Argumentative Essay: Kids Are Too Young To Drive

In the article Driving to the Funeral the author Anna Quindlen talks about teens that are between the ages of 15-20 are the ones who are most likely to get in car crashes before graduating high school. Quindlen uses pathos, logos and ethos to inform parents with children for a higher driving age.

Vehicle crashes are the leading cause of teen deaths. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 2011 statistical analysis, there was 1,237 fatalities involving young drivers between the ages of 17-19. On average, 30% of those vehicle fatalities were

“The risk of motor vehicle crashes is higher among 16 to 19 year olds than among any other age group.” (Teen Drivers: Fact Sheet 1) “The presence of teen passengers increases the crash risk of unsupervised teen drivers. The risk increases with the number of teen passengers.” (Teen Drivers: Fact Sheet 1) In the United States motor vehicle accidents are the number one cause death in teens. “In 2010, seven teens ages 16 to 19 died every day from motor vehicle injuries.” (Teen Drivers: Fact Sheet 2) This alarming number of casualties could be prevented by educating our teenage drivers prior to them being on their own and operating a couple ton weighing

I’ve recently discovered that the leading deaths for 16-19 years old are car crashes. In the United State of America, ages between 16-19 there were 2,333 were killed. That’s not all, 221,313 were treated in emergency hospitals. You have to consider to processing this in your mind, that some of those crashes were not the 16-19 drivers fault. Sixteen year olds that drive may not be the cause of all accidents. We must all be responsible drivers, no matter the age.

(Now that we have talked about your risk of an accident and how it takes your attention off the road now let us talk about it being the leading cause of death in kids between the ages 15-19.)

accidents. If we raise the driving age to 17 or even 18 lots of lives would be saved. A teens life is

Teenagers account for less than 1% of all deaths that occur in the U.S. annually. The five leading causes of which are accidents, homicide, suicide, cancer and heart disease, excluding non-Hispanic black teens, whose leading cause of death is homicide; otherwise, the overall leading cause of teenage deaths is unintentional injuries. A report conducted by the CDC; National Vital Statistics Report, Vol.6, No. 5 2017, concluded for ages 10 through 24, the leading cause of teenage death was unintentional injuries at 39.6%. Of that percentage, approximately 75% of those fatalities were products of motor vehicle accidents. (see table 1) Remove motor vehicle accidents and a major contributor of teenage fatalities has been

The legal driving age is 16 for most states in the U.S. Experts say that most fatal car crashes are caused from drivers who are too young or drunk. They say 16 year olds lack the maturity and are more likely to be distracted while driving. However, many think that teenagers should be able to have the freedom to drive themselves to the movies and to their friends house. Parents also say it would be very good for their child to get a car so they wouldn’t have to drive their child and their friends every where. Parents have to go to work, not chauffeur their child everywhere.

According to AAA, the year 2013 resulted in 373,645 teen injuries and 2,927 teen deaths in automobile accidents (Feiler 1). Martin drives around town with his friends every weekend, they're always ragging on him saying he drives like a grandma. Martin started to succumb to the peer pressure and actually started to believe them. So the next time they drove around Martin decided to do a trick to enhance his cool. He went 95 mph down a road and tried to do a trick, they crashed into a tree and no one survived. The driving age should be raised to 21 because teenage peers easily influence risky driving, it will decrease the amount of death from teen texting, and teenagers will not be able to drive under the influence drive.

In 2013, more than 2,500 teenagers died in the United States from motor vehicle crash injuries. Such injuries are by far the leading public health problem for young people 13-19 years old (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety [IIHS], 2014). Drivers are not the only ones at risk. Teenagers who are passengers in others vehicles make up a startling 87% of the fatality statistic. Lack of driving experience, disregard for traffic laws, and quick access to full driving privileges contribute to teen death. To reduce teen driving fatalities, successful completion of driver education classes provided by public and private schools should be mandatory for all teenagers prior to receiving their driving permit.

I agree that the legal Safe Driving age should be at age 18, this is a point in your life where you are growing to become a mature person, it is a time were you can work and you are considered to be independent. At age 18 you have the consciousness that all laws apply to you, so you are aware that all actions have a reaction. As the video in the link stated “the number one killer of all teens is a car crash, it is also the first cause of death in the United States; teens are 30 times as likely to be in a crash. Also the economic cost of teen crashes is of 27 billion dollars to the nation” (National Safety Council). In my opinion in order to reduce all death factors for minors is to give them the license for driving at age 18, any infraction

Statistics show the potential for danger every time a teenager gets behind the wheel. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), car crashes are the leading cause of death for teens in the United States. In fact, drivers between the ages of 16 and 19 are three times more likely to be in a deadly car crash than older drivers. In 2010, seven teenagers between the ages of 16 and 19 died every day from car-related injuries. In addition, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety states that the drivers

driving may seem very fun when you are a teen but it can be fatal. most teens that are younger than 18 drive immaturely. they dont proceed to obey the law on the road. teens are coming after parties drunk, under influence of drugs or not wearing seat belt. these types of driving ways have caused many lives to be taken, these young people have a whole life ahead of them & throw it away by driving

Teen driving is unsafe and dangerous, teen driving is the leading cause of teenage deaths in the United States with more than 5,000 teens dying a year. 17 year old Weston Griggs, killed himself and the 2 passengers he had in his car. But, this accident was no accident. Weston was going 70 mph in a 40 mph speed zone. The issue in this story is that young drivers like Weston, inexperienced and full of adrenaline are just hurting them selves and others by getting behind the wheel at such a young age. Teens between the ages 15 through 17 do not belong on the road. Outrageous amounts of teens are dying every year and these numbers are not changing, so why keep them on the road? Teen driving in the United States have three main problems

Traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for teens and young adults. More than 5,000 young people die every year in car crashes and thousands more are injured. Drivers who are 16 years old are more than 20 times as likely to have a crash, as are other drivers. There are two main reasons why teens are at a higher for being in a car crash and lack of driving experience and their tendency to take risks while driving. Teens drive faster and do not control the car as well as more experienced drivers. Their judgment in traffic is often insufficient to avoid a crash. In addition, teens do most of their driving at night, which can be even more difficult. Standard driver's education classes include 30 hours of classroom teaching and 6 hours of behind-the-wheel training. This is not enough time to fully train a new driver. Teen drivers are more like to be influence by peers and other stresses and distractions. This can lead to reckless driving behaviors such as speeding, driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, and not wearing safety belts. There is no safe amount that you can drink and still drive. Even one drink can influence your driving offences. “Nowadays, drunk driving has become driving while intoxicated, driving while impaired, driving while under the influence, operating while under the influence (impaired, intoxicated, or whatever), and in many