Gabrielle Harris Professor Hartley English 111 10 September 2009 In the article “_Legal drinking ages throughout the world. Should the US lower the age to 18”_‚ the author asks should America lower its drinking age to 18. I believe the law should not be changed because there will be an increase of school age kids abusing alcohol. 18 year olds’ are typically still high school students‚ it is still appropriate for them to hang around other high school students. If they were allowed to legally
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public transport so youth wouldn’t have to drive to 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
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why I believe you should be 18 to drive a car or a motor vehicle. Drivers under the age of 18 shouldn’t be driving. There are many reasons why the driving age should be raised. In 2009 drivers aged 15-24 were involved in 112 fatal traffic crashes. 755 were serious injury crashes. 15-23 year old drivers were at fault for 1.3 billion dollars. Teens are more likely to take risk with their friends looking on. Some teens have the emotional maturity of an adult twice his or her age. Drivers 15-24 who
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drive as soon as they can. The driving age should be raised to 18 because many teens are not yet responsible enough to respect traffic safety laws; they are easily distracted by cellphones while driving; and tend to drive intoxicated‚ which commonly results in deadly crashes. First‚ the driving age needs to be raised to 18 because many teens are not yet responsible enough to respect traffic safety laws. To start with‚ it has been found by
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Many people are debating what should be done about the driving age since more fatal car accidents are happening day by day. There are many pros and cons to each side and so far‚ most attempts to raise the driving age have failed. Society usually sees 18 as the age that young people become adults. Shouldn’t driving be one of the privileges and responsibilities of adulthood? The driving age should be raised to 18 because it reduces significantly the number of accidents and will benefit society as a
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Driving age Turning the age of fifteen is a huge step in the life of a teen. When becoming this age a new challenge is brought into the person’s life‚ the task of driving a car. But are fifteen year olds ready for this task. Driving a car is a task that should only be taken on by teenagers over the age of eighteen‚ because they are more responsible and understand the risks involved. In this essay I will explain and give reasons on why I think that the driving age should be raised to be able to
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1971 the 26th amendment was passed which lowered the minimum age to vote from twenty one to eighteen years old. Shortly after the amendment was passed twenty nine states across America started lowering the drinking age from 21 to either 18‚19‚ or 20 years old. This new freedom for young adults only lasted for a brief time by 1984 the Uniform Drinking Age Act was passed. The Uniform Drinking Age Act forced states to change the drinking age back to twenty one years old; by reducing the federal transportation
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government in the last 18 months have increased the diving age from fifteen to sixteen‚ many people are shocked and lots of teenagers are angry and do not agree with this change‚ but in 88.5% of New Zealanders eyes that was the right thing to do. I am going to tell you my reasons about why I think that they have move the age limit up to sixteen on driving. Firstly‚ the government has done the right and responsible thing for the increase of age for getting your license; they have primarily done it to
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Should the Voting age be changed to sixteen? Although some people believe that voting is not of much importance‚ it truly is. It is a privilege in our country to have the right to vote‚ and have some say in what affects our lives every day. Most people don’t see this as a privilege and take advantage by not participating. Therefore‚ most adults over eighteen do not take the time to vote. So‚ what makes us think sixteen year olds will take responsibility and make a change? There are both pros and
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VOTING AT 16? Neglected for a generation‚ a troublesome political question is back : when should young people be able to vote for candidates in elections? Conservative peer Lord Lucas of Crudwell and Dingwall recently tabled a Private Members Bill in the Lords. It proposed a voting age of 16. And this week‚ for the first time‚ a national coalition has been launched at the Houses of Parliament. The Votes at 16 Campaign is backed by a wide range of groups – from the National Black Youth Forum and
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