The New Teen Driver Mode

“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

An extreme number of research and data have pointed out that teens are not equipped with safe driving skills. These numbers have lead to countless arguments between teens and adults. All though teens are more interested in their phone then a car they still have a desire to get onto the road. The car offers an immense amount of self conscious and maturity to a teen. This is one of the main points as to why teens are so eager to get out on the road as soon as possible. If and when they do get on the road they look right past the consequences that may occur with driving at such a young age. Without a doubt teenage drivers are very inexperienced when it comes to their first trips on the road because the only prior training they can get is practice

As teenagers are leaving their homes, cities, and in many cases, states, to attend colleges, driving has become an integral part in a teen’s life. However, many states are putting heavy restrictions on teen drivers to keep not only them safe, but the rest of the community as well. But that has not been enough- teen drivers still are a major problem on the road due partly to their lack of mental development. This has pushed some states to consider raising minimum driving age, eliminating the whole problem of inexperience in drivers. The minimum age should not raised, however, because it will not help the issue of road safety.

“Driving mishaps can happen to anyone, but they happen all too frequently to teenage drivers because of their lacking significant experience behind the wheel…in recent years, safety experts, elected officials, and public policy experts have focused on strengthening such state laws with the goal of making the roads safer for teens. ” (Andrews, 2) New laws should be made to keep teens and the road a safer place.  The driving age should be raised to 18 to reduce many dangers.

According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), car crashes are the leading cause of teenage deaths in the U.S. However, convincing a teenage of the reality of this disturbing fact is quite impossible. Therefore, parents must use tact and patience when dealing with eager teen drivers. Below explains four ways to survive your teen transitioning into being a full-time driver.

Novice and teen drivers are like little kids mimicking whomever is around, they will tend to copy the driving style or habits they see from other drivers and their parents driving style. This presents a problem because if teens can easily attach to a driving habit that is toxic for them then they will believe that they are not hindered by that distraction while their driving because other people are not as well. This can be solved if everyone stopped any form of distracted driving. The more experienced drivers should already understand that talking on the phone or texting while driving is a bad idea because it takes all their attention off the road. They should transfer that knowledge down to their children and the new drivers around them to make novice drivers less inclined to use a phone while

Research conducted by the National Institute of Health thinks so “The part of the brain that weighs risks and controls impulsive behavior isn't fully developed until about age 25.” In another article, “Keeping Teen Drivers Alive: What Can Be Done to Fight the No. 1 Cause of Death in Youths?” Temple University psychologist Steinberg writes “the brain of a 15 or 16 year old had the ability to be logical in reasoning but since his mind's social and emotional development is relatively immature.” “He finds risk and thrill seeking attractive which makes him vulnerable to distraction and peer pressure. (2)” What exactly is going on in the teen brain that makes the driver more vulnerable to crashing, "no one knows for sure," Steinberg said. "But it is likely due to the combination of a relatively more activated brain system that propels individuals toward sensation-seeking and impulsive behavior and a still immature brain system that helps individuals regulate emotions and behavior. ”Mellissa Savage in her article Surviving Driving says “20 percent of 16-year-olds are involved in an accident during their first year of driving.”(3) The first year of driving is the most critical part of a new driver education behind the wheel but as the economy is in a slump many schools have had to pull back the funds directed to drivers education. This leaves it up to the parents to either teach the child or send them to a driver education class at a

Unfortunately, for the four girls in the accident most will not seek their future plans, like Jade who “was going to attend Tennessee Weslyan College in the Fall. She had received a full scholarship because of her volleyball and academic ability. Her sister had been on the track team at Bellaire High School, and was attending Houston Community College. Brittanie Johnson had left high school early last year to get her GED and begin working full-time. She was about to start taking classes at HCC to study fashion and design” (Abrahams). However, it must be noted that emerging technology can support safe driving. Such as, “electronic stability control, collision avoidance systems, intelligent speed adaptation, and vehicle tracking systems can all help mitigate the threats to young drivers” as well as self-driving vehicles (Lee 213). Technology alone is not likely to make young drivers safer. It is up to the drivers to establish rules and maintain self-control when driving. One has to always remember that every time they sit behind the wheel of a vehicle they are in control of their life and someone else’s life. One has to focus on driving and put all distractions aside. Driving distractions can have a devastating impact to the lives of the driver, passengers, family members, other drivers and the community as a

Teenager are ready to get on the road at the age of sixteen when it is legal to get your license. They are ready for freedom and ready for a big life ahead of them, little did they know it take responsible to drive a car because if you don’t follow the rules from the state or your parents, you can in up in a wreck. There are more teen driver that happen to get in a wreck than adults do. Teen drivers have a history of being unsafe drivers, so precautions have been made to limit wrecks caused by them. They have the basic skills to drive.

Teenagers have a very hard time “multitasking” while driving, posing more of a hazard when the roads (Zernike). While teen tries to multitask and try to do different thing while driving and not have full attention on the road, that is when an accidents happen. The sad part is that they hurt themselves and even innocent people who were driving and being responsible. “studies have shown that teens tend to overrate their driving skills and underrate risk on the road” (McClatchy). Teenagers when they are driving and find it so easy to pick up a phone call or even send a quick text but don't think of how quickly accidents can happen. All phones should have that program that it should lock when entering a vehicle and sends a voice mail to the person who is trying to call you saying that your are currently driving to lower teen crashes. We want to find ways to protect or give teen advice on how much it affects everyone of there mistakes while driving. Teenagers shouldn't even look at their phones while driving. They should definitely put it on silent and if it's an emergency, you can always pull to the side and answers important calls. This is one of the main reasons why teenagers should be at least 17 years of age to be able to test for their permit. We want to lower teen crashes and that is

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

Elderly drivers have a decently high rate of crashes, particularly fatal as mentioned before, but for teen drivers, ages sixteen and seventeen, the crash rate per mile for mile, “is almost nine times as high as that for middle-aged drivers” (“Reasons Why Teenagers and Older People Are the Riskiest Drivers”). The statistic for teenagers reveals why the government is needed to set more restrictions on teen drivers such as requiring driver education, and graduated licensing

Teenagers all look forward to their sixteenth birthday,but why? They’re typically getting their driver's license around their sixteenth- seventeenth birthday. They won’t have to worry about getting anyone to haul them around everywhere. However, being a teen driver is not all fun and games, and teens should take steps in order to assure their safety. In the article “Teen Driver” the author gives teen driving statistics, information, and tips for teen drivers to consider.

According to the article teens have the highest cash rate in the United states. Of all the drivers that ages range from 16-19 there was 963,000 car crashes that lead to 383,000 injuries and 2, 865 deaths. This is an alarming rate and it has to be addressed to make the road safer for everyone. An interesting fact is that 79% the reason for the accident was because they were driving too fast. One of the biggest causes for most accident was that the driver was talking with passengers or they were on their phone. To provide teen drivers with education is important because it will serve as a way to remind teen drivers the importance of being focused on driving and try to not be distracted for to long while behind the

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.