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Listen, read and complete the sentences. 

What is the

right age

to start
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driving a car?

n the past in New Zealand children as young as In the UK you have to wait until you are 17 years
15 were allowed to get behind the wheel in the old before you are allowed to drive, but some
icountryside. One reason for this was that many people still think this is too young.
years ago young workers needed to be able to get Young drivers are considered to be inexperienced
to farms where they worked. Today you have to be and dangerous. However, some parents say their
over sixteen to be able to drive.
children are safer driving than using public transport.
In the USA the minimum driving age in most states So, is there a right age to start driving?
is 16. Many people feel this is too young and should What’s the minimum driving age in your country?
be raised a year at least.
Should it be changed?

Something has to be done to reduce the number of young
people who are killed and injured on our roads. I believe that the
driving age should be 18 so that new drivers are more mature. It
will also mean that all drivers are adults in the eyes of the law.
Robert Hood, Philadelphia, USA

I agree that we need to do something to make our roads safer.
However, I believe that we need to improve the way we teach all new
drivers, not just the young ones. The minimum age could be lowered to
16, but drivers would have to complete at least a year of lessons before
taking their test and being allowed to drive alone.
V era Cotter , W olv erhampton, UK
Vera Cotter, Wolverhampton, UK

1. In you were able to become a driver at fifteen. CULTURE FOCUS
2. In the USA you can drive at the age of 16 in .
In Serbia the
3. You can drive a car in the UK at the age of . minimum driving age
is 18. Do you agree with
4. Robert Hood thinks people should be allowed to drive at the age
the minimum driving
of . age in your country, or
do you think it should
5. Vera Cotter thinks new drivers should only take their test after
change?
.

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