Why aren't sophomores getting their licenses?

As a high school student, it’s natural to crave independence: to be responsible for your own actions, and do only what you want to do. This feeling can be achieved the day you turn sixteen: the day you’re eligible to get your license. But why is it that so many sophomores blow off the chance to get this sense of freedom?A license is a big component to gaining independence. If you have one, you’re cool. If your birthday isn’t until the summer, that’s your loss. Especially once you get older, and your parents are constantly complaining about driving you around, being able to drive yourself seems like the only escape.There are lots of excuses to put it off: being too busy, being too lazy, even not knowing where to start. Really, lots of sophomores are just motivationless. There is also the rule that you have to wait six months after getting your permit in order to get your license until you turn eighteen, so many people just put it off until then. However, I think that if someone is motivated enough, they will get through the process without lagging and procrastinating. You just need enough drive, no pun intended, which is something that not enough sophomores have. A lot of people choose not to get their license immediately when the turn sixteen because they don’t have a reason that prompts them to want to drive. In order to have motivation, a key part is having a reason. It varies for everyone, but nobody really thinks about how much of an advantage it is to have a license, and they only think about the work part of it. If more people thought of all the possibilities of having a license, more people would have enough drive to get one.Nowadays, with Uber and Lyft taking over all means of transportation, teenagers especially are blowing a lot of money, when they could be driving themselves for free. It’s understandable that a car is expensive, and so is a sixteen-year-old’s insurance. However, using a parent’s car is a very simple alternative. Teenagers should stop avoiding getting a license based on the minor cons. Having a license can open many doors and make many things easier and accessible, as well as more affordable.But a major factor to the drastic percentage drop of teenagers getting their license is the fact that with so much connection to social media and the internet, it feels unnecessary to get a license to stay in touch with others. All you need to do is press a button and you can be face to face with someone through a screen.However, iPhone connection doesn’t cut it. If more people get their license when they’re eligible, it will motivate them to get up and moving and get out of the house, which is healthier socially and physically; socially in that you can actually be with a real person rather than a phone, and physically in that it is unhealthy to look at the light of a screen for too long.More sophomores should get their license when they have the chance. Even if you rarely use it, being able to have one is a major advantage. Even though the process may seem endless, it’s not as bad as it seems. If you really focus, you can finish the entire online course in a day. After that, you only have to have a couple driving lessons and drive for six hours with a parent, and before you know it you can take your drivers test six months later.And besides, a little hard work pays off when it means eternal freedom to drive.