...question the ability to drive legally at age 16; in some states even younger. There are many reasons why many individuals question the legal driving age such as how will impact society? If the legal driving age in the United States is raised to 18 will there be a decrease of accidents? In the United States most states allow teenagers to have a learner’s permit and a driver’s license at age 16. Rising the legal driving age would cut down on car accidents and associated damages, cut down on teen deaths from traffic accidents and allow for teens to gain more experience before driving on their own. Let’s take a look at the reasons these changes should be made, as they are very eye opening and show some very disturbing statistics involving teen driving. Teenage driving has cost more than 81,000 people lives since the year 2000 as a result of motor vehicle accidents (SafeRoads, 2009). Teen drivers are not always attentive and responsible; many times the drivers can be easily distracted by friends, music, and cell phone. Although not all accidents can be prevented, if there is a possibility that rising the legal driving age to 18 can potentially decrease the number of individuals killed in motor vehicle accidents than it can only have a positive outcome. There are many individuals that have received their driver’s license at an older age and are very responsible drivers. 81,000 lost lives are a massive number of deaths that involve teen driving. While the amount of lives lost are a...
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...the biggest one of all, having too many peers as passengers. Insufficient amounts of behind-the-wheel experience and the immaturity of young drivers are factors that contribute to unsafe driving. Too many young drivers are involved in serious accidents because of poor decisions made behind...
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...rates for more current drivers at a more youthful age are a lot higher than those of more up to date drivers at a more established age. Younger drivers are more powerless against diversions, some of which are because they have one or more passengers. Studies also show that teens traveling with peers will carry on unsafe conduct simply because their immaturity and inexperience. Deadly crash rates for teenagers driving around evening hours are higher as a consequence of them being chronically short on sleep. It is in the best interest of the country to rise the national driving age to 18 for...
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...today, causing an uncanny amount of accidents and deaths each year with the decisions they carelessly make. Premature decisions have caused many preventable deaths. The driving age should be raised to 18 because teenagers today have caused more problems on the road than thought before with their lack of experience and rebellious nature, the influence of drugs or alcohol, and rule breaking. Teenagers are known to be some of the most spontaneous and indecisive of the general population, and that aspect does not change when they step behind the wheel of a car. There are many factors contributing to teenagers making risky decisions. According to the California DMV,...
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...Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) will be discussed. The writer will go over how and why MADD was created, the problems that lead to the creation of the organization, how it influenced policies and the problems experienced while implementing the policies. The effects of these social policies on Human Services delivery will also be addressed. This paper will take the reader through the history and positive outcomes of MADD. Mothers against Drunk Driving started as a grass roots citizen activist group and were founded in 1980 (Learn More, n.d.). The founder of MADD, Candice Lightner, created this organization after a drunken hit-and-run driver killed her 13-year-old daughter, Cari, at Sunset and New York Avenues in Fair Oaks, California (Friedrich, 1985). Lightner banded with other mothers who proposed in their hearts to make a stand against factors causing the tragedies associated with alcohol. The overall mission of Mothers Against Drunk Driving is to: stop drunk driving, support the victims of this violent crime and prevent underage drinking (MADD). MADD is very big on educating the public on the dangers and results of drunk driving. They are also huge on advocacy and providing assistance to victims and their loved ones. In the early 1980s, MADD got the attention of New Jersey Senator Frank R. Lautenberg. Senator Lautenberg did not like the fact that youth in New Jersey would travel into New York to purchase alcoholic beverages, in order to avoid New Jersey's law restricting...
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...While watching your children grow up, this question may or may not have crossed your mind. Should the legal driving age be raised? Some people think that the driving age shouldn’t be raised, because it is more convenient. However, they should rethink their decision. The driving age limit should be raised a year or two. It would make the road, and your children become more safe. The driving age should be raised from 16 to 18 because, teenagers are more likely to be in or cause accidents, they are not fully prepared, and some aren’t being taught and trained properly. First, the number of driving accidents around the world have raised significantly throughout the years. In passed 2, it says, “The report cited a study from 1992-96 in which the rate of crash-related deaths among 16- and 17-years-olds was 18 per 100,00 in New Jersey, compared with 26 per 100,000 in Connecticut, which had a minimum driver’s license age of 16 and 4 months.” That proves that most teenage drives that are around 16, have been involved in car crashes, that have led to death. This is affecting a lot of kids safety, and making parents also worry....
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...Here author state that is it okay to allow the 17 year old to drive or do we need to rise the driving age to 18? Brain and auto safety experts fear that 16-year-olds, the youngest drivers licensed in most states, are too immature to handle today's cars and roadway risk do not comprehend the implications of rash driving aggressive and reckless behavior than their adult counterparts . Want to experiment new things while driving like speeding up, racing etc. So, I think it is better to allow a 17 year to get the permit but not the licensed until 18 and it is important to give them plenty of time to make them drive in presence of their parents or the persons who holds the valid driving license. Firstly, I believe that the people below 17 years will not mature and they involve in more accidents than the people of 18 + years age. As we see daily in the news paper saying that high school student involved in road accident dies in the crash. The survey says that only 7% people account for driving license of the total population but 14% of them are in involved in fatal accidents , it is because of driving inexperience, lack of driving skills, risk taking , poor driving judgment and decision making, alcohol consumption and excessive driving during high risk hours. Most of the people feel more independent and counts the days to get the driving license but instead of driving carefully and they feel like it is fun and drives recklessly which is more dangerous not only to them but...
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...Rebecca Schwartz Professor John Connor Arguments & Persuasion 23 February 2013 How Students Feel About Texting And Driving New Jersey has a Cell Phone & Driving law that affects all of its citizens. This law attempts to make the road a safer place, so it affects the lives of pedestrians and those who don’t own cell phones too, because everyone is in danger when a driver isn’t paying attention. In my Argument and Persuasion course, we are discussing this Cell Phone & Driving law, causing the class to take different sides. As opinions become more and more divided, I realize that this issue is very controversial. The New Jersey Cell Phone Law prohibits drivers from using handheld phones while driving. You may, however, use a speakerphone, a Bluetooth, a headset, or install a car kit. If you are caught using your cell phone while driving, you will be fined 100 dollars, and it is a “primary law” meaning that the officer doesn’t need a reason other than seeing your cell phone out to pull you over. Personally, I feel that the 100-dollar fine is too lenient. I have a friend who recently had his car towed out of a parking lot, and was fined 100 dollars, the same amount for using your cell phone and driving. I don't think the fine should be the same for something that is potentially life threating and something that is not. I think the fine should be between $500 and $1000. However, I recognize that not everyone agrees with me; some of my classmates think that the...
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...“Driving to the Funeral” is a writing from Anna Quindlen that talks about how too many teens are dying from car crashes. The purpose of this writing is to inform the readers about how too many teen drivers are being killed by car crashes. The main point of this writing is to inform the readers that it is better to raise the legal driving age up because teens are not ready to drive at the age of sixteen. The audience of this selection is intended for adults, because it is used a lot of hard facts and emotional appeal of how teen drivers are endangered of driving. They are endangered of driving because they are not mentally ready to drive and should wait more time until they are actually ready to handle the responsibility of driving. For an...
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...As teens you continually await and look forward to the day of your 16th birthday. On your 16th birthday you are legally allowed to get a driver’s license and drive on the roads without parent supervision. You are finally free from having to ask your parents to drive you and your friends around. But what if someone took this freedom away from you or postponed it? Many states are putting restrictions on 16 year olds drivers, like limiting the amount of people you can have in your car, and how late you can be on the roads. Other states like New Jersey have raised the legal driving age up to 17 or even 18. They believe that by raising the legal driving age will minimize the amount of crashes and make the roads safer. But no matter what the...
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...Michelle was born on July 12, 1978 in Bexar County, Texas as the only daughter in her family. Following her parents' divorice when she turned eight, she by her mother to the Dominican Republic, then Puerto Rico before finally settled in Jersey City, New Jersey by the age of eleven. Michelle quit high school but leter received her GED wheh she decided to venture into the entertainment business. She competed with 350 other girls where she surprisingly became the one who obtained the leading role in "Girlfight". After multiple positive reviews of her performance in the movie, Michelle was asked to act in the movie "The Fast and the Furious". Michelle acted with Paul Walker and Vin Diesel, her status grew larger when the flm turned out to be a success worldwide. Afterwards she made more success through "Resident Evil", "Blue Crush" and "S.W.A.T". she enhanced her career with appearances in ABC's popular series "Lost" and later in the film "Avatar". In 2013, she will appear again as Leticia "Letty" Ortiz in Fast Six. In her life beyond acting, Michelle, however, has encountered troubles for several times dealing with her behavior, beginning with a charge that she allegedly attacked her roommate in Jersey City in 2002. In 2003, she was caught driving with a suspended license under intoxicated condition in Los Angeles, then pleaded no contest in relation to two motor vehicles incidents by 2004, followed by a series of hundred-dollars fine for speeding in August, October, and November...
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...life families. However, there are some reality programs that display bad examples, especially for young audiences that are keeping up with each episode. On MTV people see girls being drunk in public, addicts doing drugs, and young girls raising babies at young ages; these are situations seen on reality TV shows. Jeremy W. Peters’ “When Reality TV Gets Too Real” and James Poniewozik’s “Why Reality TV is Good for us” inform readers about what the general public can view on television and how it affects the minds of children. Reality TV shows such as Jersey Shore, 16 and Pregnant, Intervention, and The Real World all are bad for kids because they show inappropriate and explicit behavior, they send a bad message, and they humiliate people. For these reasons, parents should make sure their kids do not get the wrong message of how life should be. Reality TV shows are inappropriate and explicit. In Jersey Shore, Italians are portrayed as partyers and classified as Guidos and Guidettes. Actual Italians are disgusted since they think it is an insult to their Italian culture. Furthermore on MTV, young girls can be seen struggling with teen pregnancy. The show 16 and Pregnant follows expectant teens and their partners at a young age with a baby on the way struggling to maintain basic needs for themselves and their babies. The show Intervention presents addicts abusing drugs and alcohol, and it even shows how the addicts take their drug. Since kids are able to see how drugs are used, it...
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...INF38 Driving in Great Britain (GB) as a visitor or a new resident For more information go to www.direct.gov.uk/driving 19656 8/12 Contents 1 European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA licences) 2 Northern Ireland driving licences 3 Countries we have agreements with for exchanging licences (designated countries) 4 Licences from Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man 5 All other countries 6 Driving in Great Britain as a student 7 How to exchange your non-GB licence for a GB licence 8 How to apply for a provisional GB driving licence 9 How to get our forms and leaflets 10 Further information 11 Quick summary table 3 6 6 8 8 10 10 12 12 12 14 This leaflet explains the current rules affecting people who have non-GB driving licences and are visiting, or have come to live in, Great Britain. All drivers must meet the minimum age requirements for driving in Great Britain. Generally, you must be: n 17 to drive a car or a motorcycle n 18 to drive a medium-sized vehicle (for example, a vehicle between 3500kg and 7500kg with a trailer up to 750kg), and n 21 to drive a large lorry or a bus. Booklet INS57P, ‘Information on driving licences’, gives more information on minimum ages. The information in this booklet applies to both ‘ordinary’ and ‘vocational’ licences (see below). Vocational licences A vocational licence is one that entitles you to drive minibuses and buses, and medium-sized or large vehicles weighing over 3500kg and able to tow a trailer over...
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...that even I cannot control. Imagine something so dangerous that it can take away everything and/or everyone you have in mere seconds, regardless of how safe you are. No matter what safety precautions anyone has taken, statistics show that teenagers, more specifically, sixteen year olds, are the most dangerous drivers on the road. Not only are they a danger to themselves, but even more frighteningly, they are a danger everyone around them. Because of this, I believe the driving age limit should be raised to eighteen and sixteen year olds should not be given a “graduated” driver’s license. Driving is a task that requires the utmost attention to detail. Multitasking is perhaps one of the most important things that any driver has to do when he or she gets behind the wheel. You have to pay attention to your speed, other drivers, pedestrians, road conditions, and much more. Because teenagers get distracted so easily, they are often poor at multitasking. This, in addition to the complexities of driving, makes teenagers, specifically sixteen year olds, the most dangerous drivers on the road. In fact, motor vehicle accidents are the number one killer of teenagers, with an estimated 5,000 deaths attributed to it every year. (Schlachtenhaufen, 2008). Even more startling, sixteen year olds have a five to one ratio of being in fatal vehicle crashes when compared to drivers twenty years old or older. In 2003, there were 937 vehicle accidents in which the driver was sixteen years...
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...inattentive 16 year old who recently received their license behind the wheel, the lives of all four teenagers become more at risk with every inch traveled down the pavement by that car. Statistics have shown one of every five 16-year-olds will be in a severe motor vehicle crash within two years of getting their license- and that number is only rising- yet only for drivers 17 years old and younger. At 18, the rate of crashes drastically declines. The radical but now new idea of raising the legal driving age is most assuredly a controversial issue, and is gaining momentum, but if the lives of over 5000 teens lost in the year 2009 to motor vehicle crashes can’t convince America of the desperation in this cause, what will? Sixteen year olds are mentally immature and incapable of handling a motor vehicle. Now, by opening with such a bold statement it is only logical that proven facts, studies, and evidence are necessary to prove such a point. A study done at the National Institute of Mental Health concluded that at the age of 16, the adolescent brain remains undeveloped in vital areas that regulate impulse control and the contemplation of a present action’s future consequences. For driver’s, these qualities are essential to staying alive on today’s highways as apposed to becoming a stain on them. Unfortunately this area also controls the extreme highs and lows felt by teenagers in the form of radical emotions, giving them the...
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