Everyone has a different opinion on exactly how we should deal with teens driving. How we should restrict them until they’re older or not, If there should be special limitations, or if a curfew should be in place. Everyone has an answer, but nobody has an answer that will address all of the issues. The many different takes have pros and cons.
The most obvious one is if we should raise the age to drive. Most people in car accidents are fifteen to seventeen year olds. On the other hand a frequent argument against this is how it would complicate the lives of many families. It would make commute difficult for many teenagers. As driving is based off of experience rather than age it may make little difference.
Another known way of lower teen
teens 16-18 have the highest car crash rates of any age group. Currently the government is only taking precautionary measures. Even though drivers education and written testing are good, there's more the government can do. For such a major issue the government is doing very little to prevent it. The change begins with education. Once people know about the issue then there's more support for government involvement. The government should change the driving age to 18 because politically it would unify the United States under one age and reduce car crashes.
accidents. If we raise the driving age to 17 or even 18 lots of lives would be saved. A teens life is
Teens make up about 8% of drivers in the world but, teens are involved in 20% of the accidents (“Protecting Our Children” n.p). As a result of getting a drivers license, teens don’t have to drive with their parents anymore which can be a big problem. Teens become careless when getting into a vehicle without a parent present. They want to cram in as many people as they can fit, turn up the radio, and have reckless amounts of fun being able to transport themselves for the first time. “The Insurance Institue of Highway Safety conducted endless amounts of research on teen accidents. They found that there is a high crash rate for new younger drivers than older more experienced ones due to their decision making and inexperience” (Lund 28). It has also been recorded that 17 and 18 year olds have also recorded less accidents than newly licensed drivers (Lund 28). Laura Mcelroy, police spokewomen, said, “Raising the driving age will save more lives, a more mature person behind the wheel will make better decisions” (“Shifting the Drving Age” 22). Older drivers are proven to have better decision making skills behind the wheel that would lead to less accidents and would end up saving more
After watching the video "Young Driver: The High Risk Years" Video, my view on driving has really changed. The reason teens take risks is because they think they are better drivers than they really are. Teens think they're invincible and that all that crashes you hear about would never happen to them. Teens also take risks because they overestimate their driving skills and they want to act "cool" and disobey the rules in front of their friends. Another reason that teenagers take risks when first driving is they were always so careful and fol the rules when their parents were with them, but now they feel they have complete freedom to do what they want so they feel that the rules don't apply to them and that will raise the risks.
The driving age in america is a controversial topic and has been (as far as i’ve traced) since 2005. Yet neither side has budged so much as millimeter for the other. But also both sides show really good reasoning for their point. I for one, will be explaining my reasoning as for why the driving age should not be raised.
The conflict perspective best explains the issue of young teen driving and their high number of crashes. States in America believe that teens should practice to get ready to pass the behind the wheel test. The more people practice behind the wheel, the better they are at driving a motorized vehicle. So, it is important that teens received the best opportunity they can with the behind the wheel driving supervisor in order to potentially reduce fatal car crashes among teens in America.
Becoming a teenager is all about transitioning from childhood to adulthood. Gaining more privileges give teens freedom and responsibilities. Driving can be a deadly privilege if not taken seriously. With more teens dying behind the wheel, changes need to be made. Driving laws and penalties for teens should be drastically changed to prevent deaths and injuries.
Reading the article Should the driving age be raised? written by Shari Roan, got me thinking about the safety of teenagers as well as adults. The article explains a lot of what the requirements are in order to be driving in all the 50 states. It gives us statistics on how many lives of young adults we’ve lost throughout the years but, thankfully the restrictions that DMV’s are putting on 16 to 17 year olds has allowed the percentages to drop. Although, the accidents are now increasing with drivers in the age category of 18 to 19 year olds.The article reminds us of the risk we as teens put ourselves Reading this article has lead me to thinking that we as teens need to take more responsibility for our actions and agree into raising the age to drive, but of course with some other restrictions and requirements.
Teens look forward to the day they finally turn 16 and can get their license. This is when they can be free of their parents and go wherever, when ever. As teens get excited about this day, the excitement also reflects in their driving. It is no secret that some teens are terrible drivers, and this is evident in the article “Teen Driver”.
Should the minimum driving age be raised? In the article Traffic Safety Facts the NHTSA states that, 5,864 15 - 20 year old drivers were involved in fatal crashes in 2008, which is a 27% decrease from the crashes in 1998. This is still a big number, and has been tried to be reduced by New Jersey, but ended up not doing much, and instead added and increase of car crashes to an older age group. The minimum driving age should not be raised to allow teens to gain experience, learn responsibility, while staying safe altogether.
There has been a big discussion in the past few years about the set driving age. This problem has started to become a real issue. It has come to a point where the state legislator is thinking about changing the driving age. Many young teens are trying to fight this law from being passed. The driving age should not be raised because, some teens can’t rely on their parents for rides, students have to drive to work, and some parents need help getting things done.
entertainment? Youngsters are known for partying, sneaking out, drinking; when it is illegal and we can not have people like this causing chaos on our streets. Minors are also distracted too easily with the latest technology, friends and other passengers. Teenagers also like to eat, talk, and groom which is a distraction. A distraction is anything that could divert a person’s attention from their main task, which is driving. Studies have shown sixteen year olds are immature and their mind is not fully developed, and therefore should not be able to drive. They also do not have enough experience as most youth get their license at the age of sixteen and hardly practice safety on the roads before that. Teenagers consistently cause trouble, they should not be permitted to drive until eighteen years of age.
“Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.” – P.J. O’Rourke. In 2013, two thousand-one hundred-sixty-three teens in the United States, age sixteen– nineteen, were killed and 243,243 were treated for injuries suffered in the car accidents. In simple terms, about six teenagers, age sixteen- nineteen, died every day from car crashes in that year! This problem needs to be resolved. Fortunately, there are solutions to decreasing motor crashes, like increasing the driving age to twenty-one. There’s been a great deal of controversy regarding if the driving age should be grown to twenty-one. Consider the driving age being brought up to twenty-one; teenagers are not adults yet (immature) and do not take driving seriously. Teens tend to not wear seatbelts and ride cars faster than adults, the risk of motor vehicle crashes is higher among sixteen- nineteen year olds than any other group of drivers, and teens may consume alcohol and/or text and drive.
Teen drivers have the mentality were they are untouchable when behind the wheel. But it’s obviously to much to handle for them because when it comes to the facts to many teens die a year. In 2007, 4,200 teens in the U.S aged from 15-17 were killed and 400,000 were treated in the E.R for injuries because of car accidents (“Motor vehicle safety, Teen Drivers, page 1”). This just shows how irresponsible teens are while driving. In a national survey 12.5% of all high school students rarely wear seatbelts, this just asking too get hurt in case an accident happens (“Motor vehicle safety, Teen Drivers, page 1”). This just shows how teens have a bad mentality while driving. In 2005, 54% of teen deaths occurred between 3 p.m. and midnight on a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. This statistic shows that one more reason why a teen would want there license is to get to a party or go
People utilize motor vehicles for transportation, work, or even for pure entertainment. Governments can expand their economy, job opportunities, and much more with the ability to drive. Although driving provides these positive features, it can also cause abysmal repercussions when an accident occurs. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “more than 1.2 million people die in road traffic crashes every year” and “as many as 50 million people are injured or disabled by road traffic crashes every year”, while “road traffic crashes rank as the 9th leading cause of death and account for 2.2% of all deaths globally.” As these negative statistics continue to grow, many people believe that teenagers are a large contributor to the number of deaths and injuries due to road accidents. However, different age groups have their own contribution to these statistics and they also have their own pros and cons when it comes to driving.