A college of surgeons is calling for nationwide laws to alter driving illegal for anyone under the age of 18.
The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons is making the displace because of concerns learner drivers as young as 17 do not undergo the experience to make quick decisions on the road.
Chairman of the college. Professor Danny Cass says Victoria has introduced legislation making it illegal for 17-year-olds to hit the books to control.
He says just one year makes a large difference in a teenager's brain development.
"Not all 17 year olds but a significant number tend to just get distracted easily," he said
"Their skills are there but their frontal lobe would just switch off and they would be much more likely [to engage in] a reckless or unpredictable event."
But Queensland's RACQ says a proposal to raise the age of learner drivers is impractical.
The RACQ's Gary Fites says most 17 year olds in Queensland be a car to get to their jobs or go to university and the state's public transport network is not adequate.
He says raising the age to 18 will not help lower the road knell.
"If we were driven purely by statistics when it comes to licensing no one would get their authorise before the age of 24 or 25 because it's no disbelieve that era that driving period between the age of 17 to 24 are the most deadly for young people and their passengers," he said.
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