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. But in California‚ Oregon‚ Michigan‚ and other states‚ those statistics are dropping because they have had laws restricting teen driving on the books for more
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severe legal repercussions. Studies have found that texting while driving causes a 400 percent increase in time spent with eyes off the road. Texting while driving increases the distractions and decreases mental focus while driving. More car accidents occur due to texting while driving in the teen population; thus‚ severe consequences for this must be implemented! Car accidents involving cell phone use and/or texting while driving were not a problem previously‚ but recently action has
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The driving age should be raised to a higher age for safety reasons. The reason I say this is because teens text and drive and put themselves and other people in danger. Teens are increasing car wrecks. They are also increasing their injuries. Teens don’t know much of the consequences that come with driving. They party and drink‚ and when they drive drunk‚ that’s another wreck and death waiting to happen. A lot of teens just want a car to drive‚ they don’t really drive the proper way . The driving
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Name: Taylor Holton Teen Driving Issues Project Topic: Teen Crashes Part 1 - Identify the Issue Be sure to include complete sentences. Section Heading |Information| Why is this a problem‚ especially for teen drivers?| I believe that all car crashes are horrible‚ dangerous for everyone involved‚ and most likely always preventable. There’s a couple reasons why i think its such a problem‚ especially with teenage drivers because.... Crashes are the number one cause of deaths among teenagers. More
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Introduction: Driving alone has many dangers involved. Texting while driving just increases the risks involved while being behind the wheel. Numerous accidents caused by texting while driving lead to death or serious injuries. Many people are taking precautions to make the road a safer place to be for drivers‚ passengers‚ and bystanders. Today‚ mobile communication companies are taking a stand on Texting and Driving. Many have created advertisement campaigns to persuade their audience not to
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Teen driving project Teen Cashes Teen crashes are a constant problem in our society. Teens are extremely likely to get into a crash within the first 6 months of driving. Teens forget to scan the road for hazards that may harm them‚ drive to fast for road conditions or being distracted. TeenDiving.com says that distractions‚ drowsiness‚ texting‚ and driving under the influence are the absolute main reasons for teen crashes. Anything from putting you makeup on to drinking alcohol‚ even to
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Teen Driving Safety Melissa Tortella Kaplan University Teen Driving Safety “In 2010‚ approximately 2‚700 teens in the United States between the ages of 16-19 were involved in fatal car accidents and almost 282‚000 of these teens suffered injuries in car accidents.” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ n.d.). Given this information‚ this proves that car accidents have become the leading cause of death in teens in the United States. “The risk of being involved in a car crash is highest
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Have you ever wondered why teens need to wait for a few years after getting their first driver’s license to obtain one that doesn’t have any restrictions? Well‚ the answer to this is relatively simple. States have implemented laws to aid teen drivers on their new adventure of driving a vehicle. There are two steps to these restrictions that teen drivers have to face. The first restriction is the "driver licensing programs" which requires teens to obtain a set number of years after getting their learner’s
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Teen Driving In Canada‚ the legal age of driving is 16. According to many research studies‚ the fatalities with teen age driving put a question to increase the legal driving age to 18 or more due to number reasons. It is not only save lives of teens‚ also save people who are there on the road every day. What a person typically do on daily basis‚ when he or she at the age 16. He or she wake up in the morning‚ go to school for whole day‚ do some recreational practice or have involve themselves
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be made up to help cops be aware of all the laws teens are breaking. There have been 1‚348 fewer deadly crashes involving sixteen year old drivers‚ but at the same time there have been 1‚086 more fatal crashes that involved eighteen year olds (www.well.blogs.nytimes.com). One thing that people need to know is that there are no laws that can make teenagers stop being teenagers. So thus‚ no law could be in place to help ensure the responsibility of teen drivers behind the wheel. Earlier I said there
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