Should the driving age be raised to 21? Introduction: The driving age at the moment is 17 but sometimes it takes longer for people to do there test‚ in other countries its lower (some parts in America is 16) or higher (some parts of America). It could be good to rise the driving age because young drivers are the main case of road deaths or injuries. Also young drivers drink and drive. If the driving age is 21 fewer deaths would happen and roads would be safer. Main Part: It could
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possibly reduce car accidents overall. However‚ some argue that by keeping the driving age at sixteen gives parents more opportunity to teach their young drivers before they become adults. However‚ the legal driving age should be raised because it is safer for everyone. A reason why the legal driving age should be raised to eighteen is because it will provide extra time for the driver to gather further wisdom to apply to driving techniques. Lifting the age of these young adults will give them additional
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Running header: RAISING THE DRIVING AGE Raising the driving age Sandy COMM 215 January 2007 Raising the Driving Age Should the age to receive a driver’s license be raised and‚ if not‚ should graduated licensing be instituted? This is a growing question across America. The percentage of teenage accidents involving automobiles is on a constant rise. Whether caused by the lack of experience or under the influence of alcohol‚ death has become all too common among teen motorists. This problem
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Fatigue driving is a dangerous type of driving with distractions. While things might not seem as a distracter while driving‚ they may in fact be the very thing that kills you or leaves you paralyzed for the rest of your life; even something as simple as a handheld cell phone. As we entered into a century of cars and driving‚ many states have made the most optimal decision to make it illegal to drive while using a cell phone. Its a logical and beneficial choice because it not only saves lives and
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dangerous people who drive‚ they are even more dangerous than old people. There are many things teens do while driving that are not save and violate laws and safety procedures that keep people safe on the road. One of the major things teens do while driving is having a lack of attentiveness. whether it is changing the radio station or thinking about something else other than driving‚ it is very dangerous. Teenagers have an attention span of about five minutes‚ even with the most healthiest
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reckless driving cases‚ specifically from the time periods 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. A 12 a.m. curfew on weekends and a 10 p.m. curfew on weekdays would help to protect teens and others on the roads late at night from getting into troublesome or dangerous situations. In my town of Leesburg‚ Virginia‚ a 12 a.m. to 4 a.m. curfew is placed on anyone under the age of 18 on all days of the week. The curfew is used to minimize the amount of inexperienced teens on the road during hours where driving can be
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— a professional nag who heads an organization of nags — says that teenage drivers are a menace to themselves and others and wants to use the billy stick of the federal government (via withheld highway funds) to compel states to raise their legal driving age — just as the billy stick of federal money was used to impose the 55 mph speed limit‚ virtual Prohibition of alcohol and “primary enforcement” seat belt laws. This time‚ it’s not merely “for the children” — it actually involves them. And
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How would you like being in a car driving then all of sudden you get in a crash and die. 4‚of 5 teenagers aged 13 to 19 died in auto accidents‚6‚000 of those 4‚000 are the results of distracted driving. Being a safe driver is important because it impacts the individual and the community. Increase in seatbelt use‚56 percent of teen driving have been in at least one crash (teen driving#21) out of 5‚665 teen 9th-11th grades teens with good parents and safe driving habits will stay alive than those
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drivers are inexperienced and they cause problems. One such problem is that they are distracted while driving. Distracted driving is any activity that deters your attention from the road. This occurs when your focus is on other matters besides the task of driving. Instances of distracted driving are: eating in the car‚ drowsiness‚ and dressing or applying make-up in the car. Although distracted driving is a problem‚ there are several ways to curb it. One such solution is to eat outside of the car. Eating
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“I Can’t Believe I Made it Home” “Should she be driving right now?” I heard come from the back seat of my car‚ as me and some friends were on our way home from a concert. I only had a few drinks‚ I was fine‚ I remember thinking. I didn’t know my life was about to change in a way I never would have expected. When I arrived home and walked into my house that night‚ I heard my little sister yell from the couch “did you get the call?” She told me that my grandpa was hit by a drunk driver and was
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