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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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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child in harms way‚ by making the decision of driving for one’s child instead of letting them make their own decision to drive when 18. Motor vehicles are or should be considered a deadly weapon considering all the deaths a motor vehicle can have. According to The U.S. Department of Transportation‚ motor vehicle traffic crashes were the number one leading cause of death for young teens in 2010. The driving age should be raised to 18 because at the age of 16 the brain has not fully developed‚ young
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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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places without their parents driving them is something all teenagers dream of. Although for some‚ the thought of teenagers driving creates an uneasy feeling. The legal teenage driving age has always been a controversial topic‚ there are several who support raising the legal age‚ but there are also ones that are against raising the age. In order to form an opinion‚ one must carefully consider: the maturity of teens‚ the fact that teens need to gain experience driving‚ the effects of not having a license
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till you’re 18 it would still be new and so it would be just as dangerous as a 16 year old driving. If you get a GDL you still get the freedom and privileges‚ but they also gain more experience. I also believe this because raising the driving age just gives us more complications. Therefore I believe the GDL’s are safer‚ way better‚ and‚ more effective. My first reason id because waiting till you’re 18 doesn’t mean you have more experience it still the same as a 16 year old driving. You are just
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Should our 48 states keep the tobacco age limit at 18 years old or raise it to the age of 21? I believe that the age limit should be raised to the age of twenty one for obvious reasons‚ Cigarettes have been shown to be more addictive and harmful than alcohol which has an age limit of 21 so why wouldn’t we have an age limit on a leading cause of cancer and death? I also believe that we should make every attempt at preventing teenagers from smoking; Smoking is a life changing decision and it shouldn’t
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Research Paper Raising Driving Age to 18 In the 13 July‚ 2011 USA Today newspaper article by William Van Tassel‚ manager of AAA’s driver training program‚ says that‚ “ Teens do continue to drive distracted even when they recognize the dangers‚” According to the teen driving statistics that are provided by the CDC‚ about 3‚000 teens died in auto accidents in 2009 and 350‚000 were treated for injuries. For all those reasons‚ I think the legal driving age should be raised to 18 from 16. One shocking
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Rough Draft #4 Increasing the drinking age from 18 to 21 caused a lot of debate. Many believed it would have done more good than it actually has done. Lesley Stahl‚ the CBS journalist‚ once said‚ "It hasn’t reduced or eliminated drinking. It has simply driven it underground‚ behind closed doors‚ into the most risky and least manageable of settings." As Stahl states‚ the drinking is “underground” to an extent and very visible in universities. Underage drinking‚ and drinking in general is very visible
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Kayla Couch Professor Dunn English 101 December 10‚ 2014 Should The Legal Drinking Age Be 18? The minimum legal drinking age in the United States is 21. Many have suggested lowering the drinking age to 18. I do not think the legal drinking age should be lowered because of the following reasons. Lowering the drinking age to 18 would have a negative impact on the lives of the youth of the United States. Making it legal for 18 year-olds to buy alcohol would increase the number of teens who drink. It
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