Gdls Should Teach Adolescents To Drive

Everyone has felt that feeling where they cannot wait to learn how to drive and to get behind the wheel. Little do they know, driving causes a number of deaths every year. Teen drivers are involved in more car-related accidents than any other drivers. The minimum driving age should be raised from 16 to 18 because 16 year olds are more accident prone, 18 year olds are more experienced, and a 16 year old’s brain is not as developed as it is at 18 years old.

To begin, students will have much more free time in their evenings if Drivers Ed was offered within school hours. Teenagers would be able to complete more homework, work longer shifts at their job, and be able to hang out with their friends more. Teens would have more learning opportunities such as: doing

Maturity and rationalization is not yet achieved or experienced by teenagers. In the era of technology there are several distractions for drivers of any age to maneuver. Parents can play an educational role by enrolling their teen into a driver’s educational program. Some states require students to complete a comprehensive graduated drivers licensing (GDL) program prior to receiving their license. The brain function is still developing in teenagers and may impede the quick thinking process necessary to become a responsible driver. For the safety and welfare of teenagers the age requirement in Arizona for a driver’s license should be increased from 16 to 18 years of age.

Driver’s Education courses are important for a new driver.  Drivers Education is proven to help young driver’s become familiar with driving and to learn important defensive driving techniques.  Our mission at Greenbrier High School should be to incorporate a Driver’s Education course into the curriculum for their students.  Teens from the ages 16-19 have the highest accident rate in the nation.  It is important for teens to complete a Driver’s Ed course so they can learn road safety rules, traffic rules and regulations, and defensive driving strategies.

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.

The are many things that back up the fact that the GDL program is better than teens waiting until they are 18 to drive. One thing is that it allows teen to get more experience at driving by making them have to get a certain amount of time driving

According to the passage, the GDL program generally allows teens to earn driving privileges gradually or slowly. Example, GDLs allow 16-year-olds to drive only during certain daylight hours, which would be much safer than driving at night, and a better way than raising the driving age. When the teens gain more experience, they earn more privileges, which I think makes sense. According to the passage, opponents of GDLs say that the license is ineffective and needlessly complicate teens’ lives. Think about it, the system is very complicated, but it’s important. Since this system or program can save many lives, and even decrease teen car

Graduated licences go off the chart! This restricts teens to a certain amount of driving hours. Now some states are debating whether to get GDLS or keep it the same way it is. Teens having Graduated drivers licence will decrease the number of accidents.

Some might say that raising the driving age wouldn’t allow teens to get the experience they need to become better drivers. However, co-driving and graduated driving programs both give teens experience without compromising the safety of others. In fact, since the first graduated driver programs were instituted, there has been 1,348 fewer deadly crashes involving drivers ages 16-19. Some states have strict driving laws that require at least 70 hours of supervised driving, a minimum intermediate license age of 17, driving after 8 p.m. or a ban driving on with other teens in the vehicle. Graduated licensing programs restrict these actions until teen drivers have more experience because teens in the first few months of licensure have a high risk of crashing.

Children the age of fourteen should be able to get their permit. Fourteen years olds need to know the safety of driving. Fourteen year olds should have two years of experience of driving before being able to drive alone. They need to get used to being behind the wheel. They would also get used to the roads.

A tire lay torn on across the road, the smell of burning rubber and gasoline filling the air. A police car sits on the side of the road, the officer nearby shaking his head; there has been another crash with the casualties once again being two 16-year-olds.Many accidents occur from young and inexperienced drivers being on the road. 26 states have put systems in place to try and and stop these accidents, these systems are called graduated licenses. Graduated licenses vary in each state, but all GDLs have restrictions to them. Some people are for these GDLs, while others aren’t so sure they help at all.

GDLs have made teen driving more safe for themselves and others. The GDL program has also made more restrictions such as: nighttime driving, amount of passengers allowed, and the restriction of cell phone use while driving. “The GDL systems in place across the country are largely credited for reducing the crash risk for novice drivers, and efforts to strengthen these systems are seen as an important step to further reductions in crashes, injuries, and fatalities.” (Clark, 3). The GDL system has had such a positive effect on teenage drivers, so there have been more restrictions added.

The driving age limit should be raised to 18 years of age and restricted to yearly road test up to age 21 and the same for those drivers after age 80, however, it should include the road test eye exam. However, in the State of New York, a learner’s permit is issued until age 18 and the individual must follow strict Graduated Driver License law (GDL). The concern is the unsupervised drivers that receive a driver’s license at the age of 18 years old. According to a research conducted, “A number of cases involved people

Teens need to be taught that driving is a task that is complex and demanding. Parents know how much experience a young driver has, and they know exactly how inconvenient it is when they have to drive with their teen everywhere while they have their permit. Teens tend to cause most traffic accidents in adults’ eyes. They are not experienced yet, and often fail to pay attention to others on the road. They often think of a car as being some type of toy, but they do not know how powerful it really is. The driver education programs must be strengthened in order to make sure that students really have safer habits, behind the wheel experience, and by having a better understanding of all the laws on the road.

     In responding , one can say that teenagers always complain about the ¡§grown up¡¨ world and its rules. Teens find it rather hard to be part of the grown up worl until they have the licence to go out on their own. Basically, the whole concept of graduated licencing is not so complicated. There are only a few changes: 1) There must be a fully licensed driver beside you with at least four years of driving experience in the G1 level. 2) There is a year waiting period between the G1 level and G2 level. 3) New drivers may only drive in cities, not on highways, and only during daytime hours. Even though there is a 1 month waiting period between G1 level and G2 level, it can be shortened to 8 months by taking a driver¡¦s insurance training course. During this course, the driver will learn more about techniques on driving, and it will cost less when getting car insurance later on.