your parents in the passenger seat. Today many teens are very immature while driving. Many teens text‚ read‚ or drink while driving. When teens are doing these activities while trying to drive‚ they may run off the road‚ flip the car‚ or even kill themselves or others. Teens think‚” I don’t have to pay for the damage‚ so it doesn’t really matter.” It does matter though. The authors of the two passages “Reader Supports Teen Driving Bill‚” and “ Driving Laws‚” think alike in some ways. One way that
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The Causes and Effects of Distracted Driving Distracted driving is one of the fastest growing problems in the United States. It is starting to be considered as serious as drunk driving based on the dangerous outcomes. According to the Department of Transportation (2012)‚ “distracted driving was a cause of roughly 450‚000 accident-related injuries and nearly 5‚500 fatalities in 2009 alone” (para. 1). Drivers who allow themselves to become distracted while driving are not only endangering
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Passing My Driving Test Passing my driving test was a huge accomplishment in my life. Without having my driver’s license there would be many things I could not do; like drive to work and school every day or drive to my dad’s house on the weekends. Before someone gets their license in the state of Mississippi‚ they must first get a driving permit and hold it for a year before taking the actual driving test. Having the drivers permit only means you can only drive with a licensed adult. I got my
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Over the years there have been many car accidents‚ many resulting in death. Teenage traffic accidents are the number one cause of death among 16-20 year olds. In 1996‚ 6‚300 teens died in the United States from motor vehicle crash injuries. The fatality rate for teenage drivers is about 4 times as high as the rate for drivers 25 to 65 years old. On average‚ a teen driver is killed every other day in California. In most of those fatalities‚ the reason was either involving speeding or driver error
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Congratulations‚ you’ve passed the driving test.” At the age of 16 people can receive their drivers’ license. Many think that this age is too high but many more think it is too low. The age at which young people can receive their license is far too low. There are three stages of a license and people should not be able to receive the first stage of their license until they are 20. Cost‚ insurance‚ and age are all crucial points in why the driving age needs to be changed. With the driving age at 16 there are a
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English Feature Article – Binge Drinking in Teens - Too much‚ too young Statement of intent Weekends are usually treasured by most teens‚ as they are looking forward to their big plans. Some may be chilling with friends‚ catching a movie‚ going to a concert‚ or planning to party. Regardless of what they have planned‚ one thing is for certain; alcohol will be a part of many teens’ weekend plans and there’s research to prove it. Yes‚ one of the most widely available drugs on the market‚ alcohol
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that dubbed the idea of driving while under the influence to be such an atrocious thing? Clearly they weren’t very bright. Sure‚ 13‚000 people are killed each year in alcohol related accidents‚ but so what? The earth is becoming over-populated anyways. We don’t need those people. We’re better off without them. Driving is so boring. In order to make it fun and more exciting‚ why not drink a few beers‚ and take a few shots before hitting the road? How great would that be? Driving with blurred vision‚
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Texting while driving has become more common in today’s society and while seemingly innocent‚ the act of texting while driving can also be one of the most dangerous and possibly fatal forms of communications. Whether the driver is texting‚ emailing or talking on the cellular device it can cost many lives. Cellular device texting is the number one distraction in the United States. Twenty-eight percent of traffic accidents happen when people text while driving. Why do people text and drive
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Teenage drinking has become one amongst the largest social problems amongst children in America nowadays. Though over 1/2 high student’s drink on an everyday basis‚ the matter is that they’re not tuned in to however dangerous alcohol will actually be. The truth is that alcohol is commonly the reason for various issues among these teenagers. Simply put‚ alcohol ruins several young people’s lives‚ and is currently of the foremost serious issues children face. Drinking and driving is one massive drawback
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Driving is one of the most common jobs that adults and even young kids go through every day. Unfortunately‚ there are many fatalities on the road every day. These deadly accidents are due to many bad decisions that the driver took. Whether it was reckless‚ frustration‚ or the worst‚ under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol‚ the result of a crash usually ends in a death‚ and a mourning of a family. What I’m saying‚ is that the biggest problem today‚ in our modern era‚ this present century‚ is driving
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