The topic of teen driving always raises the question of safety. Auto accidents are the leading cause of death for children 15-20 years old. One of the main reasons for this is
com/news/nation/2005-03-02-teens-cars-main-usat_x.htm http://www.2pass.co.uk/ages3.htm http://www.debate.org/debates/a-bill-to-raise-the-driving-age-to-18./1/ Long Quotes More than 5,000 U.S. teens die each year in car crashes. The rate of crashes, fatal and nonfatal, per mile driven for 16-year-old drivers is almost 10 times the rate for drivers ages 30 to 59, according to the National Highway Safety Administration. Many industrialized countries in Europe and elsewhere have a driving age of 17 or 18…
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In today’s society alcohol plays a big role in everyday lives. Many teens are tempted by the presence of alcohol and pressured by peers to drink. Before now the drinking age was different depending on which state you were in. The age to purchase and consume alcohol was changed to 21 in all states in the year 1988, after the different states’ laws eventually had teens crossing states’ borders to purchase alcohol. This was not the only reason for the law to be changed. Other things contributing…
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countries allow young people to legally drink at 18 (Griggs). Many people want the legal drinking age to be lowered but if it is lower then it will encourage more teens to drink and it will raise the death rate because of drinking and driving and alcohol poisoning. This topic is important to me because I like having the conformity that young teens aren’t drinking or potentially getting injured. Lowering the drinking age will cause more problems and before you know it, someone you know will be hurt in a…
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Journal of Adolescent Health 53 (2013) 27e33 www.jahonline.org Original article Effectiveness of a Brief Parent-Directed Teen Driver Safety Intervention (Checkpoints) Delivered by Driver Education Instructors Jennifer S. Zakrajsek, M.S., M.P.H. a, *, Jean T. Shope, Ph.D., M.S.P.H. a, Arlene I. Greenspan, Dr.P.H., M.P.H. b, Jing Wang, Ph.D. c, C. Raymond Bingham, Ph.D. a, and Bruce G. Simons-Morton, Ed.D., M.P.H. c a University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, Ann Arbor, Michigan…
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on Underage Drinking Happy birthday, kid. Or should I say adult. Now that you’re 18 you’ve reached the age of legal adulthood in the United States. You finally have the privilege to exercise your right to vote, enlist in the armed forces, sign contracts in your name and apply for credit. On top of that your parents no longer have to support you, and you’re able to be sued and tried in adult criminal court. Sound stressful? Here, since you’re 18 you can smoke a cigarette to calm yourself down. But…
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Many teens throughout their lives are being mentally or physically abused at home or in public. We don’t let children vote, nor sign any contracts, but once they can start driving should they stand trial for murder or any crimes they caused. This means should children under the age of 18 be sentenced for crimes they committed, should they have the same intense sentencing as an adult, because children under the age of 18 are allowed to serve same jail time as a grown adult. They make the biggest mistakes…
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As a society, we see ourselves as individuals and we consider ourselves apart from others. We encounter people everyday from different cultures, races, ethnicities, genders and etc. In today’s society, everyone wants to experience love and relationships (and/or friendships) with other people. Growing up in the twenty first century, there are many people you will get along with and also dislike. Between the ages eighteen to forty, you may find yourself developing relationships and becoming independent…
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into trouble and drinking. They know they are not old enough to drink, so it makes them want to drink even more. Teenagers know twenty-one years old to buy alcohol for them. Teens only drink when they are supposed to, but they know to stay out of trouble. Lowering the drinking will keep most teenagers out of trouble. If teens can stay safe and not get in trouble, then they should lower the drinking age to eighteen. Eighteen year olds are young adults who have a lot of responsibility for what they…
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British medical journal BMJ—report that talking on the cell phone while driving increases your risk of being in an accident fourfold—an alarming statistic given that 84 percent of Americans own cell phones, according to the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association. In addition, a new report from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety finds that more than half of U.S. drivers admit to using a cell phone while driving, at least occasionally. The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society estimates…
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They also argue that the age of adulthood in the United States is 18 and at this age an individual is considered responsible enough to enlist in the military, get married, even enter into legal contracts and vote; thus should be considered responsible enough to consume or purchase alcohol. However, underage drinking is also growing problem in the military ("Drinking Age ProCon"). The legal drinking age for a U.S. soldier is 21 no matter what country…
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