Should 16-year-olds drive ?

In "Should 16-year-olds drive?" Ted Gregory tells us how the age for recewiving your driver's license should be raised.
One example from the article is when a sophomore from Hinsdale Central High School says, "I don't think it matters what age you are, as long as you have practice and experience."
Another example from the article is when Lund states, "We're losing a lot of teens on the road this year, more than 5,000 teenagers get into carc crashes every year."
I found this article very interesting because I am currently in the process of taking my permit at the age of 16 and many people argue their point of view because they don't want teenagers of my age driving and getting into car crashes.
Although I am 16 and very young, adults fail to realize that once you turn 16 you can take your permit and you have to take 4 weeks of driving lessons before you can drive. Also, teenagers that passes their permits have to drive with someone that already has their license, so there is no way that teens like me can drive around crazy and go crashing everywhere.
This article is also very intersting to me because it gives different perspectives on what some teenagers think is right and what they think isn't right. 
One very interesting comment that stood out to me the most is when Brent Jonhson ( a driving teacher at Hinsdale Central ) states, "I think Illinois has gone the proper way- reward the kids who do a nice job and penalize the kids who don't. The teen driving issues are not about age and maturity as much as they are about making good decisions and demonstrating exceptional behavior , whether they start that driving experience at 16, 17, or 18."
This comment stood out to me the most because it states that a driving teacher doesn't choose which side he's on, the adults nor the students. It shows that he is very wise about which students can make the right decisions and which ones that don't know how to act inside of a vehicle. He's basically stating that, the people that are very mature, a good decision maker, and has self confidence are the ones that should be able to drive. But the ones that are risk takers, that hesitates, and is easy to fall into peer pressure shouldn't be able to drive.