I disagree with the law that allows 17 year olds to drive. At 16, a child can have sex and therefore legally have a child, and also get married with parental consent. At 16 a child can live by them themselves, work, contribute to the economy, make conscience decisions but not allowed to vote or drink alcohol or nowadays smoke a cigarette. By 17 they are out and about learning to drive. At 18 they are finally adults, passed their driving test and can legally go into a nightclub and roll out pi$$ed as a fart.
The law somewhere is wrong. In MY opinion, either start teaching kids to drive at the age of 14, before the majority hit the excitement of drinking and other distractions, or up the driving age limit to 19 or 20. Would YOU put your life in the hands of a 17 year old? I wouldn't, but thats what we do by allowing these kids out on the road.