There’s a reason the legal driving age in Ohio is 16 and 16 1/2 in Kentucky. Kids younger than that in most cases lack the emotional and cognitive skills to bear the responsibility of operating a vehicle‚ said Dr. James Brush‚ a child psychologist who has a practice in Monfort Heights. “Children at age 12 can become frightened or overwhelmed much more than older children‚” Dr. Brush said. That’s what may have happened early Friday when 12-year-old Courtney Mathis of Mount
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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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Do you think the driving age should be raised? Here are some thing you need to know. The driving age should be raised. Some states allow 14 and 15 year old’s to get their permit. The drive age should be raised because teens need to be more responsible. Some parents don’t want their child to drive at 16. Also most teens can be a little careless at times. Teens need to be more responsible 18 is a better age to drive at because teens will be more mature. The reason 18 is better is because they will
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Term limits are a limit to the number of years a person can serve in the government. Public approval of Congress is under 13% but around 95% of Congress gets re-elected every year. even though there are some pros there are cons. Once you are at a job for a long time you become better at that and when you start it’s harder and with a job of this importance it’s better to have a skilled congressman than a new one. If the term was limited they would have to “break in the newbies” and that would take
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The Favoring and Opposing of Term Limits Term limits have been very controversial over the years. They have been both favored and opposed. Most people are in favor of term limits because incumbents are reelected for years and years. Very few people are opposed of term limits and most of those who are work for Congress. Some very interesting arguments in term limits favor have been the fact that these politicians are making careers out of their positions are not getting anything accomplished
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Study shows that sixty-four percent of the world’s drivers are teenagers. Because of safety concerns‚ state legislatures are considering changing the minimum driving age from sixteen to eighteen. The driving age should remain the same‚ because driving allows teenagers to transport themselves to and from school or jobs‚ and they are able to obtain necessary responsibility skills. First thing to remember is that many sixteen year olds are very busy. In most cases‚ many students are involved in extracurricular
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Increasing Safety by Increasing Age Limits of Drivers Many Albertans and fellow Canadians may agree that driving is an act of responsibility and maturity. Giving out licenses to teenagers‚ who tend to make risky and thoughtless decisions‚ is something the country should considered prohibiting. Due to such careless actions‚ crash rates are much higher for younger drivers than older‚ more experienced ones. The increase in fatality for teen drivers may be highly influenced by the lack of wearing seat
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Isn’t driving to school such a wonderful privilege? Virginia is contemplating changing the minimum driving age to 18. I believe it is a terrible idea change the driving age. To start with‚ getting a driver’s license at 18 is a terrible idea because teenagers would be less responsible‚ more illegal driving‚ and more pressure would be put on teenagers parents. First off‚ teenagers would be less responsible because they wouldn’t have to take care of their car‚ won’t need a job for gas money‚ and
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concerns‚ many states have increased the age at which teens can begin to drive. Virginia’s legislature is considering raising the minimum driving age from 16 to 18. I think that it should not be raised because of the responsibilities it teaches young adults. It also allows kids to get to the places they need to be such as work and practices and it gives you the experience of driving. First of all I think that there is no greater responsibility than driving. You not only have your life at risk‚ but
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Distracted driving is a trending topic in our modern day. Safely operating a motor vehicle requires concentration‚ coordination‚ and cooperation. There’s a lot of history‚ cases and also elections when it comes to this topic.The first automobile was 1st invented in Germany and also France in the late 1800’s. Distracted driving wasn’t a big topic then in the 1800’s during the invention of the automobiles. In 1975 is when distracted driving became a big topic because of the increase in fatal car crashes
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