you seen driving slowly on the left lanes of highways or driving too closely to your rear bumper? Sure, the cops seem only to care about catching speeding cars, but a little enforcement for these other rules would certainly help prevent unwanted accidents.

Let's speak about driving statistics. Most accidents occur for kids under 18, and for older drivers above 65.
The reason? The kids below 18 are not yet fully cognitive of their responsibilities and surroundings, and the older crowds are losing their cognitive abilities.

As a result, the rest of us are subsidizing these ill-equipped drivers by paying high-insurance premiums and having to deal with the traffic delays caused by their accidents.

So, what are the possible solutions?
Live and work closer to urban centers, downtowns, and anywhere where you can easily walk or take transit to get around. Suburban life is costly not only to the suburban dwellers, but to everyone.

In my opinion:
1) kids shouldnt drive alone until they are at least 18 years of age.
2) Adults of every age should be retested by the Department of Motor Vehicles every 5 years or so. Its astonishing how many people just forget basic road rules after a little while with their licenses. How many drivers have you seen driving slowly on the left lanes of highways or driving too closely to your rear bumper? Sure, the cops seem only to care about catching speeding cars, but a little enforcement for these other rules would certainly help prevent unwanted accidents.

I'm 17 and I don't like driving. I took Driver's Ed and the teacher didn't teach crap and it scares me what the others that passed the class are doing on the road. I never drove before and the first day we went onto the road and interstate. I failed class because I drove at an appropriate speed (45 in a 50, 50 in a 55) that i felt safe at. Let alone that the teacher misquoted himself several times and forgot to mention some laws until someone in the class told him, I felt like driving into a tree because of him. I guess my point isn't about how young a driver should start out as, but how annoying and loud shouldn't a Driver's Ed teacher be?

okay... I am fifteen. Personally, I think the driving age should remain at sixteen. My friend is 17 and at college this year (she skipped a grade). If the driving age became eighteen how would she able to get around if she couldn't drive? I think that sixteen is plently old enough. I believe that I have the maturity to drive, although there are some other fifteen year olds that I cannot say the same for...