Minimum Driving Age? Ever since automobiles were introduced to the general public‚ a minimum driving age has been a topic of controversy. For example‚ in the year 1909 in the state of Pennsylvania‚ the age was set for 18 to obtain a license. Fast-forward one-hundred and eight years later and the current Pennsylvania minimum age is 16. Is this change positive or negative? Should the age be higher? Well‚ the statistics have a rather clear answer to these questions. I believe the minimum driving age
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delivered are explained below‚ including the issuance of the uniform course completion certificate. This course is divided into seven modules or lessons which are ordered sequentially and entitled Course Introduction (10 Minutes); Module 1: Your License To Drive (23 Minutes); Module 2: Right of Way (52 Minutes); Module 3: Traffic Control Devices (44 Minutes); Module 4: Controlling Traffic Flow (52 Minutes); Module 5: Alcohol and Other Drugs (84 Minutes); Module 6: Cooperating With Other Roadway Users
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problem but the most debatable resolution is whether the voting age be lowered from eighteen to sixteen. What would persuade the government to lower the voting age to an even lower one than the young adults age of eighteen? On the other hand how can the youth of Canada who have their individual opinions and beliefs be able to make a difference in society without having the right to vote? I strongly believe that lowering the voting age will interest youth to further participate in politics and they
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Ryan Lehane 21 March 2008 License to Parent? The implementation of a parenting license procedure will be of great benefit to civilization in the development of our world. Decisions to restrict certain vocations‚ to forbid privileges such as driving‚ require successful passing of a licensing examination. Today‚ we seem to have created forms of permits and licenses for everything that we have deemed “valuable” with the exception of the most valuable possession anyone could ever obtain
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Do you like having your parents driving you around where you need to go? Or having to go places on your parents time because their busy or too tired to drive? No teen want that‚ especially if they can drive themselves. They are trying to establish a new law that teen can get their licenses when they turn 18 when they are more responsible instead of 16. The 16 year old driving age should stay the same instead of trying to increase the age because it can teach teens more about responsibility‚ gives
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work. 15 are far too young‚ and it definitely should be raised. Remember - a driving license is a privilege not a right‚ as some of you think it is... Not only should the driving age be lifted to 18‚ there should be more draconian restrictions in place during the licensing period. Road safety should be compulsory in schools from an early age. Bicyclists should be licensed‚ as party of attaining a full ’drivers’ license - having completed the bicycle module‚ the applicant must then spend a compulsory
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promote inactivity such as the use of cell phones‚ email‚ etc. We ignore this problem and often look beyond these factors because we consider them “standard” in our lives. Although‚ before obesity rates spiked‚ fast food was not as unhealthy or cheap‚ driving an automobile was only possible for a select few‚ and technology did not exist like it does now. In order to eliminate such high obesity rates in America I believe we must raise awareness on the damages obesity can have on our well-being. In order
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audience will agree that the legal driving age should be changed to 18 years of age. Introduction I. The driving age should be raised to 18; people at the age of 16 are too young to handle the responsibility of driving a car. II. “The risk of crash involvement per mile driven among 16-19 year olds is 4 times the risk among older drivers.” (highwaysafety.org) III. “Risk is highest at age 16-17. In fact‚ the crash rate per mile driven is almost 3 times as high among 16 year olds as it is among 18-19
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The idea of raising the driving age to prevent traffic accidents is quite the issue. Many different arguments can form when such an idea arises. Virginia laws have teens getting their permit at fifteen and nine months‚ holding the permit for a minimum of nine months‚ and not being able to get their licenses until they’re at least sixteen and three months. Raising the driving age from sixteen to eighteen is absolutely preposterous and makes no sense. Young teens need to be able to drive themselves
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12‚ 2012 License to Procreate The question “should people procreate” is a very opinionated one. There is no right or wrong answer just a personal opinion based on facts to support it‚ I happen to side with Hugh Lafollette in his essay “Licensing Parents”. I will argue that before people are allowed to procreate they should have to obtain a license which gives them the right to produce and raise children. Otherwise they should not be allowed any children until they have the license. First I will
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